SUBJECT: DISASTERSUBJECT: SERENITYSUBJECT: TORMENTSPIRALING DESPAIR
Hwei is a brooding painter who creates brilliant art in order to confront Ionia's criminals and comfort their victims. Beneath his melancholy roils a torn, emotional mind—haunted by both the vibrant visions of his imagination and the gruesome memories of his temple's massacre. Hwei seeks to understand this light and dark, which drives him inevitably toward the artist who unraveled him. With paintbrush and palette, Hwei shapes endless possibilities as he draws ever closer to earning closure or embracing despair.
CHAMPION GUIDE / BUILD
Mid HWEI Build
Recommended items, runes and spells for playing HWEI in the Mid lane.
BUILD NOT AVAILABLE YET
No published build has been assigned to this lane.
Mid Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
START
Amplifying Tome
+20 Ability Power
500
CORE
Blackfire TorchDeal burn damage
+80 Ability Power
+500 Maximum Mana
+20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.
Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power
+8 Magic Penetration
+75% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Infinity OrbAbilities deal bonus damage
+110 Ability Power +15 Magic PenetrationInevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 40% Health.
3100Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.BOOTS
Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Spellslinger's ShoesDeal bonus damage to minions
+35 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
2200Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch (Deal burn damage) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Infinity Orb (Abilities deal bonus damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Blackfire TorchDeal burn damage
+80 Ability Power +500 Maximum Mana +20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Blackfire Torch
Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.Infinity OrbAbilities deal bonus damage
+110 Ability Power +15 Magic PenetrationInevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 40% Health.
3100Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Rabadon's DeathcapBoosts Ability Power
+130 Ability PowerOverkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%.
3400Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's HourglassTurn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
Void StaffMagic Penetration (%)
+95 Ability Power +40% Magic Penetration 3000Void Staff TIPS: This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Void Staff
Mid Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Arcane Comet (Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location. When a comet hits an enemy champion, the next comet's damage increases.) as your keystone, followed by 
Manaflow Band (Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.), 
Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) and 
Scorch (Deals bonus damage to champions on ability hit.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Arcane CometPoke, Stack Amplification
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location. When a comet hits an enemy champion, the next comet's damage increases.
PRIMARY PATHSorcery
Manaflow BandIncrease Mana
Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.
TranscendenceReduces ability cooldowns
Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.
ScorchAbilities deal bonus damage
Deals bonus damage to champions on ability hit.
SECONDARY PATHResolve
Bone PlatingAnti-Burst Damage
Reduces incoming damage.
Mid Ability Order
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Support Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Spectral Sickle (Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
HealRestore 110 Health (110–400
) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
START
Spectral SickleAttack champions and structures to gain bonus gold
This item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Versatile: Gain 10 Attack Damage or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Tribute: Gain 1 encircling energy orb(s) every 30 seconds (max 3 orbs). While near an ally, the actions below will trigger Tribute, consuming 1 energy orb(s) to grant you 65 gold and restore your Health 20-80:
1. Using abilities or attacks to damage enemy champions or structures.
2. Attacking minions below 65% Health. This also executes them, and the gold generated from the minion kills is given to the ally nearest to you. 3. A nearby minion is killed while you have 3 orbs. Upon triggering Tribute, the ally nearest to you gains Tribute stacks.
Sentry: Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom.
Restraint: You do not earn gold generated from minion kills, but you earn gold equal to 50% of the bounty. The gold generated from your minion kills will be given to the ally nearest to you. Gold earned from monster kills is reduced by 50%.
Quest: Earn 750 gold with this item to transform it into Black Mist Scythe and bind you and the ally with the most Tribute stacks as Perfect Partners.
500
CORE
Black Mist ScytheAttack champions and structures to gain bonus gold
+10 Ability HasteVersatile: Gain 14 Attack Damage or 28 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage, or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Black Mist Scythe TIPS: This item is designed for support players, granting passive bonuses to gold and stats. It reduces your gold from killing minions and monsters but provides 75 gold and 1 Soulforce stack every 60 seconds. Each Soulforce stack adaptively grants health, attack damage, or ability power, and at 10 stacks you gain a significant bonus to one of these stats. The item also increases your effectiveness in clearing vision by dealing extra damage to revealed enemy wards. Ideal for map-control–focused supports who want to help their team without worrying about farming; you’ll steadily generate resources and strengthen your utility for both protect and peel.Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.Blackfire TorchDeal burn damage
+80 Ability Power +500 Maximum Mana +20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.BOOTS
Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Ionian Boots of LucidityReduces ability cooldowns
+50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
1000Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots are designed for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They provide mana regeneration, Ability Haste, and further reduce the cooldown of Summoner Spells, allowing you to use key abilities more frequently while bringing back Flash, Smite, Ignite, and other Summoner Spells faster. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, fighters, and any champion who benefits from maximizing ability uptime.Spellslinger's ShoesDeal bonus damage to minions
+35 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
2200Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.
