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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Assinatura do VisionárioHwei prepara os Campeões inimigos que sofrerem dano de suas Habilidades para deixar sua inconfundível assinatura.Atingir um inimigo com uma segunda Habilidade de dano conclui a assinatura, que fica sob ele. A assinatura detona após um breve intervalo, causando Dano Mágico a todos os inimigos dentro do alcance.
Strong: full combos detonate a bonus damage mark. Weak: needs both hits — break his painting rhythm with pressure.
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Tema: DesastreHwei vislumbra uma série de desastres, o que lhe permite pintar um golpe devastador.Substitui as Habilidades de Hwei por Habilidades de dano: Fogo Devastador, Raio Cortante e Fissura Derretida.
Strong: the Disaster school — lasers, meteors and rolling flame poke. Weak: all straight skillshots — lateral movement beats the school.
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Tema: SerenidadeHwei vislumbra uma série de serenidades, o que lhe permite pintar visões revigorantes.Substitui as Habilidades de Hwei por Habilidades de utilidade: Corrente Fugaz, Lagoa da Reflexão e Luzes Vivas.
Strong: Serenity — shields, mana and team move speed. Weak: defensive casts cost him damage tempo — punish the pivot.
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Tema: TormentoHwei vislumbra uma série de tormentos, o que lhe permite pintar visões controladoras.Substitui as Habilidades de Hwei por Habilidades de Controle de Grupo: Semblante Sinistro, Olhar do Abismo e Gorja Esmagadora.
Strong: Torment — roots, fear pools and pulls for picks. Weak: static zones with wind-ups — walk around, never through.
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Desespero VertiginosoHwei pinta uma paisagem de puro desespero. O primeiro Campeão inimigo atingido se torna o centro de uma pintura em expansão que causa dano e Lentidão aos inimigos próximos. A visão explode depois de atingir seu tamanho máximo ou quando o Campeão for abatido.
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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