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How to Win Hwei vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Hwei

based on 3,952 Hwei vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Hwei engaged Cho'Gath in 3952 games. Using so many games with Hwei vs Cho'Gath provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to shatter Cho'Gath. This pairing is relatively rare. Hwei fights Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of their matches.

Hwei vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a below average job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champions face each other in. In Hwei vs Cho'Gath games, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Hwei vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusShadowflameSeraph'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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
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
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E
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Cho'Gath

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Hwei vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
9.1
< Assists >
6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
139
< Minions Killed >
155
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,069
< Physical Damage >
2,957
24,987
< Magic Damage >
13,058
639
< True Damage >
3,874
26,696
< Damage Dealt >
19,890
19,162
< Damage Taken >
43,126
11,079
< Gold Earned >
11,512
1.96
< Towers >
2.17
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
1,755
< Total Healing >
9,714
13,757
< Experience >
14,879
28
< Vision Score >
19
13
< Wards Placed >
9
579
< Time Dealing CC >
772

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Hwei against Cho'Gath counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this set of champs. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Hwei usually has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Hwei or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a bad counter to Cho'Gath.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Cho'Gathas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Hwei is a terribly counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

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Hwei Wins Against

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Hwei, we analyzed 3,952 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 Cho'Gath 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.

Other Useful Resources

Hwei Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Hwei versus Cho'Gath build include Cryptbloom, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better versus Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Cho'Gath as Hwei, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Hwei vs Cho'Gath fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cho'Gath as Hwei are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.