Vel'Koz vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Vel'Koz
based on 4,013 Vel'Koz vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Hwei
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
Advice to Win Against Hwei
After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
Vel'Koz vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Vel'Koz vs. Hwei counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..
Vel'Koz usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Hwei
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Hwei?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 55.2% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a fantastic counter for Hwei.
While Vel'Koz does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Vel'Koz also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vel'Koz into Hweias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vel'Koz has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Hwei matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a great counter for Hwei. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vel'Koz in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Hwei build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Hwei than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 55.2% battling Hwei with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Hwei as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Vel'Koz vs Hwei LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.2% winrate overall.
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