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How to Win Hwei vs Brand Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the s tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Brand as Hwei

based on 10,880 Hwei vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Brand as Hwei came out of an analysis of 10880 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Hwei fights Brand in only 6.1% of their games.

Hwei vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a terrible job of countering Brand. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Hwei versus Brand matches, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Brand.

Best Hwei vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusVoid Staff

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Brand as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Brand

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Hwei vs Brand Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Brand Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
8.7
< Assists >
8.7
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
144
< Minions Killed >
66
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
908
< Physical Damage >
796
22,820
< Magic Damage >
22,089
572
< True Damage >
1,336
24,300
< Damage Dealt >
24,222
19,584
< Damage Taken >
26,530
11,174
< Gold Earned >
11,263
1.78
< Towers >
1.54
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
1,898
< Total Healing >
6,563
14,038
< Experience >
13,323
28
< Vision Score >
37
13
< Wards Placed >
15
581
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Brand with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Hwei vs. Brand counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Brand..

Hwei normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they takes less damage than Brand. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Brand

Who is Better, Hwei or Brand?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Brand, with a 46.1% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter to Brand.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate than Brand, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Brandas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Hwei is a trash counter to Brand. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Brand.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Hwei, we analyzed 10,880 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 Brand as Hwei 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 Hwei in order to counter Brand during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically gets more CS relative to Brand. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Hwei versus Brand build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs Brand than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 46.1% when playing against Brand with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Brand as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Hwei vs Brand LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.1% win rate overall.

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