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How to Win Ezreal vs Hwei Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Ezreal

based on 10,493 Ezreal vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Ezreal came out of an analysis of 10493 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Ezreal encounters Hwei in only 4.6% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Ezreal has done a decent job of countering Hwei. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Ezreal versus Hwei rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Hwei.

Best Ezreal vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirsterSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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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 Countering Hwei as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Hwei

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Hwei Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Hwei Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.4
5.6
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
177
< Minions Killed >
145
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,037
< Physical Damage >
958
7,622
< Magic Damage >
21,938
628
< True Damage >
563
24,288
< Damage Dealt >
23,460
21,543
< Damage Taken >
19,390
12,186
< Gold Earned >
11,042
2.32
< Towers >
1.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,053
< Total Healing >
1,924
13,194
< Experience >
13,861
17
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
91
< Time Dealing CC >
581

How to Counter Hwei with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Ezreal versus Hwei counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Ezreal usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Hwei

Who is Better, Ezreal or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Ezreal does have a higher win rate than Hwei, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Hweias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Hwei matchups, Ezreal is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ezreal is a decent counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Hwei.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Ezreal, we analyzed 10,493 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Hwei as Ezreal comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Hwei build include Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Hwei than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Hwei with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Hwei as Ezreal, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ezreal vs Hwei face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

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