Malphite vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Malphite
based on 6,928 Malphite vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Hwei
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several significant Malphite versus Hwei counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..
Malphite often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Hwei
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Who is Better, Malphite or Hwei?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a great counter for Hwei.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Hwei.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Hwei matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Malphite is a great counter for Hwei. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Malphite versus Hwei build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Malphite combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Hwei than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Hwei with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Hwei as Malphite, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Malphite vs Hwei battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.
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