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Hwei

Mage / Support

League of Legends (PC)

Hwei was last buffed in Patch 26.4 (). Across 19 patches, Hwei has received 8 buffs, 3 nerfs, 7 adjustments since release in Patch 13.24.

Abilities
Signature of the VisionaryPC
Passive - Signature of the Visionary
Effect Radius: 285

Innate: Hwei's damaging abilities mark enemies hit for 4 seconds. Subsequent damaging abilities against marked targets consume the mark to create an explosion beneath them, dealing 35 - 252.94 (based on level) (+ 35% AP) bonus magic damage to enemies in the area after a 0.85 -second delay.

Subject: DisasterPC
Q - Subject: Disaster
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 Mana
CD: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
Cast Time: None

Toggle: Hwei enters a disastrous mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.

Devastating FirePC
Q - Devastating Fire
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 800 / 1075
Effect Radius: 175

Active - QQ: Hwei slings a fireball in the target direction that explodes upon colliding with the first enemy or reaching maximum range, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies. The damage based on the target's health ratio is capped at 250 against monsters.

Magic Damage: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+ 70% AP) (+ 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7% of target's maximum health)
Fleeting CurrentPC
Q - Fleeting Current
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 1200

Active - WQ: Hwei forms a current of water in the target direction, creating a path for a duration that grants him and allied champions bonus movement speed and ghosting for 0.5 seconds, with the bonus refreshing every 0.125 seconds while they remain in the area.

Path Duration: 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 seconds
Bonus Movement Speed: 30 / 32.5 / 35 / 37.5 / 40% (+ 3% per 100 AP)

Hwei can move during Fleeting Current's cast time.

Grim VisagePC
Q - Grim Visage
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 1100

Active - EQ: Hwei launches a terrifying grin in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit, knockdown, and fear them for a duration, as well as slow them by 60% for the same duration.

Magic Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+ 65% AP)
Disable Duration: 1 / 1.12 / 1.25 / 1.38 / 1.5 seconds
Severing BoltPC
W - Severing Bolt
Cast Time: 0.5
Range: 1900
Effect Radius: 225

Active - QW: Hwei calls upon a lightning bolt to strike at the target location after 1 second, dealing magic damage to enemies within the area.

Magic Damage: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+ 25% AP)
Maximum Damage Increase: 200 / 237.5 / 275 / 312.5 / 350%
Maximum Damage: 0 (+ 50 / 59.38 / 68.75 / 78.12 / 87.5% AP)

If Severing Bolt hits only one enemy or immobilize enemies, it deals increased damage based on the target's missing health. This bonus damage is capped at 300 against monsters.

Severing Bolt deals 50% damage to minions and non-epic monsters.

Subject: SerenityPC
W - Subject: Serenity
Cost: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 Mana
CD: 18 / 17.5 / 17 / 16.5 / 16
Cast Time: None

Toggle: Hwei enters a serene mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.

Pool of ReflectionPC
W - Pool of Reflection
Cast Time: 0.3
Range: 650
Effect Radius: 350

Active - WW: Hwei summons a pool of water at the target location, creating a protective zone for 3 seconds that grants him and allied champions a shield at the start of the cast time and for 0.5 seconds while within the area. The shield refreshes and increases in strength by an amount every 0.25 over the duration while they remain in the area.

Initial Shield Strength: 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+ 30% AP)
Bonus Shield per Tick: 8.33 / 11.67 / 15 / 18.34 / 21.67 (+ 5% AP)
Total Maximum Shield: 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260 (+ 60% AP)
Ally Initial Shield: 42.5 / 59.5 / 76.5 / 93.5 / 110.5 (+ 25.5% AP)
Ally Bonus Shield per Tick: 7.08 / 9.92 / 12.75 / 15.59 / 18.42 (+ 4.25% AP)
Ally Total Maximum Shield: 85 / 119 / 153 / 187 / 221 (+ 51% AP)

Pool of Reflection's shield strength is reduced to 85% for allies.

Gaze of the AbyssPC
W - Gaze of the Abyss
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 900
Effect Radius: 350 / 600 / 450

Active - EW: Hwei tosses an eyeball to the target location. Upon arrival, it expands over 0.2 seconds into a dark gaze lasting 3 seconds, granting sight in a larger area. After 0.7 seconds of being placed, the eye locks onto the nearest visible enemy champion or otherwise remains there until an enemy champion is in range. Once locked on, the eye launches itself at the target after 0.3 seconds and collides with the first enemy hit to deal magic damage, true sight them for 2.5 seconds, and root them for a duration.

