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How to Win Lucian vs Hwei Counter MatchupLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Lucian in LoLLucian is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Lucian

based on 10,867 Lucian vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Lucian came out of an analysis of 10867 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Lucian fights Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Lucian vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Lucian has done a good job of beating Hwei. On average, he wins a terrific 53.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Lucian against Hwei matches, Lucian’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Lucian vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityRecurve Bow

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterStormrazorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusRapid FirecannonImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
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Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCut Down
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Hwei

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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.

Lucian vs Hwei Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Hwei Image
7.8
< Kills >
5.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
187
< Minions Killed >
145
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,739
< Physical Damage >
974
2,629
< Magic Damage >
21,821
544
< True Damage >
530
21,913
< Damage Dealt >
23,327
21,874
< Damage Taken >
18,405
12,658
< Gold Earned >
10,972
2.41
< Towers >
1.9
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,382
< Total Healing >
1,638
13,058
< Experience >
13,634
19
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
42
< Time Dealing CC >
575

How to Counter Hwei with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Lucian against Hwei matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..

Lucian often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Hwei. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Hwei

Who is Better, Lucian or Hwei?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Lucian does have a higher winrate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Lucian into Hwei.

Additionally, Lucian has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Hwei matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Lucian is an above average counter to Hwei. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Hwei.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Lucian, we analyzed 10,867 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 Lucian 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 Lucian in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Lucian versus Hwei build consist of Bloodthirster, Stormrazor, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Hwei than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Hwei with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Hwei as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Lucian vs Hwei matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.0% win rate overall.

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