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How to Win Gragas vs Hwei Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Gragas

based on 3,168 Gragas vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our database, Gragas did battle with Hwei in 3168 matches. With so many matchups for Gragas versus Hwei provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable data and a pro build to shatter Hwei. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Gragas encounters Hwei in only 4.8% of his games.

Gragas vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Gragas does a good job of countering Hwei. On average, he wins a whopping 52.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Gragas versus Hwei matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Gragas vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentCosmic DriveRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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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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Guide to Countering Hwei as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Hwei

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Hwei Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Hwei Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
7.2
< Assists >
8.8
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
112
< Minions Killed >
143
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,463
< Physical Damage >
1,011
18,604
< Magic Damage >
22,393
638
< True Damage >
517
20,706
< Damage Dealt >
23,922
30,734
< Damage Taken >
19,000
11,520
< Gold Earned >
11,061
1.53
< Towers >
1.9
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,897
< Total Healing >
1,728
14,403
< Experience >
13,724
22
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
420
< Time Dealing CC >
570

How to Counter Hwei with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Gragas versus Hwei counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..

Gragas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Hwei

Who is Better, Gragas or Hwei?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Gragas into Hwei.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Hwei matchups, Gragas is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is an above average counter for Hwei. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Gragas, we analyzed 3,168 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas in order to counter Hwei during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Gragas versus Hwei build include Lich Bane, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Hwei than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 52.3% battling Hwei with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Hwei as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gragas vs Hwei battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Gragas are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.