Magic Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+ 65% AP)
Root Duration: 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8 / 2 seconds
Molten FissurePC
E - Molten Fissure
Cast Time: 0.35
Range: 1200
Effect Radius: 225

Active - QE: Hwei marks a blazing path in the target direction. After 0.6 seconds, the path erupts into volcanic explosions every 0.2 seconds from the point of cast, for a total of 7 explosions. Each explosion creates a shockwave that deals magic damage to nearby enemies.

Magic Damage: 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+ 30% AP)
Magic Damage per Tick: 5 / 8.75 / 12.5 / 16.25 / 20 (+ 6% AP)
Total Fissure Magic Damage: 50 / 87.5 / 125 / 162.5 / 200 (+ 60% AP)

Each explosion also leaves a lava fissure in its wake. A fissure lasts for 2.5 seconds, dealing magic damage every 0.25 seconds to enemies within the area and slow them by 30%. Enemies may be damaged by multiple fissures at once.

Molten Fissure's damage is reduced to 60% against minions and increased to 135% against monsters.

Stirring LightsPC
E - Stirring Lights
Cast Time: None

Active - WE: Hwei surrounds himself in swirling flares that empower his next 3 basic attacks or ability hits within 9 seconds to each deal bonus magic damage and restore mana.

Bonus Magic Damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 15% AP)
Maximum Magic Damage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP)
Mana Restore: 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65
Total Mana Restore: 135 / 150 / 165 / 180 / 195
Reduced Bonus Damage: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+ 7.5% AP)

Stirring Lights' bonus damage is reduced to 50% against minions or monsters if applied by his area of effect abilities.

Subject: TormentPC
E - Subject: Torment
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana
CD: 13 / 12.5 / 12 / 11.5 / 11
Cast Time: None

Toggle: Hwei enters a tumultuous mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.

Crushing MawPC
E - Crushing Maw
Cast Time: 0.35
Range: 800

Active - EE: Hwei conjures a jaw at the target location that snaps after 0.6 seconds, dealing magic damage to enemies in the area and slow them by an amount that decays over 1.25 seconds. Enemies that are not standing at the center when the jaw snaps are airborne there.

Magic Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+ 65% AP)
Slow: 40 / 47.5 / 55 / 62.5 / 70%
Wash BrushPC
R - Wash Brush
Cast Time: None

Toggle - QR, WR, ER: Hwei exits his current mood without incurring its ability cost or cooldown, toggling it off.

Wash Brush can only be cast if Hwei has entered a mood, and can be used while affected by cast-inhibiting crowd control.

Spiraling DespairPC
R - Spiraling Despair
Cost: 100 Mana
CD: 120 / 100 / 80
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 1340
Effect Radius: 500

Active: Hwei launches a globule of pure despair in the target direction that collides with the first enemy champion hit, afflicting them with an aura that grows over 3 seconds, true sight the target, and grants sight within its radius. Enemies within are both dealt magic damage and applied a stack of Despair every 0.25 seconds.

Magic Damage per Tick: 2.5 / 5 / 7.5 (+ 1.25% AP)
Total Magic Damage: 30 / 60 / 90 (+ 15% AP)
Magic Damage: 200 / 325 / 450 (+ 80% AP)
Maximum Total Damage: 230 / 385 / 540 (+ 95% AP)

Despair: For each stack, the target is slow by 10% for 0.25 seconds, stacking up to 12 times.

At the end of the duration or when the target dies, the aura explodes to deal magic damage to enemies within and remove all Despair stacks from affected enemies.

Spiraling Despair can only be cast if Hwei has not entered a mood.

Base Stats

Health: 580
Health Per Level: 109
Mana: 480
Mana Per Level: 30
Attack Damage: 54
AD Per Level: 3.3
Attack Speed: 0.69
AS Per Level: 2.5
Armor: 21
Armor Per Level: 4.7
Magic Resist: 30
MR Per Level: 1.3
Movement Speed: 330
Range: 550
Health Regen: 5.5
HP Regen Per Level: 0.55
Mana Regen: 7.5
Mana Regen Per Level: 0.75
Patch 26.4buff

After Hwei's adjustments late last year, he's a little weaker than he ought to be. We don't want to buff his wave clear back up as that was the original problem he had, so instead we want to reward him for using his whole toolkit and coordinating with his team.