Crimson LucidityReduces ability cooldown
+75% Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldown by 20%.
Noxian Haste: Healing or shielding allied champions, casting a spell, or dealing damage to enemies with abilities grants Movement Speed (10% for melee champions / 8% for ranged champions) for 4 seconds.
This effect can only be triggered once every 4 seconds per ability.
2000Crimson Lucidity TIPS: These boots are ideal for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They greatly reduce the cooldown of both abilities and Summoner Spells while granting bonus movement speed whenever you heal or shield allies, cast spells, or damage enemies with abilities. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, and fighters who value high mobility and maximum ability uptime.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Black Mist Scythe (Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) or Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Reduces ability cooldowns) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Blackfire Torch (Deal burn damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions). You may want to replace it with Crimson Lucidity (Reduces ability cooldown), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Black Mist ScytheAttack champions and structures to gain bonus gold
+10 Ability HasteVersatile: Gain 14 Attack Damage or 28 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage, or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Black Mist Scythe TIPS: This item is designed for support players, granting passive bonuses to gold and stats. It reduces your gold from killing minions and monsters but provides 75 gold and 1 Soulforce stack every 60 seconds. Each Soulforce stack adaptively grants health, attack damage, or ability power, and at 10 stacks you gain a significant bonus to one of these stats. The item also increases your effectiveness in clearing vision by dealing extra damage to revealed enemy wards. Ideal for map-control–focused supports who want to help their team without worrying about farming; you’ll steadily generate resources and strengthen your utility for both protect and peel.Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.Blackfire TorchDeal burn damage
+80 Ability Power +500 Maximum Mana +20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.
Liandry's TormentAbilities deal bonus damage
+300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Liandry's Torment
Zhonya's HourglassTurn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
MorellonomiconMagic damage reduces enemy healing
+300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability HasteAffliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2650Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Morellonomicon
Support Rune Build
For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet (Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location. When a comet hits an enemy champion, the next comet's damage increases.) as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band (Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.), Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) and Scorch (Deals bonus damage to champions on ability hit.) in the primary tree, as well as Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Arcane CometPoke, Stack Amplification
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location. When a comet hits an enemy champion, the next comet's damage increases.
PRIMARY PATHSorcery
Manaflow BandIncrease Mana
Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.
TranscendenceReduces ability cooldowns
Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.
ScorchAbilities deal bonus damage
Deals bonus damage to champions on ability hit.
SECONDARY PATHResolve
Bone PlatingAnti-Burst Damage
Reduces incoming damage.
Support Ability Order
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COMMUNITY BUILDS
Mid HWEI Community Builds
Explore published community builds for playing HWEI in the Mid lane.
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CREATE BUILD 54 (3.5) |  630 (120) |  8 (0.65) |
 0.75 (0.017) | 480 (50) | 12 (1) |
| 355 (0) | 34 (4.5) |  36 (1.2) |
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CHAMPION PROFILE / BASE STATISTICS
HWEI Champion DNA
Explore the champion’s playstyle and base statistics. Select a level to preview how recorded starting values and growth change from level 1 to 15.
01 / BASE STATS / LEVEL SCALING
CHAMPION STATISTICS
Recorded attributes at the selected level. Numbers below the chart remain in their original units.
02 / CHAMPION IDENTITY / PLAYSTYLE
PLAYSTYLE PROFILE
Damage, toughness, utility and difficulty use the champion’s stored profile and do not change with level.
CHAMPION PROFILE / ABILITIES
HWEI Ability and Tips
Explore each ability and its practical usage. Select a skill to view its description and available tips.
PASSIVE
SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
Hwei's damaging abilities against enemy champions mark them with his signature for 4 second(s).
