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

Hwei vs Xerath

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

How to Beat Xerath as Hwei

based on 7,849 Hwei vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Hwei resulted from an examination of 7849 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Hwei fights Xerath in only 4.4% of their matches.

Hwei vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a pathetic job of beating Xerath. On average, they wins a lowly 43.8% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Hwei versus Xerath rounds, Hwei’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood against Xerath.

Best Hwei vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Xerath

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Hwei vs Xerath Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Xerath Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.3
8
< Assists >
9.8
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
143
< Minions Killed >
113
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
837
< Physical Damage >
554
21,172
< Magic Damage >
24,578
516
< True Damage >
768
22,526
< Damage Dealt >
25,901
20,500
< Damage Taken >
17,150
11,003
< Gold Earned >
11,505
1.7
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,979
< Total Healing >
1,639
13,825
< Experience >
13,591
28
< Vision Score >
37
13
< Wards Placed >
17
573
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Xerath with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Hwei versus Xerath matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Hwei typically has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Xerath

Who is Better, Hwei or Xerath?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 43.8% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a poor counter to Xerath.

While Hwei does have a much lower winrate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Hwei also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Xerathas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much 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 garbage counter for Xerath. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Hwei, we analyzed 7,849 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Hwei versus Xerath build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better against Xerath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 43.8% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Xerath as Hwei, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Hwei vs Xerath counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 43.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Hwei versus Xerath tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game run with these champs.