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

Hwei vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Lucian as Hwei

based on 10,867 Hwei vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Hwei came out of an analysis of 10867 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Hwei encounters Lucian in only 6.1% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a dismal job of beating Lucian. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Hwei against Lucian rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Hwei vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceHorizon Focus

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Lucian

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Hwei vs Lucian Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Lucian Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
6.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
145
< Minions Killed >
187
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.53
974
< Physical Damage >
18,739
21,821
< Magic Damage >
2,629
530
< True Damage >
544
23,327
< Damage Dealt >
21,913
18,405
< Damage Taken >
21,874
10,972
< Gold Earned >
12,658
1.9
< Towers >
2.41
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,638
< Total Healing >
5,382
13,634
< Experience >
13,058
27
< Vision Score >
19
13
< Wards Placed >
9
575
< Time Dealing CC >
42

How to Counter Lucian with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Hwei versus Lucian matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Hwei usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Lucian. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Lucian

Who is Better, Hwei or Lucian?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Lucian, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter for Lucian.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Lucian, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Lucianas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Hwei is a terribly counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Hwei, we analyzed 10,867 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Hwei versus Lucian build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Hwei bought at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Lucian than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Lucian with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Lucian as Hwei, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Hwei vs Lucian battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Hwei are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.