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How to Win Zeri vs Hwei Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Zeri

based on 1,857 Zeri vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Zeri came out of an examination of 1857 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Zeri is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.7% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Zeri does a decent job of countering Hwei. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri vs Hwei games, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Zeri vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Titanic HydraBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

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

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.

Zeri vs Hwei Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Hwei Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.3
6
< Deaths >
6
6.6
< Assists >
8.9
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
192
< Minions Killed >
143
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,912
< Physical Damage >
983
6,635
< Magic Damage >
21,725
592
< True Damage >
560
21,140
< Damage Dealt >
23,269
23,762
< Damage Taken >
18,560
12,885
< Gold Earned >
10,904
2.38
< Towers >
1.89
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,674
< Total Healing >
1,689
13,159
< Experience >
13,703
18
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
13
126
< Time Dealing CC >
569

How to Counter Hwei with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Zeri vs. Hwei counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Zeri typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Hwei

Who is Better, Zeri or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually wins when taking on Hwei, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a good counter for Hwei.

While Zeri does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zeri into Hwei.

Moreover, Zeri 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Hwei matchups, Zeri is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zeri is a decent counter for Hwei. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Zeri, we analyzed 1,857 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 Zeri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zeri versus Hwei build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Zeri used at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better vs. Hwei than with many other common builds. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Hwei as Zeri, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zeri vs Hwei battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zeri versus Hwei tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds finished with both champions.