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How to Win Vex vs Hwei Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Vex

based on 3,438 Vex vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Vex resulted from an examination of 3438 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Vex fights Hwei in only 4.7% of their games.

Vex vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Vex has done a good job of countering Hwei. Typically, they wins a terrific 52.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Vex versus Hwei games, Vex’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Vex vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassMalignanceStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vex to level upq
>
Second ability for Vex to level upw
>
Last skill for Vex to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Vex

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.

Vex vs Hwei Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Hwei Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7.4
< Assists >
8.8
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
161
< Minions Killed >
139
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,190
< Physical Damage >
835
21,738
< Magic Damage >
21,852
862
< True Damage >
561
23,791
< Damage Dealt >
23,249
20,121
< Damage Taken >
19,371
11,554
< Gold Earned >
11,025
1.8
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,344
< Total Healing >
1,749
14,479
< Experience >
13,711
20
< Vision Score >
28
10
< Wards Placed >
13
556
< Time Dealing CC >
563

How to Counter Hwei with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Vex versus Hwei matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..

Vex normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Hwei

Who is Better, Vex or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes a good counter for Hwei.

While Vex does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Hwei.

Furthermore, Vex also has some 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 ton of burst damage.

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

Vex is a decent counter for Hwei. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.4% 2787 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 10271 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 3594 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 53.6% 211 Games

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Vex, we analyzed 3,438 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 Vex 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

Vex Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vex 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Vex versus Hwei build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Hwei than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Hwei as Vex, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Vex vs Hwei clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

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