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How to Win K'Sante vs Hwei Counter MatchupK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as K'Sante

based on 2,744 K'Sante vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as K'Sante resulted from an examination of 2744 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. K'Sante has to counter Hwei in only 4.6% of their matches.

K'Sante vs Hwei Matchup Summary

K'Sante does a decent job of countering Hwei. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In K'Sante vs Hwei rounds, K'Sante’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Hwei.

Best K'Sante vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernIceborn GauntletHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
>
Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Countering Hwei as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Hwei

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

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.

K'Sante vs Hwei Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Hwei Image
5
< Kills >
5.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6
6.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
174
< Minions Killed >
145
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,217
< Physical Damage >
1,000
3,399
< Magic Damage >
21,785
1,586
< True Damage >
534
19,202
< Damage Dealt >
23,319
31,926
< Damage Taken >
18,500
11,205
< Gold Earned >
10,897
2.19
< Towers >
1.89
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,157
< Total Healing >
1,664
15,107
< Experience >
13,468
16
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
13
1,082
< Time Dealing CC >
576

How to Counter Hwei with K'Sante in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential K'Sante versus Hwei counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..

K'Sante often has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Typically, they takes more damage than Hwei. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Hwei

Who is Better, K'Sante or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, K'Sante makes a good counter to Hwei.

While K'Sante does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when on opposite teams, K'Sante also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking K'Sante into Hweias their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

K'Sante is a decent counter for Hwei. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as K'Sante against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against K'Sante

K'Sante Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateKledKled42.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser42.5% winrateIllaoiIllaoi42.9% winrate

K'Sante Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.2% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrateZoeZoe52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 54.1% 255 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 55.9% 111 GamesFioraFiora+ 57% 151 GamesKledKled+ 62.5% 104 Games

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as K'Sante, we analyzed 2,744 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 K'Sante 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

K'Sante Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master K'Sante in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your K'Sante versus Hwei build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Hollow Radiance. When K'Sante used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs. Hwei than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Hwei as K'Sante, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for K'Sante vs Hwei counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as K'Sante are presented for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.