Viktor vs Hwei Counter Pick

Across 3,274 games on patch 16.13.1, Viktor wins 47.5% of the time, and the reasons behind the gap are simple to follow. Hwei’s basic attacks reach 550 units, where Viktor’s reach 525. Hwei also has a rotating kit, since Subject: Disaster, Subject: Serenity and Subject: Torment each swap his abilities for a different set, while Viktor’s four abilities never change.

• Signature of the Visionary pays out when he links two separate damaging spells, a good fit for a champion who always has a second cast available.
• Hwei’s damage is mixed, so buying magic resist does little against him in full. Viktor’s damage is purely magic, which means one stat covers it.
• Spiraling Despair applies a slow that grows and is centred on the first champion it hits, which is a real problem for anyone standing their ground inside Gravity Field.

Viktor has his own strengths. He starts with more durability, 600 health and 23 armor to Hwei’s 580 and 21, though Hwei passes him by level 18 with 2,433 health and 100.9 armor against 2,300 and 97.8. Siphon Power grants a shield along with its damage and boosts the following basic attack, so Viktor can trade blows instead of simply soaking them. Both champions are rated difficulty 9 and both rely on mana, so neither is easier to execute. Glorious Evolution is where Viktor pulls ahead over the long run. Compare Viktor with Hwei.