Hwei ARAM Mayhem Build

The Visionary. A strong pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #23 of 173 champions.

APatch 26.21MageSupportNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: A
Win rate: 52.8%
Pick rate: 5.2%
Rank: #23 of 173
Games: 1,212,853
Patch: 26.21

How to play Hwei in ARAM Mayhem

Hwei is a strong pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier A, #23 of 173 champions, with a 52.8% win rate over 1,212,853 games. Riot rates it 9/10 for difficulty, so give it a few games before you judge it.

93% of Hwei's damage to champions is magic, so enemy magic resist is what slows it down. It keeps its team alive with 2,776 shielding on teammates in an average game; stay behind your frontline and save it for the fights that matter. It dies only 8.8 times per game on average, fewer than most.

The AP build, ability power items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment and Rabadon's Deathcap, with a 50.8% win rate over 866,359 games. For boots, most players buy Sorcerer's Shoes, but Gluttonous Greaves rank higher.

The cards that do best on Hwei are Erosion, Hand of Baron and Giant Slayer. Cards built around movement speed fill most of the top of its list, followed by ability haste. Most of its S-tier cards are prismatic, so a prismatic offer is often the pick that shapes the game. Skip Totentanz and Master of Duality when you can: they do worst on Hwei. A pair to look for: Tooth Fairy with Weapon of Destiny.

Take Flash and Clarity (4% of players); Ghost is the common alternative. Max Q (Subject: Disaster) first, then E, then W.

Hwei ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Hwei game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

AP build · top ranked

50.8% win rate · 86% of Hwei games · 866,359 games

Start

Lost Chapter

Core items, in buying order

Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots on the AP build for Hwei, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	22%
No boots	31%
Sorcerer's Shoes	37%

Situational, after the core

Shadowflame39% buy it
Archangel's Staff14% buy it
Cryptbloom7% buy it
Void Staff32% buy it
Bloodletter's Curse3% buy it
Stormsurge3% buy it

Most bought items

Blackfire Torch84% of games
Liandry's Torment75% of games
Shadowflame63% of games
Rabadon's Deathcap50% of games
Sorcerer's Shoes38% of games
Void Staff25% of games
Archangel's Staff20% of games
Gluttonous Greaves18% of games
Luden's Echo12% of games
Zhonya's Hourglass12% of games

Best augments for Hwei

Every card with enough Hwei games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Hwei's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