Hitting a marked enemy with a second damaging ability consumes the mark to create an explosion underneath them that detonates after a short delay, dealing 30 magic damage (30-280 () + 25% ) to all enemies in range. Each ability can only trigger this effect once per target.
Hitting a marked enemy with a second damaging ability consumes the mark to create an explosion underneath them that detonates after a short delay, dealing 30 magic damage (30-280 (
) + 25% ) to all enemies in range. Each ability can only trigger this effect once per target. VIDEO
SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
ABILITY Q
SUBJECT: DISASTER
COOLDOWN:9.5/8.5/7.5/6.5s
MANA:80
Paints visions of disaster that deal large damage to enemies.
(QQ) - Devastating Fire: Paints a blazing fireball that flies out in the target direction. It explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 50 (50/85/120/155 + 70% ) plus 4/5/6/7% of the target's max Health as magic damage to all enemies in an area.
(QW) - Severing Bolt: Paints a long-range, delayed lightning bolt at the target location, dealing 80 magic damage (80/110/140/170 + 30% ). If the target is immobilized or only one target is struck, they take increased damage based on their missing Health, up to 100 magic damage (100/150/200/250% + 75% ).
(QE) - Molten Fissure: Paints a field of exploding volcanic eruptions, creating lingering lava in its path. Every eruption deals 20 magic damage (20/35/50/65 + 30% ) to enemies hit. Enemies in the lava area are dealt 20 magic damage (20/40/60/80 + 30% ) per second and slowed by 30%. Each lava pool lasts 2.5 seconds.
(QQ) - Devastating Fire: Paints a blazing fireball that flies out in the target direction. It explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 50 (50/85/120/155 + 70% ) plus 4/5/6/7% of the target's max Health as magic damage to all enemies in an area.(QW) - Severing Bolt: Paints a long-range, delayed lightning bolt at the target location, dealing 80 magic damage (80/110/140/170 + 30% ). If the target is immobilized or only one target is struck, they take increased damage based on their missing Health, up to 100 magic damage (100/150/200/250% + 75% ).(QE) - Molten Fissure: Paints a field of exploding volcanic eruptions, creating lingering lava in its path. Every eruption deals 20 magic damage (20/35/50/65 + 30% ) to enemies hit. Enemies in the lava area are dealt 20 magic damage (20/40/60/80 + 30% ) per second and slowed by 30%. Each lava pool lasts 2.5 seconds. VIDEO
SUBJECT: DISASTER
ABILITY W
SUBJECT: SERENITY
COOLDOWN:17/16.5/16/15.5s
MANA:90
Paints visions of serenity that provide utility for himself and allied champions.
(WQ) - Fleeting Current: Paints a current of swift waters in a line for 4/4.5/5/5.5 seconds that grants 30% Movement Speed (30/32/35/37 + 3% ) to himself and allied champions.
(WW) - Pool of Reflection: Paints a protective pool at the target location that lasts 3 seconds, granting a shield that absorbs 50 damage (50/70/90/110 + 30% ) to allied champions in the area. The shield increases over 1.5 seconds, up to an increase of 108 damage (108/128/148/168 + 71% ). Shields granted to allied champions other than Hwei are reduced by 15%.
(WE) - Stirring Lights: Paints three swirling lights that circle him, causing his next three abilities or attacks to deal 20 bonus magic damage (20/30/40/50 + 15% ) and restore 45/50/55/60 Mana on hit.
(WQ) - Fleeting Current: Paints a current of swift waters in a line for 4/4.5/5/5.5 seconds that grants 30% Movement Speed (30/32/35/37 + 3% ) to himself and allied champions.(WW) - Pool of Reflection: Paints a protective pool at the target location that lasts 3 seconds, granting a shield that absorbs 50 damage (50/70/90/110 + 30% ) to allied champions in the area. The shield increases over 1.5 seconds, up to an increase of 108 damage (108/128/148/168 + 71% ). Shields granted to allied champions other than Hwei are reduced by 15%.(WE) - Stirring Lights: Paints three swirling lights that circle him, causing his next three abilities or attacks to deal 20 bonus magic damage (20/30/40/50 + 15% ) and restore 45/50/55/60 Mana on hit. VIDEO
SUBJECT: SERENITY
ABILITY E
SUBJECT: TORMENT
COOLDOWN:13/12/11/10s
MANA:50
Paints visions of torment that control enemies.
