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

Hwei vs Xayah

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

based on 2,601 Hwei vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Hwei came out of an evaluation of 2601 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Hwei has to counter Xayah in only 1.4% of their games.

Hwei vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a poor job of beating Xayah. On average, they wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions face each other in. In Hwei against Xayah rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Xayah.

Best Hwei vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceShadowflameLiandry's TormentSeraph'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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Xayah

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Hwei vs Xayah Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Xayah Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.4
6
< Deaths >
6
8.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
143
< Minions Killed >
185
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
984
< Physical Damage >
19,075
22,131
< Magic Damage >
369
573
< True Damage >
369
23,688
< Damage Dealt >
19,813
18,506
< Damage Taken >
21,349
10,964
< Gold Earned >
12,151
1.96
< Towers >
2.41
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
1,703
< Total Healing >
5,243
13,725
< Experience >
13,077
27
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
9
578
< Time Dealing CC >
56

How to Counter Xayah with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Hwei vs. Xayah counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Hwei often has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Xayah

Who is Better, Hwei or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Xayah, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter for Xayah.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hwei into Xayahas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Hwei is a somewhat poor counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Xayah.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Hwei, we analyzed 2,601 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 Xayah 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 truly master Hwei to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Xayah. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require 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 focus on in your Hwei versus Xayah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei used at least these three items in their build, they performed much better against Xayah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Xayah as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Hwei vs Xayah counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

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