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How to Synergize Katarina with Hwei on the Same TeamKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina with Hwei

How to Win With Katarina and Hwei Paired TogetherKatarina is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Katarina and Hwei

based on 2,278 Katarina with Hwei pairs
Win Rate
42.2 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Katarina has been on the same team as Hwei in 2278 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Katarina play with Hwei. It is relatively rare for Katarina to play alongside Hwei as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.7% of matches with Katarina.

Katarina Hwei Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a terrible job of playing alongside Hwei. Normally, she wins a lowly 42.2% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Katarina when playing with Hwei by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Katarina vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Katarina and Hwei

Tips for Playing as Katarina with Hwei

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Advice to Understand How Hwei Will Play

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Katarina Hwei Synergy Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
42.2 %
VS
Win Rate
57.8 %
Hwei Image
9.5
< Kills >
9.7
7.3
< Deaths >
6.9
5.4
< Assists >
5.7
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
155
< Minions Killed >
156
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,384
< Physical Damage >
2,139
20,289
< Magic Damage >
21,329
984
< True Damage >
975
23,657
< Damage Dealt >
24,444
25,845
< Damage Taken >
24,981
12,219
< Gold Earned >
12,273
1.35
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,480
< Total Healing >
3,393
14,177
< Experience >
14,170
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
36
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Play with Hwei as Katarina in LoL

The Katarina Hwei synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hwei, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Katarina sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hwei. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Hwei helps Katarina perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Katarina is an ally to Hwei, she observes a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This change could signal that Hwei doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that their presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Katarina is played alongside Hwei on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Hwei.

Moreover, when Katarina plays with Hwei on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Hwei does a poor job of protecting Katarina in teamfights.

Synergies between Katarina and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Katarina
Hwei

Is Katarina better when played alongside Hwei?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Katarina that will no matter what be her top ally. However, overall, Hwei is a terrible companion for Katarina. By being on the same side as Katarina, they lowers their win rate by -6.6% to 42.2%. This shows that there is a terrible synergy between Katarina and Hwei that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Hwei has a greater difficulty than Katarina. That means you need to be careful when finding Hwei comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Katarina and Hwei together, you will not be granting your other allies a great deal of tankyness. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Hwei ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina Hwei Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Katarina and Hwei, we analyzed 2,278 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Katarina with Hwei comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Katarina in order to pair well with Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Katarina and Hwei synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Hwei than with many other common item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average winrate of 42.2% helping carry Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Katarina with Hwei cooperations tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game finished with both champs.