(EQ) - Grim Visage: Launches a terrifying face that strikes the first enemy hit, fearing them for 1/1.125/1.25/1.375 second(s) and dealing 70 magic damage (70/120/170/220 + 70% ).
(EW) - Gaze of the Abyss: Paints an abyssal eye at the target location that grants vision, locking onto the nearest enemy champion and launching a homing missile at them. The missile roots the first enemy hit for 1.25/1.5/1.75/2 second(s), dealing 70 magic damage (70/120/170/220 + 70% ) and revealing them for 2.5 second(s).
(EE) - Crushing Maw: Paints crushing jaws that deal 60 magic damage (60/110/160/210 + 60% ) to enemies hit and drag them toward the center, applying a 40/50/60/70% slow that decays over 1.25 second(s).
(EQ) - Grim Visage: Launches a terrifying face that strikes the first enemy hit, fearing them for 1/1.125/1.25/1.375 second(s) and dealing 70 magic damage (70/120/170/220 + 70% ).(EW) - Gaze of the Abyss: Paints an abyssal eye at the target location that grants vision, locking onto the nearest enemy champion and launching a homing missile at them. The missile roots the first enemy hit for 1.25/1.5/1.75/2 second(s), dealing 70 magic damage (70/120/170/220 + 70% ) and revealing them for 2.5 second(s).(EE) - Crushing Maw: Paints crushing jaws that deal 60 magic damage (60/110/160/210 + 60% ) to enemies hit and drag them toward the center, applying a 40/50/60/70% slow that decays over 1.25 second(s). VIDEO
SUBJECT: TORMENT
ABILITY R
SPIRALING DESPAIR
COOLDOWN:70/60/50s
MANA:100
Launches a vision of pure despair that sticks to an enemy champion for 3 seconds. The vision expands over time, applying a 10% slow that stacks every 0.25 second(s) to enemies and dealing 10 magic damage (10/20/30 + 5% ) per second.
Upon reaching its maximum size, the vision shatters, dealing 200 magic damage (200/300/400 + 70%).
) per second.Upon reaching its maximum size, the vision shatters, dealing 200 magic damage (200/300/400 + 70%
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SPIRALING DESPAIR
CHAMPION PROFILE / BALANCE HISTORY
HWEI Patch Changes
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NERFED 15 OCT 2026 (PATCH 7.3B)
(PASSIVE) SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
Damage: 40-285 (based on level) + 30% Ability Power → 30-280 (based on level) + 25% Ability Power.
(WW) SUBJECT: SERENITY - POOL OF REFLECTION
Initial Shield: 60/80/100/120 + 35% Ability Power → 50/70/90/110 + 30% Ability Power.
Maximum Shield: 108/128/148/168 + 71% Ability Power → 98/118/138/158 + 60% Ability Power.
(WE) SUBJECT: SERENITY - STIRRING LIGHTS
Bonus Base Damage: 30/40/50/60 → 20/30/40/50.
(EE) SUBJECT: TORMENT - CRUSHING MAW
Hitbox of the jaws: Optimized.
Cast Range: 7.5 → 7.
Damage: 70/120/170/220 + 70% Ability Power → 60/110/160/210 + 60% Ability Power.
(PASSIVE) SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
Damage: 40-285 (based on level) + 30% Ability Power → 30-280 (based on level) + 25% Ability Power.
(WW) SUBJECT: SERENITY - POOL OF REFLECTION
Initial Shield: 60/80/100/120 + 35% Ability Power → 50/70/90/110 + 30% Ability Power.
Maximum Shield: 108/128/148/168 + 71% Ability Power → 98/118/138/158 + 60% Ability Power.
(WE) SUBJECT: SERENITY - STIRRING LIGHTS
Bonus Base Damage: 30/40/50/60 → 20/30/40/50.
(EE) SUBJECT: TORMENT - CRUSHING MAW
Hitbox of the jaws: Optimized.
Cast Range: 7.5 → 7.
Damage: 70/120/170/220 + 70% Ability Power → 60/110/160/210 + 60% Ability Power.