Pool of Reflection

  • Maximum base shield increased to 100/140/180/220/260 from 100/125/150/175/200.
  • Ally shield strength increased to 85% from 75%.

Spiraling Despair

  • Cooldown reduced to 120/100/80 seconds from 140/110/80.
Patch 25.23change

Hwei's a well-performing mid laner who has low-quality gameplay when he can simply throw out Q-E and clear waves with little effort. We'd like to weaken his access to non-committal wave clear by nerfing that output. As the intended rank 5 magnitude would mark an over-nerf, we're partially compensating him with an AP ratio buff. These changes will still result in a net reduction in power and should open up more room for laning phase interactivity.

Molten Fissure

  • Explosion base damage reduced to 20/35/50/65/80 from 20/40/60/80/100.
  • Fissure base damage per tick reduced to 5/8.75/12.5/16.25/20 from 5/10/15/20/25.
  • Maximum fissure base damage reduced to 50/87.5/125/162.5/200 from 50/100/150/200/250.
  • Fissure AP ratio per tick increased to 6% AP from 5% AP.
  • Maximum fissure AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 50% AP.
Patch 25.18buff

Passive and E abilities' damage increased. WQ movement speed increased.

Signature of the Visionary

  • AP ratio increased to 35% AP from 30% AP.

Fleeting Current

  • Base bonus movement speed increased to 30/32.5/35/37.5/40% from 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%.
  • Bonus movement speed AP ratio increased to 3% per 100 AP from 2% per 100 AP.

Grim Visage

  • AP ratio increased to 65% AP from 60% AP.

Gaze of the Abyss

  • AP ratio increased to 65% AP from 60% AP.

Crushing Maw

  • AP ratio increased to 65% AP from 60% AP.
Patch 25.13change

Signature of the Visionary

  • Bug Fix: After marking an enemy using Gaze of the Abyss and using another ability to trigger the explosion, the explosion no longer incorrectly casts at the location of a previously slain target who had been marked by Signature of the Visionary but its effect was not consumed to trigger an explosion, instead of at the location of the first.
Patch 25.10change

Molten Fissure

  • Bug Fix: Spawned fissures no longer prevent minions' pathing.
Patch 25.8buff

Passive damage increased. R damage increased.

Signature of the Visionary

  • Base damage increased to 35 to 230 (based on level) from 35 to 180 (based on level).

Spiraling Despair

  • Explosion base damage increased to 200/325/450 from 200/300/400.
Patch 25.4nerf

Passive damage decreased. QW damage decreased early. WE damage decreased.

Signature of the Visionary

  • AP ratio reduced to 30% AP from 35% AP.

Severing Bolt

  • Base damage reduced to 60/85/110/135/160 from 80/100/120/140/160.

Stirring Lights

  • Base damage per hit reduced to 20/30/40/50/60 from 25/35/45/55/65.
  • Total base damage reduced to 60/90/120/150/180 from 75/105/135/165/195.
  • AP ratio per hit reduced to 15% AP from 20% AP.
  • Total AP ratio reduced to 45% AP from 60% AP.
Patch 14.22change

General

  • Bug Fix: Basic attack missile VFX now spawns at the brush's tip instead of Hwei's center.
Patch 14.21nerf

QQ damage decreased. E cooldown increased.

Devastating Fire

  • Base damage reduced to 50/80/110/140/170 from 60/90/120/150/180.
  • AP ratio reduced to 70% AP from 75% AP.

Subject: Torment

  • Cooldown increased to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 seconds from 12/11.5/11/10.5/10.
Patch 14.18buff

WW ally shield strength increased.

Pool of Reflection

  • Shield strength on allies increased to 75% from 50%.
Patch 14.11nerf

QQ damage decreased. QE damage decreased.

Devastating Fire

  • Health ratio reduced to 3/4/5/6/7% of target's maximum health from 4/5/6/7/8%.

Molten Fissure

  • Fissure AP ratio per tick reduced to 5% AP from 6.25% AP.
  • Fissure total AP ratio reduced to 50% AP from 62.5% AP.
Patch 14.10change

Wash Brush

  • Bug Fix: After the Hwei player disconnects, no longer locks Hwei in a permanent state of having no abilities due to activating one of his subjects but not using an ability before disconnecting.
Patch 14.8buff

Passive bonus magic damage increased.

