Hwei vs Ziggs Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Hwei the mage/support hybrid, Ziggs the mage. The sample behind this page is 222 games from patch 16.13.1, and Hwei wins 45.5% of them. A deficit of 4.5 points is what earns Ziggs its counter flag in this matchup.
Both Hwei and Ziggs threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Before items it is 580 HP, 21 armour, 30 MR for Hwei; 606, 21, 30 for Ziggs. Hwei scales to 2433 health by 18 while Ziggs reaches 2408. Movement speed: Hwei 330, Ziggs 325.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 550), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Hwei threatens Spiraling Despair; Ziggs counters through Satchel Charge. Then it becomes Spiraling Despair against Mega Inferno Bomb, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Riot scores Hwei at 9/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. That 45.5% rests on 222 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Ziggs has the statistical edge. Hwei wins 45.5% of the recorded games.
45.5% from Hwei's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
222 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Hwei build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Hwei build page.