1ErosionTier S
2Blue BarrierTier S
3HomeguardTier S

S- and A-tier cards for Hwei

6 S tier and 26 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Hwei in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Erosion	Silver	Tier S	Damaging enemies shreds 1.5% Armor and Magic Resist for 4s, up to 30% at 20 stacks.
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier S	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Blue Barrier	Silver	Tier S	Gain 200–450 (by level) % of the Max Mana Mana you spend as a Shield for 1.5 seconds. Shields up to 300–800 (by level)
Back To Basics	Prismatic	Tier S	Your Ultimate Ability is sealed. Gain 35% Ability Damage, Healing, Shielding, and 70 Ability Haste.
Homeguard	Silver	Tier S	Gain 100% Movement Speed, disabled for 6 seconds after taking damage.
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier A	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Ocean Soul	Silver	Tier A	Gain the Ocean Soul, granting high Health and Mana Regen after damaging enemies.
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier A	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier A	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Infinite Recursion	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 60 Ability Haste, plus 3 Ability Haste per takedown.
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Shrink Engine	Gold	Tier A	Takedowns grant a stack that makes you 4% smaller, grants 8 Ability Haste, and 1% Movement Speed. Lose 65% stacks on death…
Phenomenal Evil	Gold	Tier A	Permanently gain 1 Ability Power when you damage enemy champions with Abilities. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 40 Ability…
With Haste	Gold	Tier A	Gain (70% Ability Haste) Move Speed.
Goldrend	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging a champion with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional (50–150 (by level) +20% Ability Power +40% Bonus Attack Damage) magic…
From Downtown	Gold	Tier A	QUEST: Snipe 15 enemy champions with abilities. Snipe - Damage enemies over 600 distance away. REWARD: A meteor flies at enemy champions you…
Warlock Juicebox	Gold	Tier A	Gain (10%+3.5% Ability Power) Omnivamp.
Wooglet's Witchcap	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Possess Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. REWARD: Get Wooglet's Witchcap.
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Mind to Matter	Silver	Tier A	Gain (50% Max Mana) Health.
Big Brain	Gold	Tier A	Gain a (300% Ability Power) Shield. Resets on death or 70 seconds after depletion.
Upgrade Stormsurge	Gold	Tier A	Stormsurge's Squall now always detonates in an area, dealing (10%+2% Ability Power) maximum Health magic damage to all nearby enemies. Enemy…
Slap Around	Silver	Tier A	Each time you Immobilize or Ground an enemy, gain a stack granting 10 Adaptive Force. Lose 50% stacks on death.
Ok Boomerang	Gold	Tier A	Autocast a boomerang at a nearby enemy every 7 seconds, dealing (40–200 (by level) +30% Bonus Attack Damage+20% Ability Power) adaptive…
Infernal Conduit	Prismatic	Tier A	Your Abilities apply an infinitely stacking Burn, dealing (2–20 (by level) +1.2% Ability Power +2.8% Bonus Attack Damage) magic damage per…
Stats on Stats on Stats!	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 4 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils! On your next Augment selection, gain one additional reroll per slot.
Donation	Gold	Tier A	Receive 1750 Gold. Thanks chat!:)
Eureka	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain (30% Ability Power) Ability Haste.
Ominous Pact	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 75–150 (by level) Ability Power, 50% Movement Speed, and 20% Omnivamp based on missing Health. Spell casts cost 5% of your current…

Average on Hwei
38 cards, best first

Below average on Hwei
30 cards, best first

Weakest on Hwei
8 cards, best first

Best first augment for Hwei

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Hwei's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Blue Barrier, Erosion and Back To Basics come out on top.

The best augments for Hwei in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Blue BarrierTier S	Bread And JamTier S	Hand of BaronTier S	Hand of BaronTier S
2	ErosionTier S	Bread and CheeseTier S	ErosionTier S	Blue BarrierTier S
3	Back To BasicsTier S	ErosionTier S	Giant SlayerTier S	HomeguardTier S
4	Giant SlayerTier S	Bread And ButterTier S	Blue BarrierTier S	Giant SlayerTier A
5	HomeguardTier S	Back To BasicsTier S	Ocean SoulTier S	ErosionTier A

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Hwei, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Clarity4% of players · 53.8% win rate
Flash + Ghost67% of players · 53.2% win rate
Flash + Cleanse0% of players · 53.8% win rate

Skill order

QSubject: Disaster
ESubject: Torment
WSubject: Serenity

Max Q first. 95% of players use this order (52.7% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Hwei in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 9.6 / 8.8 / 33.4
KDA: 5.88
Damage to champions: 40,403
Damage taken: 26,074
Self-mitigated: 15,262
Healing on allies: 37
Shielding on allies: 2,776
Crowd control: 39 s
Kill participation: 75%
Game length: 17:02

Damage type

Physical 2%Magic 93%True 5%

Questions and answers

What is the best Hwei build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the AP build first for Hwei: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment and Rabadon's Deathcap. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Hwei in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Hwei, best first: Erosion, Hand of Baron, Giant Slayer, Blue Barrier and Back To Basics. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Hwei good in ARAM Mayhem?

Hwei is tier A on patch 26.21, #23 of 173 champions, with a 52.8% win rate over 1.2 million games. That makes it a strong pick in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Hwei in ARAM Mayhem?

For Hwei's first pick on patch 26.21: Blue Barrier, Erosion, Back To Basics, Giant Slayer and Homeguard, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

Other Mages in ARAM Mayhem

Get Hwei's build and card tiers in your game

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Hwei counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.