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

Hwei vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Hwei

based on 2,732 Hwei vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Hwei faced Heimerdinger in 2732 rounds. Using so many games with Hwei vs Heimerdinger gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Hwei encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of their games.

Hwei vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a terrible job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.0% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Hwei vs Heimerdinger matches, Hwei’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Hwei vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Heimerdinger

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Hwei vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
8.4
< Assists >
7
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
138
< Minions Killed >
134
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
828
< Physical Damage >
743
20,857
< Magic Damage >
23,284
548
< True Damage >
655
22,233
< Damage Dealt >
24,682
19,372
< Damage Taken >
20,711
10,770
< Gold Earned >
10,940
1.73
< Towers >
2.04
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,009
< Total Healing >
2,308
13,821
< Experience >
13,780
27
< Vision Score >
29
12
< Wards Placed >
13
607
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Hwei versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Hwei normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Hwei or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 46.0% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a poor counter for Heimerdinger.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Heimerdingeras their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Hwei, we analyzed 2,732 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Hwei versus Heimerdinger build include Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 46.0% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Hwei, Hwei players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Hwei vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.0% winrate overall.

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