# Hwei Counters Who counters Hwei? Best and worst picks against Hwei by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Hwei in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Hwei](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/) ## Page Content [Hwei guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/) [Play against Hwei](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/how-to-play-against/) [Hwei counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/counters/) Best and worst picks against Hwei in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Katarina, Zoe and Naafiri beat Hwei most often. Irelia, Naafiri and Fizz win the laning phase against Hwei by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Hwei Highest win rate versus Hwei in Mid. - 1 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 636 games 54.4% - 2 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 182 games 54.4% - 3 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 271 games 54.2% - 4 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 557 games 54.2% - 5 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 222 games 53.6% - 6 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 716 games 53.2% - 7 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 251 games 52.6% - 8 [Ahri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/) 1,016 games 52.6% - 9 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 531 games 52.2% - 10 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 202 games 52.0% - 11 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 112 games 51.8% - 12 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 705 games 51.6% - 13 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 506 games 51.6% - 14 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 582 games 51.5% - 15 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 918 games 51.4% ## Worst picks against Hwei Lowest win rate versus Hwei in Mid. - 1 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 407 games 43.5% - 2 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 549 games 44.1% - 3 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 222 games 44.1% - 4 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 578 games 45.2% - 5 [Cho'Gath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/chogath/) 641 games 45.2% - 6 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 406 games 45.3% - 7 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 176 games 45.5% - 8 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 769 games 45.6% - 9 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 345 games 45.8% - 10 [Tristana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tristana/) 657 games 45.8% - 11 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 252 games 46.0% - 12 [Cassiopeia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/cassiopeia/) 128 games 46.1% - 13 [Lissandra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lissandra/) 511 games 46.2% - 14 [Kennen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kennen/) 509 games 47.4% - 15 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 362 games 47.8% ## Best lane counters vs Hwei Largest gold lead over Hwei at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 132 games +1,097 - 2 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 136 games +823 - 3 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 191 games +762 - 4 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 242 games +631 - 5 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 248 games +579 - 6 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 364 games +419 - 7 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 154 games +392 - 8 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 224 games +339 - 9 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 158 games +315 - 10 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 222 games +266 - 11 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 118 games +265 - 12 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 315 games +246 - 13 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 140 games +172 - 14 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 117 games +169 - 15 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 119 games +109 ## How to play against Hwei Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Punish him when he spends Q on the wave, especially if the wave is frozen near your side. - Move sideways around low-health minions so his long-range poke cannot hit you and secure the last hit together. - Force fights when he shows in a side lane; he is easier to punish before he sets up vision and spell range. - Enter objectives from spread angles so his area spells cannot control every choke at once. - Engage after he uses a major control spell on the wave, then close distance before he can cycle another one. ## Where Hwei is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Hwei controls space from range, but collapses when enemies reach him before he can cycle defensive spells. - His spells cover zones better than sudden flanks, so spread approaches stretch his control and expose his immobility. ## Hwei counters: questions ### Who counters Hwei in Mid? At Gold+, Katarina (54.4%), Zoe (54.4%) and Naafiri (54.2%) have the highest win rates against Hwei. ### Who does Hwei counter? Hwei wins most often against Sylas (43.5%), Gangplank (44.1%) and Kassadin (44.1%). ### Who wins lane against Hwei? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+1,097), Naafiri (+823) and Fizz (+762) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Hwei. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) - [Naafiri counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)