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

Hwei vs Kindred

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

based on 3,549 Hwei vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Hwei resulted from an analysis of 3549 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Hwei has to counter Kindred in only 2.0% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a poor job of countering Kindred. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Hwei vs Kindred matches, Hwei’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Hwei vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffHorizon FocusSeraph'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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotGhost PoroUltimate Hunter
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Kindred

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Hwei vs Kindred Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Kindred Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
8.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
138
< Minions Killed >
40
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
958
< Physical Damage >
14,809
21,603
< Magic Damage >
3,960
498
< True Damage >
1,238
23,060
< Damage Dealt >
20,008
18,414
< Damage Taken >
31,467
10,803
< Gold Earned >
12,179
1.9
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
1,741
< Total Healing >
17,229
13,413
< Experience >
13,636
26
< Vision Score >
24
13
< Wards Placed >
6
563
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Kindred with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some strategic Hwei vs. Kindred matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Hwei typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Kindred

Who is Better, Hwei or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Kindred, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a bad counter for Kindred.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Kindred, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Kindredas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Kindred matchups, Kindred 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 trash counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Hwei, we analyzed 3,549 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 Kindred 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 Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei to counter Kindred during both the laning 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 tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually accumulates much more CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Hwei versus Kindred build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Kindred than with many other common builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Kindred with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Kindred as Hwei, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Hwei vs Kindred matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Hwei are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.