Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy pokeHeavy CC

Build vs Hwei

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Dark Seal
1
Liandry's Torment
2Mage tank
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
3Mage tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Protoplasm Harness
5Survival

Summoner spells

4656%
41444%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
CelerityCelerity
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SingedSinged
HweiHwei
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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