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

Hwei vs Nidalee

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

based on 1,173 Hwei vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Hwei came out of an analysis of 1173 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Hwei encounters Nidalee in only 0.7% of their matches.

Hwei vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a poor job of beating Nidalee. On average, they wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Hwei vs Nidalee rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Hwei vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentMalignance

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Nidalee

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Hwei vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Nidalee Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
142
< Minions Killed >
42
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
985
< Physical Damage >
1,151
21,771
< Magic Damage >
17,341
524
< True Damage >
954
23,280
< Damage Dealt >
19,447
18,713
< Damage Taken >
31,516
10,843
< Gold Earned >
11,731
1.79
< Towers >
1.57
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
1,750
< Total Healing >
17,005
13,420
< Experience >
13,278
26
< Vision Score >
26
12
< Wards Placed >
7
567
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Nidalee with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Hwei against Nidalee counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Hwei often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes less damage than Nidalee. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Nidalee

Who is Better, Hwei or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when taking on Nidalee, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter for Nidalee.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate compared to Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hwei into Nidaleeas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Nidalee matchups, Nidalee is the better champ with a 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 somewhat poor counter for Nidalee. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Hwei, we analyzed 1,173 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 Nidalee 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

If you would like to truly master Hwei in order to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually accumulates much more CS as Nidalee. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale 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 surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Nidalee build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better vs. Nidalee than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Nidalee with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Nidalee as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Hwei vs Nidalee counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

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