NERFED 30 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.3A)
(PASSIVE) SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
Damage: 33-333 (based on level) + 33% Ability Power → 40-285 (based on level) + 30% Ability Power.
(QQ) SUBJECT: DISASTER - DEVASTATING FIRE
Damage: 50/90/130/170 + 75% Ability Power + 4/5/6/7% Maximum Health → 50/85/120/155 + 70% Ability Power + 4/5/6/7% Maximum Health.
(QW) SUBJECT: DISASTER - SEVERING BOLT
Damage ratio based on Health lost: 150/200/250/300% → 100/150/200/250%.
(R) SPIRALING DESPAIR
Explosion Damage: 250/350/450 + 75% Ability Power → 200/300/400 + 70% Ability Power.
(PASSIVE) SIGNATURE OF THE VISIONARY
Damage: 33-333 (based on level) + 33% Ability Power → 40-285 (based on level) + 30% Ability Power.
(QQ) SUBJECT: DISASTER - DEVASTATING FIRE
Damage: 50/90/130/170 + 75% Ability Power + 4/5/6/7% Maximum Health → 50/85/120/155 + 70% Ability Power + 4/5/6/7% Maximum Health.
(QW) SUBJECT: DISASTER - SEVERING BOLT
Damage ratio based on Health lost: 150/200/250/300% → 100/150/200/250%.
(R) SPIRALING DESPAIR
Explosion Damage: 250/350/450 + 75% Ability Power → 200/300/400 + 70% Ability Power.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTERS
Mid HWEI Counters
Explore champion matchups and synergies for HWEI in the Mid lane.
THREATS
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTER ITEMS
Mid HWEI Counter Items
Discover items that help counter HWEI in the Mid lane.
MAGIC RESIST
Magic resistance helps you survive this champion's magic damage.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health
+25 Magic Resistance
+30 Tenacity
+45 Move Speed
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Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+400 Max Health
+60 Magic Resistance
+5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance.
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Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+400 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move SpeedAbsorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance
. 2800Force of Nature TIPS: This item combines Health, high Magic Resistance, and Movement Speed, providing strong protection against magic damage. Taking ability damage from enemy champions gradually builds a defensive effect, while damaging enemies refreshes its duration. At maximum stacks, it significantly increases Magic Resistance and Movement Speed, making it especially effective against teams with heavy magic damage.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
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Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+85 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health.
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Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +85 Magic ResistanceMagebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health
. 2800Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
CLEANSE OR BLOCK SPELLS
Items that cleanse or block negative spell effects.
Quicksilver Sash
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
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Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
1100Quicksilver Sash TIPS: This enchant instantly removes most crowd control effects and briefly grants immunity to further disables. Once the effect ends, it provides increased resistance to crowd control and slows, helping you escape dangerous situations or continue fighting without interruption. It is an excellent choice against teams with heavy crowd control, allowing you to stay mobile and effective in crucial moments.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
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Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor +35 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
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Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Mercurial Scimitar
Dispels crowd control
+45 Attack Damage
+12% Lifesteal
+40 Magic Resistance
Quicksilver Sash (Active): Removes all crowd control debuffs from you and grants immunity to crowd control for 0.25s.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
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Dispels crowd control
+45 Attack Damage +12% Lifesteal +40 Magic ResistanceQuicksilver Sash (Active): Removes all crowd control debuffs from you and grants immunity to crowd control for 0.25s.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
3100Mercurial Scimitar TIPS: This item is designed to counter crowd control. Its active removes most disabling effects and briefly grants immunity to follow-up control, while the passive provides additional resistance to crowd control and slows once the effect ends. It is an excellent choice for marksmen, fighters, and assassins who need to maintain their mobility and keep dealing damage against heavy-CC team compositions.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
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Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health +50 Attack DamageGouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
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Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power +40 Magic ResistanceAnnul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
3000Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COMBOS
HWEI Skill Combos
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CHAMPION GUIDE / TIPS
Mid HWEI Tips
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CHAMPION GUIDE / STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Mid HWEI Strengths and Weaknesses
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CHAMPION GUIDE / GAME PLAN
Mid HWEI Strategy and Tactics
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CHAMPION GUIDE / POWER SPIKES
Mid HWEI Power Spikes
Learn when HWEI is strongest in the Mid lane across early, mid and late game.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / JUNGLE PATH
HWEI Jungle Path
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