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How to Synergize Hwei with Riven on the Same TeamHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei with Riven

How to Win With Hwei and Riven Paired TogetherHwei is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Hwei and Riven

based on 5,636 Hwei with Riven pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Hwei has gone into battle with Riven in 5636 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Hwei synergize with Riven. It is relatively rare for Hwei to play with Riven as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 3.1% of rounds with Hwei.

Hwei Riven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a pathetic job of synergizing with Riven. On average, they wins a lowly 46.7% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Hwei when playing alongside Riven by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hwei vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hwei to level upq
>
Second ability for Hwei to level upe
>
Last skill for Hwei to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hwei and Riven

Tips for Playing as Hwei with Riven

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Understand How Riven Will Play

Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.

Hwei Riven Synergy Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Riven Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.7
< Assists >
8.7
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
145
< Minions Killed >
142
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
955
< Physical Damage >
967
22,205
< Magic Damage >
21,847
553
< True Damage >
559
23,714
< Damage Dealt >
23,374
18,383
< Damage Taken >
18,866
10,969
< Gold Earned >
10,950
1.92
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,673
< Total Healing >
1,707
13,592
< Experience >
13,651
28
< Vision Score >
27
13
< Wards Placed >
13
574
< Time Dealing CC >
571

How to Play with Riven as Hwei in LoL

The Hwei Riven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Riven, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Hwei sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Riven helps Hwei perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Hwei is an ally to Riven, they gets a small increase in their complete damage output. This difference may signal that Riven provides cover for them to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Hwei is played with Riven on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Riven.

Additionally, when Hwei plays with Riven on the same team, they typically takes a little less damage than when they fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Riven does a decent job of protecting Hwei during teamfights.

Synergies between Hwei and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hwei
Riven

Is Hwei better when played alongside Riven?

There is no top companion for Hwei that will no matter what be their top synergy. However, overall, Riven is a very typical teammate for Hwei. By being on the same team as Hwei, she improves their win rate by 0.7% to 46.7%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Hwei and Riven that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Riven has a lower difficulty than Hwei. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Riven comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, Hwei players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by bringing Hwei and Riven together, you may not be providing your other teammates very much engage potential. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Riven ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei Riven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hwei and Riven, we analyzed 5,636 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Hwei with Riven comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to work well with Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Hwei and Riven synergy build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei incorporated at least these three finished items in their build, they performed much better when fighting alongside Riven than with most other typical builds. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Riven with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Hwei players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Riven with Hwei are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.