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

Hwei vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Gangplank as Hwei

based on 2,645 Hwei vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gangplank as Hwei resulted from an examination of 2645 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Hwei encounters Gangplank in only 1.5% of their matches.

Hwei vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a poor job of beating Gangplank. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Hwei against Gangplank games, Hwei’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Hwei vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Gangplank

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Hwei vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Gangplank Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
149
< Minions Killed >
201
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
945
< Physical Damage >
16,828
22,706
< Magic Damage >
4,096
547
< True Damage >
4,564
24,199
< Damage Dealt >
25,488
19,699
< Damage Taken >
27,326
11,366
< Gold Earned >
14,312
1.91
< Towers >
2.26
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,917
< Total Healing >
7,672
14,176
< Experience >
16,352
28
< Vision Score >
17
13
< Wards Placed >
9
588
< Time Dealing CC >
320

How to Counter Gangplank with Hwei in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Hwei vs. Gangplank matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..

Hwei typically has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. On average, they takes less damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Gangplank

Who is Better, Hwei or Gangplank?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter to Gangplank.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Gangplankas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Hwei is a terribly counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateFizzFizz41.8% winrateZyraZyra42.4% winrateTeemoTeemo42.9% winrate

Hwei Wins Against

YuumiYuumi51.7% winrateSivirSivir50.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani50.6% winrateCorkiCorki50.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Hwei, we analyzed 2,645 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 Gangplank 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 Gangplank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Gangplank during both the early game 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Hwei versus Gangplank build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did much better countering Gangplank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 47.4% battling Gangplank with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Gangplank as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Hwei vs Gangplank counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.4% winrate overall.

If you want to see Hwei vs Gangplank tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.