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

Hwei vs Varus

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

based on 7,202 Hwei vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Hwei resulted from an analysis of 7202 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This matchup is somewhat uncommon. Hwei has to counter Varus in only 4.0% of their games.

Hwei vs Varus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a poor job of beating Varus. On average, they wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champs face one another in. In Hwei against Varus rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Varus.

Best Hwei vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLiandry'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
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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Varus as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Varus

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Hwei vs Varus Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Varus Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
8.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
144
< Minions Killed >
180
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
964
< Physical Damage >
14,912
22,021
< Magic Damage >
6,669
557
< True Damage >
377
23,543
< Damage Dealt >
21,959
18,954
< Damage Taken >
20,644
11,060
< Gold Earned >
12,612
1.85
< Towers >
2.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
1,761
< Total Healing >
5,007
13,797
< Experience >
13,266
27
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
9
575
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Varus with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Hwei versus Varus counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Varus..

Hwei usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their counter does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Varus

Who is Better, Hwei or Varus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Varus, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a poor counter for Varus.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate compared to Varus, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Varusas their relative depth means 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 Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter to Varus. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Hwei, we analyzed 7,202 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Varus build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs Varus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Varus with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Varus as Hwei, you should equip 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 combinations we have analyed for Hwei vs Varus fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Hwei vs Varus tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds completed with these champions.