HweiB

Build guide · Patch 16.19HweiADC build

the Visionary

Win rate
53.0%

#1/40 by win rate▲ 0.4 vs 16.18

Pick rate
1.1%

#30/40 most pickedunchanged vs 16.18

Ban rate
2.6%

#21 most bannedunchanged vs 16.18

Overall rank · ADC
#14 / 40

Tier B · 22,069 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Hwei build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchCut DownLegend: Haste

Spells

FlashTeleport

Skill priority

Subject: DisasterQSubject: TormentESubject: SerenityW

Start

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

Blackfire TorchLiandry's TormentShadowflame

Runes

53.0% WR27.2% pick5,788 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Precision
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Deathfire TouchManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchCut DownLegend: Haste
51.9% WR14.6% pick3,116 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchCut DownLegend: Haste
52.8% WR3.1% pick667 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
52.0% WR2.9% pick619 games

Skill order

57.3% WR58.4% pick6,808 games
Subject: DisasterQ123456789101112131415
Subject: SerenityW123456789101112131415
Subject: TormentE123456789101112131415
Spiraling DespairR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport
53.1% WR82.8% pick17,261 games
FlashBarrier
52.0% WR9.1% pick1,889 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

59.2<25 min
54.425–30
49.230–35
50.035–40
47.040+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentShadowflameShadowflame
54.2%
15.4% · 2,296 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchShadowflameShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
52.1%
10.2% · 1,527 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchShadowflameShadowflameZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
52.1%
4.0% · 597 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
52.3%
3.4% · 503 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
50.8%
3.1% · 465 games
Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start53.1%
97.6% · 20,520 games
Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionTear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess
Start55.0%
1.1% · 240 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots53.6%
71.8% · 14,449 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots52.5%
23.7% · 4,771 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots54.4%
1.8% · 355 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch86.9% · 53.8%
ShadowflameShadowflame59.6% · 54.5%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment40.0% · 52.8%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap29.7% · 55.9%
Dark SealDark Seal25.0% · 54.8%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass22.2% · 53.6%
Luden's EchoLuden's Echo11.5% · 52.0%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb10.5% · 45.0%
CryptbloomCryptbloom8.6% · 55.0%
Void StaffVoid Staff8.1% · 54.2%
Horizon FocusHorizon Focus7.7% · 55.9%
Hextech RocketbeltHextech Rocketbelt6.2% · 57.1%
Mejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer6.0% · 77.0%
Seraph's EmbraceSeraph's Embrace5.1% · 55.3%
Bloodletter's CurseBloodletter's Curse5.0% · 53.6%
Cosmic DriveCosmic Drive4.7% · 54.2%

Hwei counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Hwei

Sivir47.6%429 gamesTristana50.2%839 gamesJinx50.7%1,427 gamesXayah51.5%373 gamesJhin51.9%1,542 gamesViktor52.0%444 games

Easiest matchupsHwei beats these

Miss Fortune56.8%417 gamesDraven56.0%509 gamesEzreal55.8%994 gamesAphelios54.6%707 gamesAshe54.4%548 gamesCaitlyn54.3%1,355 games

Hwei abilities

Signature of the Visionary

PassiveSignature of the Visionary

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

QSubject: Disaster

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.

Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6s · Cost: 80/90/100/110/120
Subject: Serenity

WSubject: Serenity

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.

Cooldown: 18/17.5/17/16.5/16s · Cost: 90/95/100/105/110
Subject: Torment

ESubject: Torment

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.

Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Spiraling Despair

RSpiraling Despair

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.

Cooldown: 120/100/80s · Cost: 100