LEAGUE OF LEGENDS / CHAMPION
Hwei
Major net buff (score +8, 10 buffs / 2 nerfs). Notable: base damage 80→60; R cooldown 140→120; base base bonus movement speed 20→30. Touched across patches 25-4, 25-8, 25-18, 25-23, 26-4, 26-8.
- Patches touched
- 6
- Cumulative score
- +8.0
- Released
- 2023-12-05
Abilities
Signature of the Visionary
Hwei 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 short delay, dealing magic damage to all enemies in range.
Subject: 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.
- Cooldown
- 10s9876
- Mana
- 8090100110120
Subject: 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.
- Cooldown
- 18s17.51716.516
- Mana
- 9095100105110
Subject: 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.
- Cooldown
- 13s12.51211.511
- Mana
- 5055606570
Spiraling Despair
Hwei 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 champion dies.
- Cooldown
- 120s10080
- Mana
- 100100100
- Range
- 1,300
Base stats
| Stat | Base (Lv 1) | Per level |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 580 | +109 |
| Mana | 480 | +30 |
| Attack damage | 54 | — |
| Attack speed | 0.690/s | +2.500/s |
| Armor | 21 | +4.7 |
| Magic resist | 30 | +1.3 |
| Move speed | 330 | — |
| Attack range | 550 | — |
Lore
Hwei is a brooding painter who creates brilliant art in order to confront Ionia's criminals and comfort their victims. Beneath his melancholy roils a torn, emotional mind—haunted by both the vibrant visions of his imagination and the gruesome memories...
Hwei is a brooding painter who creates brilliant art in order to confront Ionia's criminals and comfort their victims. Beneath his melancholy roils a torn, emotional mind—haunted by both the vibrant visions of his imagination and the gruesome memories of his temple's massacre. Hwei seeks to understand this light and dark, which drives him inevitably toward the artist who unraveled him. With paintbrush and palette, Hwei shapes endless possibilities as he draws ever closer to earning closure or embracing despair.
Tips
Playing as Hwei
- Calm down, breathe, and focus.
- Each stroke requires precision and intention.
Playing against Hwei
- Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
- Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
- After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Patch impact
Changelog
- PASSIVEBase Damage35→40buff
- BASEMaximum Shield Value100→100neutral
- BASEAlly Shield Mod75→85buff
- RCooldown140→120buff
- BASEHit Damage20→20neutral
- BASEDamage over time50→50neutral
- BASETotal Damage70→70neutral
- PASSIVEAP Ratio30→35buff
- BASEBase Bonus Movement Speed20→30buff
- BASEBonus Movement Speed AP Ratio2→3buff
- EEQ Grim Visage AP Ratio60→65buff
- EEW Gaze of the Abyss AP Ratio60→65buff
- EEE Crushing Maw AP Ratio60→65buff
- PASSIVEDamage30→35buff
- RExplosion Damage200→200neutral
- PASSIVEDamage35→35neutral
- BASEDamage80→60nerf
- BASEDamage25→20nerf
Live performance
Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.
Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).