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How to Win Ziggs vs Hwei Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Ziggs

based on 2,718 Ziggs vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Ziggs battled Hwei 2718 times. Using so many matchups for Ziggs vs Hwei provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to obliterate your foe. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Ziggs is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.9% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Ziggs has done a good job of countering Hwei. On average, he wins a terrific 53.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Ziggs versus Hwei games, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Ziggs vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusVoid StaffStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Hwei

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Hwei Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Hwei Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.4
5.6
< Deaths >
6
7.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
174
< Minions Killed >
144
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.43
736
< Physical Damage >
873
24,484
< Magic Damage >
21,425
375
< True Damage >
540
25,596
< Damage Dealt >
22,839
18,162
< Damage Taken >
19,692
11,789
< Gold Earned >
11,019
3.02
< Towers >
1.76
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,739
< Total Healing >
2,051
13,995
< Experience >
13,918
21
< Vision Score >
27
10
< Wards Placed >
13
256
< Time Dealing CC >
581

How to Counter Hwei with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Ziggs vs. Hwei counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Ziggs normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Hwei

Who is Better, Ziggs or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ziggs into Hwei.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ziggs is a great counter for Hwei. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Ziggs, we analyzed 2,718 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 Ziggs 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

Ziggs Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to counter Hwei during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Ziggs versus Hwei build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Hwei than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 53.8% when countering Hwei with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Hwei as Ziggs, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Hwei face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.8% win rate overall.

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