Vladimir vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Vladimir
based on 5,088 Vladimir vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Hwei
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Vladimir versus Hwei counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..
Vladimir typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Hwei
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Hwei?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 53.6% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a great counter to Hwei.
While Vladimir does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vladimir into Hweias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Hwei matchups, Vladimir 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 late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Hwei build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Hwei than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 53.6% battling Hwei with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Hwei as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Vladimir vs Hwei counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.6% win rate overall.
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