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Hwei

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. 1TalonTalon55.0%94 games
  2. 2YasuoYasuo54.3%320 games
  3. 3XerathXerath54.1%319 games
  4. 4IreliaIrelia54.0%123 games
  5. 5QiyanaQiyana54.1%92 games
  6. 6Vel'KozVel'Koz54.5%59 games
  7. 7KatarinaKatarina53.3%289 games
  8. 8KassadinKassadin53.3%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

Weaknesses to exploit

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Hwei's abilities does — and how to play around it.

Itemization

Dive comps and mobility. MR helps but positioning wins: never stand still in his paint.

This guide covers Hwei's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.

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