How to beat Hwei
Common role: Mid / Support
A painter with ten spells: poke, control and despair on one palette.
Best counters vs Hwei
Champions with the highest win rate against Hwei on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Talon55.0%94 games
- 2
Yasuo54.3%320 games
- 3
Xerath54.1%319 games
- 4
Irelia54.0%123 games
- 5
Qiyana54.1%92 games
- 6
Vel'Koz54.5%59 games
- 7
Katarina53.3%289 games
- 8
Kassadin53.3%117 games
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What makes Hwei dangerous
Hwei paints combinations from three schools — Disaster (lasers, meteors), Serenity (shields, speed) and Torment (roots, fear zones) — ten total spells. His ultimate marks and follows you, exploding in AoE despair. His poke range and CC variety outmatch most mages.
How to play against Hwei
- 1All his damage is skillshots — mobility and juking gut him.
- 2Rush him down: every good spell needs a two-part cast, pressure breaks the painting.
- 3The ult follows YOU — run at his team so it explodes on them... or just away from yours.
- 4He's immobile: one committed dive ends the exhibition.
Weaknesses to exploit
- ✓Everything is a dodgeable skillshot.
- ✓Immobile, squishy and dive-friendly.
- ✓Casting patterns are readable under pressure.
- ✓The fear/root zones are static — walk around them.
Abilities & how to counter them
What each of Hwei's abilities does — and how to play around it.
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Firma del VisionarioHwei marca a los campeones enemigos a los que inflige daño con habilidades para darles el toque final.Tras golpear a un enemigo con una segunda habilidad que inflija daño, firma el suelo que hay a sus pies. Tras un breve lapso de tiempo, la firma explota e inflige daño a todos los enemigos al alcance.
Strong: full combos detonate a bonus damage mark. Weak: needs both hits — break his painting rhythm with pressure.
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Temática: DesastresHwei concibe una serie de desastres, lo que le permite pintar un golpe devastador.Esta temática le otorga habilidades de daño a Hwei: Llamas asoladoras, Energía cercenante y Grieta magmática.
Strong: the Disaster school — lasers, meteors and rolling flame poke. Weak: all straight skillshots — lateral movement beats the school.
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Temática: SerenidadesHwei concibe una serie de serenidades, lo que le permite pintar escenas estimulantes.Esta temática le otorga habilidades de utilidad a Hwei: Corriente escurridiza, Aguas especulares y Luz inspiradora.
Strong: Serenity — shields, mana and team move speed. Weak: defensive casts cost him damage tempo — punish the pivot.
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Temática: TormentosHwei concibe una serie de tormentos, lo que le permite pintar rostros que ejerzan control sobre el enemigo.Esta temática le otorga habilidades con efectos de control de adversario a Hwei: Rostro lúgubre, Mirada del abismo y Fauces devastadoras.
Strong: Torment — roots, fear pools and pulls for picks. Weak: static zones with wind-ups — walk around, never through.
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Vórtice del dolorHwei pinta una visión de desesperación. El primer campeón enemigo al que golpea se vuelve el eje central de un cuadro en expansión que ralentiza e inflige daño a los enemigos cercanos. La visión explota tras alcanzar su tamaño máximo o cuando el campeón muere.
Strong: a seeking eye that follows and detonates in AoE despair. Weak: it tracks a marked target — run it AWAY from your team.
Itemization
Dive comps and mobility. MR helps but positioning wins: never stand still in his paint.
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