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How to Win Rengar vs Hwei Counter MatchupRengar is in the s tier of champions

Rengar vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Rengar

based on 6,307 Rengar vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Rengar came out of an examination of 6307 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Rengar is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Rengar vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a good job of countering Hwei. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Rengar versus Hwei matches, Rengar’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Rengar vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeThe CollectorRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Hwei

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Hwei Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Hwei Image
8.6
< Kills >
5.4
7
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
8.5
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
42
< Minions Killed >
143
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,337
< Physical Damage >
964
1,321
< Magic Damage >
20,596
1,148
< True Damage >
467
20,806
< Damage Dealt >
22,028
34,815
< Damage Taken >
19,159
13,295
< Gold Earned >
10,924
1.34
< Towers >
1.82
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,721
< Total Healing >
1,611
14,556
< Experience >
13,628
21
< Vision Score >
27
5
< Wards Placed >
13
236
< Time Dealing CC >
560

How to Counter Hwei with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Rengar against Hwei counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hwei. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Rengar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Hwei

Who is Better, Rengar or Hwei?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 53.7% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Rengar does have a higher winrate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Rengar into Hweias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Hwei matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rengar is a great counter to Hwei. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Hwei.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Rengar, we analyzed 6,307 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 Rengar 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Hwei during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often gets a lot less CS as Hwei. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Hwei build consist of Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Hwei than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 53.7% when countering Hwei with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Hwei as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rengar vs Hwei fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.

If you need to get Rengar x Hwei tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all games completed with both champions.