Hwei is a ranged mage usually played Mid/Bot on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Hwei in ARAM: Hwei excels as a poke and control mage in ARAM, focusing on zoning and sustained damage from a safe distance while using utility spells to peel for allies.
Hwei ARAM Abilities
Hwei marks enemies with his first spell; a second detonates the mark, dealing area magic damage.
Hwei paints a disaster, replacing his basic abilities with three different damaging spells.
Hwei paints a serene area, granting allies a shield and movement speed over time.
Hwei paints a controlling visage, replacing his abilities with three crowd control spells.
Hwei paints an expanding zone of despair that slows and damages enemies, then explodes.
Hwei ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Hwei excels as a poke and control mage in ARAM, focusing on zoning and sustained damage from a safe distance while using utility spells to peel for allies.
Tips
Use your passive to apply burn damage and slow enemies in the narrow ARAM lane.
Save your escape ability for dodging key skillshots in the crowded Howling Abyss.
Prioritize ability haste items to spam spells more frequently in teamfights.
Position behind your frontline to safely poke with long-range abilities.
Use your ultimate to zone enemies off the health relics or during engages.
Combos
Q (poke) into E (root) to lock down enemies for follow-up damage.
W (shield) into R (ultimate) for safe initiation or disengage.
E (slow) into Q (burst) to maximize damage on slowed targets.
Hwei ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Transcendence
Gathering StormSecondary — Precision
Cut Down
Legend: HasteSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Sapphire Crystal - 2.
Amplifying Tome - 3.
Glowing Mote - 4.
Tear of the Goddess
Core Items
- 1.
Blackfire Torch - 2.
Liandry's Torment - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy magic resist stacking
- you need burst against squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you already have enough penetration
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Hwei ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Hwei in ARAM?
In ARAM, Hwei typically builds core items like Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Sorcerer's Shoes and Deathfire Touch runes (Sorcery primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Hwei in ARAM?
Take Deathfire Touch in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Hwei in ARAM.
How do you play Hwei in ARAM?
Hwei excels as a poke and control mage in ARAM, focusing on zoning and sustained damage from a safe distance while using utility spells to peel for allies.
What is Hwei's best combo in ARAM?
Q (poke) into E (root) to lock down enemies for follow-up damage.
