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

Hwei with Zed

How to Win With Hwei and Zed Paired TogetherHwei is in the b tier of champions
Mage
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How to Synergize Hwei and Zed

based on 3,416 Hwei with Zed pairs
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Hwei has fought alongside Zed in 3416 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much accurate data from the makers of League, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Hwei play with Zed. It is relatively rare for Hwei to play with Zed on the same team. This has only taken place in about 1.9% of matches with Hwei.

Hwei Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a awful job of synergizing with Zed. Typically, they wins a poor 45.7% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Hwei when playing with Zed by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hwei vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHorizon FocusLiandry's TormentRabadon's Deathcap

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Hwei and Zed

Tips for Playing as Hwei with Zed

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Understand How Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Hwei Zed Synergy Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Zed Image
5
< Kills >
5.4
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
9.8
< Assists >
8.7
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
111
< Minions Killed >
142
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
886
< Physical Damage >
967
21,625
< Magic Damage >
21,847
673
< True Damage >
559
23,186
< Damage Dealt >
23,374
18,603
< Damage Taken >
18,866
10,659
< Gold Earned >
10,950
1.84
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,722
< Total Healing >
1,707
12,713
< Experience >
13,651
39
< Vision Score >
27
17
< Wards Placed >
13
477
< Time Dealing CC >
571

How to Play with Zed as Hwei in LoL

The Hwei Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 Zed. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zed helps Hwei perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Hwei is paired with Zed, they sees a small decrease in their total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Zed doesn't help protection for them to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Hwei is played with Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Zed.

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

Synergies between Hwei and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hwei
Zed

Is Hwei better when played alongside Zed?

There is no top ally for Hwei that will 100% of the time be their best synergy. Yet, overall, Zed is a very typical companion for Hwei. By being on the same team as Hwei, he decreases their win rate by -0.3% to 45.7%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Hwei and Zed that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Zed has a lower difficulty than Hwei. That means Hwei players don't need to be careful when finding Zed allies to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Hwei and Zed together, you will not be granting your other teammates enough cover. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Zed ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hwei and Zed, we analyzed 3,416 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 Zed 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to pair well with Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to build first in your Hwei and Zed synergy build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei bought at least these three great items in their build, they performed much better as an ally of Zed than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 45.7% helping carry Zed with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Hwei and Zed pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Hwei and Zed synergy tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round with data with both champs.