Hwei Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.7%
- Pick rate
- 3.1%
- Ban rate
- 1.4%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Summoner spells
58.8%
17 games
Max order
Q
E
W
55.4%
112 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Hwei
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Hwei wins 48.7% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (550 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 50% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 64% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jayce (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Zed (26% over 19 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 73.3% | 5% (30) | |
| 62.2% | 15% (82) | |
| 60.0% | 4% (20) | |
| 56.7% | 18% (97) | |
| 53.6% | 20% (112) | |
| 53.1% | 24% (130) | |
| 49.1% | 91% (501) | |
| 48.9% | 9% (47) | |
| 46.9% | 6% (32) | |
| 46.5% | 39% (213) | |
| 44.1% | 6% (34) | |
| 39.1% | 8% (46) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Cut Down
Legend: Haste
Sorcery +
Precision 
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
48.9%64% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
48.0%23% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
44.4%7% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
60.0%5% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
48.3%86% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
48.1%5% pick
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Flash + Ghost
56.0%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
55.4%112 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (51%), E → Q → W (53%), Q → W → E (76%).
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PSignature of the VisionaryHwei 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...
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QSubject: Disaster
Hwei envisions a series of disasters, allowing him to paint a devastating blow.This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with damaging abilities: Devastating Fire, Severing Bolt, and Molten Fissure.
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WSubject: Serenity
Hwei envisions a series of serenities, allowing him to paint invigorating settings.This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with utility abilities: Fleeting Current, Pool of Reflection, and Stirring Lights.
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ESubject: Torment
Hwei envisions a series of torments, allowing him to paint controlling visages.This ability replaces Hwei's abilities with crowd control abilities: Grim Visage, Gaze of the Abyss, and Crushing Maw.
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RSpiraling DespairHwei paints a vision of pure despair. The first enemy champion struck becomes the center of an expanding painting that slows and damages nearby enemies. The vision explodes after reaching its maximum size or when the cha...