Signature of the Visionary

  • AP ratio increased to 35% AP from 30% AP.
Patch 14.5change

General

  • Bug Fix: Subjects no longer sometimes share the cooldown of the last used basic spell.
Patch 14.4buff

General

  • New Effect: In the Golden Ratio Quest, Spiraling Despair now has a 3 second forgiveness window for him to kill Jhin for quest completion.
Patch 14.3change

Wash Brush

  • Bug Fix: No longer locks him out of his subject selection upon casting Wash Brush during a buffer or cast time of any of his basic abilities when those abilities are targeted outside of their maximum cast range.
Patch 14.2buff

E cooldown decreased. EQ flee duration now increases with rank.

General

  • Bug Fix: Spell slot is no longer locked temporarily if he leveled up a skill while entering a Subject.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer sometimes enter a Subject while he was out of mana.

Subject: Disaster

  • Bug Fix: No longer becomes locked out of leaving the Subject if he died while casting Devastating Fire as the player was reconnecting to the game.

Devastating Fire

  • Bug Fix: No longer sometimes explodes prematurely when hitting walls or other champion abilities.

Molten Fissure

  • Bug Fix: Slow no longer stacks with the slow of Crushing Maw.

Subject: Torment

  • Cooldown reduced to 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds from 15/14/13/12/11.
  • Bug Fix: No longer is sometimes redirected by walls or other champion abilities.

Grim Visage

  • Fear duration increased to 1/1.125/1.25/1.375/1.5 seconds from 1 at all ranks.
Patch 14.1buff

Base armor increased.

Stats

  • Base armor increased to 21 from 18.

General

  • Bug Fix: No longer sometimes casts a different ability from the same subject if his previous cast was interrupted by an item activation.
  • Bug Fix: Basic abilities no longer go on cooldown from certain rapid button press combinations.
  • Bug Fix: No longer sometimes casts a different spell than the one he input while casting during movement.

Gaze of the Abyss

  • Bug Fix: No longer expires before reaching a moving target.
Patch 13.24new

Hwei added to League of Legends

Every mark should have meaning. Make your mark with Hwei on December 6, 2023 at 21:00 UTC.

Signature of the Visionary - Innate

  • Innate: Hwei's damaging abilities mark enemies hit for 4 seconds. Damaging them with a different ability consumes the mark to create an explosion beneath them, dealing 35 to 180 (based on level) (+ 30% AP) bonus magic damage to enemies in the area after 0.85 seconds.
  • Effect Radius: 285.

Subject: Disaster - Q

  • Active: Hwei enters a disastrous mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.
  • Mana Cost: 100/105/110/115/120.
  • Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds.
  • Cast Time: None.

Devastating Fire - QQ

  • Active - QQ: Hwei slings a fireball in the target direction that explodes upon colliding with the first enemy or reaching maximum range, dealing 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 60% AP) (+ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6% of target's maximum health) magic damage to all nearby enemies. The damage based on the target's health ratio is capped at 250 against monsters.
  • Cast Time: 0.25 seconds, Range: 800, Speed: 2000.

Severing Bolt - QW

  • Active - QW: Hwei calls upon a lightning bolt to strike at the target location after 1 second, dealing 80/100/120/140/160 (+ 25% AP) magic damage to enemies within the area.
  • Against enemies that are immobilize or isolated from their allies, Severing Bolt deals 200/237.5/275/312.5/350% increased damage based on the target's missing health. This bonus damage is capped at 300 against monsters.
  • Severing Bolt deals 50% damage to minions and non-epic monsters.
  • Cast Time: 0.5 seconds, Target Range: 1900.

Molten Fissure - QE

  • Active - QE: Hwei marks a blazing path in the target direction. After 0.7 seconds, the path erupts into volcanic explosions every 0.175 seconds from the point of cast. Each explosion creates a shockwave that deals 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 30% AP) magic damage to nearby enemies.
  • Each explosion also leaves a lava fissure in its wake. A fissure lasts for 2.5 seconds, dealing 5/10/15/20/25 (+ 6.25% AP) magic damage every 0.25 seconds to enemies within the area and slow them by 30%.
  • Molten Fissure's damage is reduced to 60% against minions and increased to 135% against monsters.
  • Cast Time: 0.35 seconds.

