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How to Win Yasuo vs Hwei Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Yasuo

based on 12,035 Yasuo vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our dataset, Yasuo faced off against Hwei 12035 times. Including so many matchups for Yasuo versus Hwei provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to annihilate your foe. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Yasuo fights Hwei in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a great job of countering Hwei. On average, he wins a fantastic 54.5% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Yasuo vs Hwei matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Yasuo vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeIceborn GauntletImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Mercurial ScimitarGuardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Hwei

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Hwei Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Hwei Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.3
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.2
< Assists >
9.1
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
189
< Minions Killed >
138
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,324
< Physical Damage >
984
1,920
< Magic Damage >
20,373
969
< True Damage >
588
21,214
< Damage Dealt >
21,946
25,190
< Damage Taken >
18,182
12,802
< Gold Earned >
10,765
2.37
< Towers >
1.77
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,037
< Total Healing >
1,670
14,843
< Experience >
13,623
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
216
< Time Dealing CC >
569

How to Counter Hwei with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some critical Yasuo against Hwei counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Yasuo normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Hwei

Who is Better, Yasuo or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Yasuo does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Hweias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Hwei matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter to Hwei. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Hwei.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Yasuo, we analyzed 12,035 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Yasuo versus Hwei build include Infinity Edge, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Hwei than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 54.5% when countering Hwei with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Hwei as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yasuo vs Hwei matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Yasuo are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.