Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy pokeHeavy CC

Build vs Hwei

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
2DPS
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Kraken Slayer
5DPS

Summoner spells

41454%
3431%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

DPS

Kraken Slayer
DPS
Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Bloodthirster
DPS
Phantom Dancer
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Absorb LifeAbsorb Life
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
Shield BashShield Bash
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
YasuoYasuo
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