Subject: Serenity - W

  • Active: Hwei enters a serene mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.
  • Mana Cost: 90/95/100/105/110.
  • Cooldown: 18/17.5/17/16.5/16 seconds.
  • Cast Time: None.

Fleeting Current - WQ

  • Active - WQ: Hwei forms a current of water in the target direction, creating a path for 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 seconds that grants him and allied champions 20/22.5/25/27.5/30% (+ 2% per 100 AP) bonus movement speed and ghosting for 0.5 seconds, refreshing every 0.125 seconds while they remain in the area.
  • Cast Time: 0.25 seconds.

Pool of Reflection - WW

  • Active - WW: Hwei summons a pool of water at the target location, creating a protective zone for 3 seconds that grants him and allied champions a shield for 45/55/65/75/85 (+ 30% AP) for 0.5 seconds while within the area. The shield refreshes and increases in strength by 3.75/4.58/5.42/6.25/7.08 (+ 2.5% AP) every 0.25 over the duration while they remain in the area, up to a total maximum shield of 90/110/130/150/170 (+ 60% AP).
  • Pool of Reflection's shield strength is reduced to 50% for allies.
  • Cast Time: 0.3 seconds.

Stirring Lights - WE

  • Active - WE: Hwei surrounds himself in swirling flares that empower his next 3 basic attacks or ability hits within 9 seconds to each deal 25/35/45/55/65 (+ 20% AP) bonus magic damage and restore 45/50/55/60/65 mana.
  • Stirring Lights' bonus damage is reduced to 50% against minions or monsters if applied by his area of effect abilities.
  • Cast Time: None.

Subject: Torment - E

  • Active: Hwei enters a tumultuous mood, gaining access to its abilities as well as Wash Brush. He will exit the mood upon casting any of them.
  • Mana Cost: 50/55/60/65/70.
  • Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds.
  • Cast Time: None.

Grim Visage - EQ

  • Active - EQ: Hwei launches a terrifying grin in the target direction that deals 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 55% AP) magic damage to the first enemy hit and fear them for 1 second, during which they are slow by 60%.
  • Cast Time: 0.25 seconds.

Gaze of the Abyss - EW

  • Active - EW: Hwei tosses an eyeball to the target location. Upon arrival, it expands into a dark gaze for 1.35 to 3 seconds based on cast distance, granting sight in a larger area. After 0.7 seconds of being placed, the eye locks onto the nearest visible enemy champion, launching itself at the target after 0.35 seconds and colliding with the first enemy hit to deal 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 55% AP) magic damage, true sight them for 2.5 seconds, and root them for 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds.
  • Cast Time: 0.25 seconds, Effect Radius: 350.

Crushing Maw - EE

  • Active - EE: Hwei conjures a jaw at the target location that snaps after 0.627 seconds, dealing 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 55% AP) magic damage to enemies in the area and slow them by 40/47.5/55/62.5/70%, decaying over 1.25 seconds. Enemies that are not standing at the center when the jaw snaps are airborne there.
  • Cast Time: 0.35 seconds.

Wash Brush - QR, WR, ER

  • Active - QR, WR, ER: Hwei exits his current mood without incurring its ability cost or cooldown.
  • Wash Brush can only be cast if Hwei has entered a mood.
  • Cast Time: None.

Spiraling Despair - R

  • Active: Hwei launches a globule of pure despair in the target direction that collides with the first enemy champion hit, afflicting them with an aura that grows over 3 seconds, true sight the target, and grants sight within its radius. Enemies within are both dealt 2.5/5/7.5 (+ 1.25% AP) magic damage and applied a stack of Despair every 0.25 seconds.
  • Despair: For each stack, the target is slow by 10% for 0.25 seconds, stacking up to 12 times.
  • At the end of the duration or when the target dies, the aura explodes to deal 200/300/400 (+ 80% AP) magic damage to enemies within and remove all Despair stacks from affected enemies.
  • Spiraling Despair can only be cast if Hwei has not entered a mood.
  • Mana Cost: 100.
  • Cooldown: 140/115/80 seconds.
  • Cast Time: 0.25 seconds, Range: 1340, Effect Radius: 500, Width: 160, Speed: 1400.