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Hwei

Hwei Support

the Visionary
Win Rate: All Roles 49.5% | as Support 49.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 4.5% | as Support 0.5%
Ban Rate: 2.7%
Analyzed: 36458 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Mid Support ARAM

Hwei Support Guide

C Tier

Hwei is playable in Support with a 49.7% win rate (#30 among Support champions), compared to 49.5% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Hwei retains a loyal following with 4.5% overall pick rate and 0.5% pick rate in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 36458 ranked games. Very situational - only 11.4% of Hwei's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Sorcerer's Shoes, into Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, and Shadowflame. Hwei has weak vision control - 0.83 wards/min (#39 among supports). Averages 2.3 KDA (#37 among Support champions). Has a 2.7% ban rate (87th 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 Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, for Precision secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order.

Hwei Roles

Hwei

  • Mid
    (Mid - 78.6%) 28656 games

  • Support
    (Support - 11.4%) 4142 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 14065 ARAM games

Hwei Support Stats

49.7%
Win Rate (Role)
11.4%
Support (Role Rate)
2.7%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
4.1
Kills/Game
7.1
Deaths/Game
12.2
Assists/Game
0.83
Wards/Min
1.88
CS/Min
313
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 4.1%
Magic: 91.9%
True: 4.00%

Overall Champion Matrix

Hwei Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
50.5% Win Rate 66.0% Pick Rate2735 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.
61.7% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate11 games

Hwei Support 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.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.4% Win Rate 85.1% Pick Rate3523 games
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.1% Win Rate 61.7% Pick Rate2554 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.9% Win Rate 26.4% Pick Rate1094 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.3% Win Rate 1.3% Pick Rate55 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.
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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.
60.0% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate232 games
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
39.7% Win Rate 26.3% Pick Rate1087 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
87.4% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate10 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.3% Win Rate 1.3% Pick Rate55 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.1% Win Rate 61.7% Pick Rate2554 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.9% Win Rate 26.4% Pick Rate1094 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.
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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%.
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.
80.3% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate63 games
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
70.0% Win Rate 8.8% Pick Rate364 games
Other Items
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
70.0% Win Rate 8.8% Pick Rate364 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.
66.5% Win Rate 7.8% Pick Rate322 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.
57.0% Win Rate 6.0% Pick Rate250 games
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold) 75 Ability Power
25 Ability Haste
Hypershot
Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
28.6% Win Rate 6.0% Pick Rate249 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.
49.7% Win Rate 5.3% Pick Rate219 games
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
32.9% Win Rate 5.3% Pick Rate217 games
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
20.0% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate182 games

Hwei Support 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
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

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

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

49.1% Win Rate 54.6% Pick Rate2259 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Cash Back
Cash Back

Cash Back

Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
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…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

52.7% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate133 games

Hwei best with

Hwei Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
48.1% Win Rate 54.1% Pick Rate2239 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
56.6% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate32 games

Countered by Hwei

Hwei Counterpicks

Hwei Support Lane Matchups

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