Hwei Mid Build

Hwei Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Midlane

Hwei Mid performs best with a build featuring Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. The most effective rune setup for Hwei Mid includes Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, paired with Cut Down and Legend: Haste in the secondary tree.

Hwei Champion Abilities

Signature of the Visionary

Hwei’s damaging abilities against enemy champions mark them for 4 seconds.

Hitting marked enemies with another damaging ability creates an explosion underneath them, detonating after a short delay and dealing 35−180 (+35% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies in range. P

Subject: Disaster

Hwei paints visions of disaster that deal large damage to enemies.

Devastating Fire: Hwei launches a blazing fast fireball that explodes on the first enemy hit, dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+70% of ability power) plus +3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7% max health magic damage.

Severing Bolt: Hwei strikes over far distances with a delayed lightning bolt, dealing 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 (+25% of ability power) magic damage. Hitting an isolated or immobilized target increases the damage up to 160 / 237.5 / 330 / 437.5 / 560 (+50 / 59.375 / 68.75 / 78.125 / 87.5% of ability power) magic damage, depending on the target's missing health.

Molten Fissure: Hwei unleashes a path of eruptions, dealing 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+20% of ability power) magic damage in an area and leaving behind pools of lava that slow enemies by 30% and deal 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+62.5% of ability power) magic damage per second for 2.5 seconds. Q

Subject: Serenity

Hwei paints visions of serenity that provide utility for himself and allied champions.

Fleeting Current: Hwei launches a current of swift waters in a line that grants allies 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% (+2% per 100 ability power) movement speed.

Pool of Reflection: Hwei forms a protective pool that grants 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 (+30% of ability power) shield to allies inside over time. Allies receive 3.75 / 4.58 / 5.42 / 6.25 / 7.08 (+2.5% of ability power) shield.

Stirring Lights: Hwei creates three swirling lights that empower his next three abilities or attacks to deal an additional 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+15% of ability power) magic damage and restore 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 mana each. W

Subject: Torment

Hwei paints visions of torment that control enemies.

Grim Visage: Hwei launches a terrifying face that causes the first enemy hit to flee for 1 second and take 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Gaze of the Abyss: Hwei forms an eye that lingers and provides vision locking onto the first enemy champion that enters and launching a homing missile that roots the first enemy hit for 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8 / 2 seconds dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Crushing Maw: Hwei paints a set of jaws at a target location that drags enemies to the center dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and slowing enemies caught by 40 / 47.5 / 55 / 62.5 / 70% decaying over 1.25 seconds. E

Spiraling Despair

Hwei launches a vision of pure despair that sticks to an enemy champion for 3 seconds. The vision expands over time applying a slow to enemies for 10% stacking every 0.25 seconds, and dealing 2.5 / 5 / 7.5 (+1.25% of ability power) magic damage per second.

Upon completion, the vision shatters, dealing 200 / 300 / 400 (+80% of ability power) magic damage. R

Hwei Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Hwei Runes

Hwei Items

Hwei Ability Order

Hwei Matchups Overview

Strong against

Vex

Galio

Azir

Corki

Lissandra

Sylas

Weak against

Irelia

Fizz

Akshan

Diana

Qiyana

Mel

Hwei Tips and Tricks

Look for fights in the jungle where you can maximize your AoE damage potential. Playing around your R and E is crucial, as they provide strong zoning and pick potential in the mid and late game. Before committing to an all-in, always be mindful of your mana bar and ability cooldowns to ensure you can execute the best possible combination.

Hwei Best Build, Runes, and Items

Most Popular Build

Flash and Teleport are the preferred summoner spells. The best rune setup consists of Arcane Comet as the keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, with Cut Down and Legend: Haste in the secondary tree. Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling are optimal rune shards. The core item build starts with Blackfire Torch, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Liandry's Torment. Later, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff round out the setup. The recommended skill order is Q - E - W.

Alternative

Flash and Teleport remain the best summoner spells for this setup. Arcane Comet is the chosen keystone, accompanied by Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary rune tree, while Cut Down and Legend: Haste are taken in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Archangel's Staff is the first item to build, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Liandry's Torment. The rest of the build includes Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. The ability max order follows Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

Flash and Teleport are used in this variation as well. Arcane Comet leads the rune setup, with Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, alongside Cut Down and Legend: Haste in the secondary tree. Rune shards remain Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. The item path starts with Luden's Companion, then Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. The final three items include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill priority remains Q - E - W.

Situational Hwei Runes and Items

Matchups, team compositions, and game state influence the optimal rune and item choices. Adjustments may be necessary based on the type of damage threats in the game. For example, taking Armor or Magic Resist rune shards can be beneficial depending on the opposing mid-laner and jungle presence.