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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Hwei Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Kai'Sa

based on 7,576 Kai'Sa vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Kai'Sa resulted from an examination of 7576 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Kai'Sa encounters Hwei in only 4.7% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Kai'Sa has done a decent job of beating Hwei. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Hwei games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Kai'Sa vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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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 Hwei as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Hwei

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Kai'Sa vs Hwei Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Hwei Image
8
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
184
< Minions Killed >
143
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,236
< Physical Damage >
996
8,553
< Magic Damage >
21,555
448
< True Damage >
562
21,238
< Damage Dealt >
23,114
20,839
< Damage Taken >
18,646
12,855
< Gold Earned >
11,035
2.18
< Towers >
1.99
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,723
< Total Healing >
1,662
13,247
< Experience >
13,753
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
48
< Time Dealing CC >
573

How to Counter Hwei with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Kai'Sa against Hwei counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Hwei

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a good counter for Hwei.

While Kai'Sa does have a higher win rate than Hwei, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kai'Sa into Hwei.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Hwei matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a decent counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Hwei.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 7,576 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 Hwei as Kai'Sa 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Hwei 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Hwei build include Nashor's Tooth, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Hwei than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Hwei with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Hwei as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kai'Sa vs Hwei clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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