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How to Win Hwei vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the s tier of champions
Mage
SupportTank

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Hwei

based on 4,193 Hwei vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Hwei faced Tahm Kench in 4193 rounds. Having so many matchups for Hwei versus Tahm Kench provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate Tahm Kench. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of their matches.

Hwei vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a awful job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, they wins a lowly 44.0% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Hwei against Tahm Kench rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Hwei vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceHorizon FocusMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei'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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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Tahm Kench

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Hwei vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.2
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.1
8.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
137
< Minions Killed >
119
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,080
< Physical Damage >
3,882
23,791
< Magic Damage >
15,216
598
< True Damage >
716
25,470
< Damage Dealt >
19,815
18,633
< Damage Taken >
41,157
10,696
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.79
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,659
< Total Healing >
12,537
13,247
< Experience >
13,458
27
< Vision Score >
27
13
< Wards Placed >
12
563
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Hwei vs. Tahm Kench matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Hwei often has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Hwei or Tahm Kench?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 44.0% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Hwei does have a much lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Tahm Kenchas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a garbage counter to Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

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Hwei Wins Against

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Hwei, we analyzed 4,193 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 Tahm Kench as Hwei 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

Hwei Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Hwei versus Tahm Kench build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average winrate of 44.0% battling Tahm Kench with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Tahm Kench as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Hwei vs Tahm Kench face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Hwei are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.