HweiC

Build guide · Patch 16.19HweiSupport build

the Visionary

Win rate
49.2%

#28/49 by win rate▼ 0.8 vs 16.18

Pick rate
0.6%

#46/49 most pickedunchanged vs 16.18

Ban rate
2.5%

#24 most bannedunchanged vs 16.18

Overall rank · Support
#42 / 49

Tier C · 13,444 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 BandTranscendenceScorchPresence of MindLegend: Haste

Spells

FlashHeal

Skill priority

Subject: DisasterQSubject: TormentESubject: SerenityW

Start

Health PotionHealth Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

Blackfire TorchLiandry's TormentShadowflame

Runes

49.5% WR23.4% pick3,095 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 BandTranscendenceScorchPresence of MindLegend: Haste
46.9% WR14.4% pick1,905 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchUltimate HunterCheap Shot
48.9% WR8.0% pick1,052 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchCut DownLegend: Haste
55.1% WR2.2% pick294 games

Skill order

57.6% WR52.3% pick2,090 games
Subject: DisasterQ123456789101112131415
Subject: SerenityW123456789101112131415
Subject: TormentE123456789101112131415
Spiraling DespairR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashHeal
49.6% WR72.7% pick9,363 games
ExhaustFlash
47.2% WR15.8% pick2,042 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

51.8<25 min
49.225–30
47.730–35
47.235–40
50.540+

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

Item builds

First three completed items
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentShadowflameShadowflame
50.6%
8.0% · 354 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentMorellonomiconMorellonomicon
59.3%
4.4% · 194 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
49.4%
3.5% · 154 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchShadowflameShadowflameLiandry's TormentLiandry's Torment
43.3%
2.4% · 104 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchShadowflameShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
50.0%
2.3% · 100 games
Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start49.3%
95.6% · 12,140 games
Health PotionHealth Potion
Start49.7%
3.5% · 441 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots50.3%
60.5% · 7,335 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots49.4%
35.3% · 4,281 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots55.4%
2.7% · 332 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeZaz'Zak's Realmspike88.7% · 49.4%
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch63.9% · 50.1%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment35.1% · 50.1%
Luden's EchoLuden's Echo25.4% · 50.3%
ShadowflameShadowflame23.8% · 52.2%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb22.4% · 46.1%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass10.2% · 51.9%
Dark SealDark Seal9.0% · 52.5%
Horizon FocusHorizon Focus7.5% · 53.1%
MorellonomiconMorellonomicon7.0% · 51.4%
Imperial MandateImperial Mandate6.8% · 51.6%
Celestial OppositionCelestial Opposition6.8% · 49.9%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap5.0% · 52.2%
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal Scepter4.5% · 54.5%
Seraph's EmbraceSeraph's Embrace4.3% · 51.3%
Tear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess4.0% · 42.0%

Hwei counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Hwei

Blitzcrank44.2%371 gamesKarma45.8%393 gamesNautilus45.8%578 gamesJanna46.6%348 gamesLulu48.3%840 gamesLeona49.0%402 games

Easiest matchupsHwei beats these

Lux51.4%407 gamesNami51.2%449 gamesMilio50.8%321 gamesSeraphine49.4%346 gamesThresh49.3%802 gamesLeona49.0%402 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