Hwei ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 55.8%
- Pick rate
- 2.3%
- 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
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Summoner spells
56.6%
366 games
Max order
Q
E
W
67.5%
80 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 55.8% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (412 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 78% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Draven (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Yasuo (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Hwei is an early-game champion: 56% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 47% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 12% (51) | |
| 61.4% | 21% (88) | |
| 61.2% | 44% (183) | |
| 60.9% | 11% (46) | |
| 60.7% | 7% (28) | |
| 60.5% | 10% (43) | |
| 57.0% | 19% (79) | |
| 55.6% | 7% (27) | |
| 55.5% | 91% (373) | |
| 55.3% | 9% (38) | |
| 51.9% | 26% (108) | |
| 50.0% | 10% (40) |
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.
55.3%73% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
59.1%21% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
71.4%2% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
40.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
56.6%89% pick
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Flash + Barrier
42.9%5% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
67.5%80 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (72%), Q → W → E (50%), E → Q → W (50%).
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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...