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Hwei

Hwei Mid

the Visionary
Win Rate: All Roles 50.8% | as Mid 50.6%
Pick Rate: All Roles 5.4% | as Mid 4.3%
Ban Rate: 3.2%
Analyzed: 33478 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
Mid Support ARAM

Hwei Mid Guide

B+ Tier

Hwei performs above average in Mid with a 50.6% win rate (#34 among Mid champions), compared to 50.8% win rate across all roles. Decent pick with proper execution. Hwei keeps decent popularity with 5.4% overall pick rate and 4.3% pick rate in Mid in Plat+ on patch 15.16 (25.16)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 33478 ranked games. Hwei is mostly played in this role - 80.2% of games. Most popular build starts with Sorcerer's Shoes, then Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, and Shadowflame. Hwei has low farm - 6.02 CS/min (#54 among Mid champions) and earns 397 gold per minute. Averages 2.4 KDA (#21 among Mid champions). Has a 3.2% ban rate (81st place). Hwei deals mostly magic damage, ideal for teams lacking AP threats. Most used runes for this build are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, for Sorcery primary and Legend: Haste, Cut Down, for Precision secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Hwei Mid is strong against Lissandra, Ryze, Sylas, and weak against Xerath, Fizz, and Talon.

Hwei Roles

Hwei

  • Mid
    (Mid - 80.2%) 26833 games

  • Support
    (Support - 10.2%) 3411 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 39229 ARAM games

Hwei Mid Stats

50.6%
Win Rate (Role)
80.2%
Mid (Role Rate)
3.2%
Ban Rate
0.0007
Penta/Game
5.5
Kills/Game
5.5
Deaths/Game
7.8
Assists/Game
0.36
Wards/Min
6.02
CS/Min
397
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 4.2%
Magic: 92.0%
True: 3.84%

Overall Champion Matrix

Hwei Mid Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
49.6% Win Rate 96.4% Pick Rate25864 games

Highest Win Rate
Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
52.0% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate35 games

Hwei Mid Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.4% Win Rate 94.1% Pick Rate25253 games
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.0% Win Rate 64.3% Pick Rate17243 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.5% Win Rate 25.7% Pick Rate6888 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.0% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate869 games
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damage Critically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
56.1% Win Rate 18.9% Pick Rate5061 games
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
53.1% Win Rate 21.8% Pick Rate5844 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
72.6% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate27 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.0% Win Rate 64.3% Pick Rate17243 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.0% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate869 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.5% Win Rate 25.7% Pick Rate6888 games
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damage Critically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
60.3% Win Rate 2.0% Pick Rate537 games
Final Build
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
68.0% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1057 games
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
52.9% Win Rate 17.4% Pick Rate4658 games
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
52.4% Win Rate 14.9% Pick Rate3985 games
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
51.9% Win Rate 6.8% Pick Rate1827 games
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
51.1% Win Rate 4.5% Pick Rate1202 games
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
68.0% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1057 games
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
52.8% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1052 games
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse (2900 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Vile Decay
Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 5% for 6 seconds, up to 30%.
54.1% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate1046 games

Hwei Mid Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Cut Down
Cut Down

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.7% Win Rate 74.7% Pick Rate20031 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.3% Win Rate 4.6% Pick Rate1226 games

Hwei best with

Jax Synergy Champion
+7.7%
Jax
Jax
Warwick Synergy Champion
+6.7%
Warwick
Warwick

Hwei Mid Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.8% Win Rate 40.8% Pick Rate10937 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
56.5% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate118 games

Countered by Hwei

Lissandra - countered by Hwei
+5.8%
Lissandra
Lissandra
Ryze - countered by Hwei
+4.3%
Ryze
Ryze
Sylas - countered by Hwei
+3.2%
Sylas
Sylas
Kassadin - countered by Hwei
+4.1%
Kassadin
Kassadin
Veigar - countered by Hwei
+4.1%
Veigar
Veigar
Akali - countered by Hwei
+3.3%
Akali
Akali
Aurora - countered by Hwei
+2.8%
Aurora
Aurora
Galio - countered by Hwei
+3.3%
Galio
Galio
Mel - countered by Hwei
+1.7%
Mel
Mel
Orianna - countered by Hwei
+1.6%
Orianna
Orianna
Twisted Fate - countered by Hwei
+1.6%
Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate
Diana - countered by Hwei
+3.2%
Diana
Diana

