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Matchup

Katarina
Katarina
31%
69%

vs

55.5%

over 1753 games

Hwei
Hwei
47%
53%
Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy pokeHeavy CC

Favorable matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Hwei

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Lich Bane
1Mage
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Hextech Gunblade
5Mage

Summoner spells

41495%
4123%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP
Banshee's Veil
vs AP

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Nashor's Tooth
DPS
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Riftmaker
Mage tank
Experimental Hexplate
Bruiser
Endless Hunger
DPS
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Ravenous Hydra
DPS

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Guinsoo's Rageblade
95.8% WR24 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KatarinaKatarina
HweiHwei
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Hwei's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Signature of the Visionary (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s18s13s–
68s18s13s2m
96s17.5s13s2m
116s17s13s1m40
166s16s12s1m20
186s16s11s1m20

Playing against Hwei

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Hwei is immobile and squishy — assassins and direct engages punish him easily.

2

His R spreads to nearby allies: don't stay grouped if a teammate is hit by the ult.

3

Most of his spells are skillshots with a delay — move constantly to dodge them.

4

Punish him when his main cooldowns are down — his burst has a notable cooldown between combos.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026