Hwei Support Build

Hwei Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Support

Hwei Support performs best with a build featuring Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, and Shadowflame. The most effective rune setup for Hwei Support includes Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, paired with Legend: Haste and Presence of Mind 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.

Heal

Heal is an auto-targeted summoner spell that instantly restores health to your champion and an ally while also granting a small burst of movement speed.

Hwei Runes

Hwei Items

Hwei Ability Order

Hwei Matchups Overview

Strong against

Galio

Mel

Bard

Braum

Seraphine

Leona

Weak against

Soraka

Pyke

Sylas

Renata Glasc

Sona

Karma

Hwei Tips and Tricks

Fight in areas of the map that are quite tight, as this allows you to deal a lot of AOE damage. Playing around your Ultimate and E, especially in the mid and late game, is really important. When possible, try to abuse the enemy with auto-attacks, as this will help you win trades. But in the Support role, you are mostly a poke champion.

The Best Hwei Builds, Runes and Items for Support

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Hwei Support build, take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, choose Legend: Haste and Presence of Mind. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, depending on the matchup. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Blackfire Torch. Complete the build with Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Alternative

If you're looking for an alternative build, use Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. Pick Dark Harvest as your keystone, with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree. For the secondary tree, take Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Blackfire Torch. Finish the build with Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Morellonomicon. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Hwei Support build, take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. Use First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Manaflow Band and Transcendence. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Blackfire Torch. Complete the build with Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Morellonomicon. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Situational Hwei Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building situational items or using specific runes. Carefully evaluate your team, the enemy team, and the game state before finalizing your Hwei build. For rune shards, you may want to take either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you're facing in lane.