Hwei Counterpicks

Xerath - effective counter against Hwei
-4.7%
Xerath
Xerath
Fizz - effective counter against Hwei
-3.7%
Fizz
Fizz
Talon - effective counter against Hwei
-2.7%
Talon
Talon
Qiyana - effective counter against Hwei
-4.4%
Qiyana
Qiyana
Zoe - effective counter against Hwei
-4.3%
Zoe
Zoe
Lux - effective counter against Hwei
-2.3%
Lux
Lux
LeBlanc - effective counter against Hwei
-2.9%
LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Katarina - effective counter against Hwei
-4.3%
Katarina
Katarina
Annie - effective counter against Hwei
-2.7%
Annie
Annie
Akshan - effective counter against Hwei
-1.6%
Akshan
Akshan
Aurelion Sol - effective counter against Hwei
-1.8%
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol
Irelia - effective counter against Hwei
-1.3%
Irelia
Irelia

Hwei Mid Lane Matchups

Hwei
+5.8%
Lissandra

Hwei vs Lissandra
Hwei
+4.6%
Taliyah

Hwei vs Taliyah
Hwei
+4.3%
Ryze

Hwei vs Ryze
Hwei
+4.1%
Veigar

Hwei vs Veigar
Hwei
+3.3%
Akali

Hwei vs Akali
Hwei
+3.3%
Galio

Hwei vs Galio
Hwei
+3.2%
Sylas

Hwei vs Sylas
Hwei
+3.2%
Diana

Hwei vs Diana
Hwei
+3.0%
Vex

Hwei vs Vex
Hwei
+2.9%
Malzahar

Hwei vs Malzahar
Hwei
+2.8%
Aurora

Hwei vs Aurora
Hwei
+1.9%
Anivia

Hwei vs Anivia
Hwei
+1.7%
Mel

Hwei vs Mel
Hwei
+1.6%
Twisted Fate

Hwei vs Twisted Fate
Hwei
+1.6%
Orianna

Hwei vs Orianna
Hwei
+1.2%
Viktor

Hwei vs Viktor
Hwei
+0.5%
Vladimir

Hwei vs Vladimir
Hwei
-0.1%
Syndra

Hwei vs Syndra
Hwei
-0.6%
Azir

Hwei vs Azir
Hwei
-0.9%
Zed

Hwei vs Zed
Hwei
-1.2%
Ahri

Hwei vs Ahri
Hwei
-1.3%
Irelia

Hwei vs Irelia
Hwei
-1.4%
Yasuo

Hwei vs Yasuo
Hwei
-1.6%
Akshan

Hwei vs Akshan
Hwei
-1.8%
Aurelion Sol

Hwei vs Aurelion Sol
Hwei
-2.3%
Lux

Hwei vs Lux
Hwei
-2.7%
Annie

Hwei vs Annie
Hwei
-2.9%
LeBlanc

Hwei vs LeBlanc
Hwei
-2.9%
Yone

Hwei vs Yone
Hwei
-3.7%
Fizz

Hwei vs Fizz
Hwei
-4.3%
Katarina

Hwei vs Katarina
Hwei
-4.3%
Zoe

Hwei vs Zoe
Hwei
-4.7%
Xerath

Hwei vs Xerath
Hwei
-6.0%
Ekko

Hwei vs Ekko

Hwei lore:

Hwei is a brooding painter who creates brilliant art in order to confront Ionia's criminals and comfort their victims. Beneath his melancholy roils a torn, emotional mind—haunted by both the vibrant visions of his imagination and the gruesome memories of his temple's massacre. Hwei seeks to understand this light and dark, which drives him inevitably toward the artist who unraveled him. With paintbrush and palette, Hwei shapes endless possibilities as he draws ever closer to earning closure or embracing despair.

Hwei tips:

  • Calm down, breathe, and focus.
  • Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Playing Against Hwei

  • Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
  • Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
  • After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei abilities description:

Signature of the Visionary
P
Signature of the Visionary (passive)
Hwei primes enemy champions he damages with his abilities for his signature finishing touch.

Hitting an enemy with a second damaging spell completes his signature, leaving it beneath them. The signature detonates after a short delay, dealing magic damage to all enemies in range.
Subject: Disaster
Q
Subject: Disaster (Q)
Hwei envisions a series of disasters, allowing him to paint a devastating blow.

This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with damaging abilities: Devastating Fire, Severing Bolt, and Molten Fissure.
Subject: Serenity
W
Subject: Serenity (W)
Hwei envisions a series of serenities, allowing him to paint invigorating settings.

This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with utility abilities: Fleeting Current, Pool of Reflection, and Stirring Lights.
Subject: Torment
E
Subject: Torment (E)
Hwei envisions a series of torments, allowing him to paint controlling visages.

This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with crowd control abilities: Grim Visage, Gaze of the Abyss, and Crushing Maw.
Spiraling Despair
R
Spiraling Despair (R)
Hwei paints a vision of pure despair. The first enemy champion struck becomes the center of an expanding painting that slows and damages nearby enemies. The vision explodes after reaching its maximum size or when the champion dies.

Hwei Skins and Splash Arts

Default Hwei Default Hwei
Winterblessed Hwei Winterblessed Hwei
Spirit Blossom Hwei Spirit Blossom Hwei