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How to Play HweiBot Build, Emerald+Patch 26.17

The recommended Hwei Bot build for LoL Patch 26.17, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

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Signature of the VisionaryPSubject: DisasterQSubject: SerenityWSubject: TormentESpiraling DespairR
Patch 26.17 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo
TierTier down since last patchS#7of 42 Bot champions
Win rate54.0%vs 52.3% role avg
Pick rate1.4%32nd most picked Bot
Ban rate3.0%

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Hwei Bot Build (Patch 26.17)

Highest win rate build path (1.4% pick rate, 52.8% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

52.8% WR
SorceryPRIMARY
Arcane CometKEYSTONE
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
PrecisionSECONDARY
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
SHARDS

Summoner spells

FlashFlashTeleportTeleport

Skill order

Subject: DisasterQSubject: TormentESubject: SerenityWMax Q first
Subject: Disaster14579
Subject: Serenity31415
Subject: Torment28101213
Spiraling Despair611

Item build

1.4% pick
StartingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionDoran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion
Core buildBlackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentShadowflameShadowflame
BootsSorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
SituationalBlackfire TorchBlackfire TorchShadowflameShadowflameLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapDark SealDark SealZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass

Hwei Bot meta analysis (Patch 26.17)

Hwei holds a 54.0% win rate in the Bot role on Patch 26.17, 1.7 points above the Bot role average of 52.3%. That is the 7th highest win rate of 42 Bot champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 1.4% pick rate (32nd most played in the role) and a 3.0% ban rate, Hwei rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Hwei Bot slipped from S+ to S tier in Patch 26.17. A drop like this usually traces back to direct nerfs, item changes, or a meta shift toward unfavorable matchups, so respect the counter picks more than you did last patch. At S tier, Hwei is a pick you can blind in most drafts and climb with confidently.

Champion select decides a lot of Hwei Bot games. The hardest matchups this patch are Jinx (50.3% win rate for Hwei) and Kaisa (50.3% win rate for Hwei): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Lucian (59.5%) and Caitlyn (55.0%) are the matchups to look for, where Hwei wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

Other Bot champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.17:

Frequently asked questions

Is Hwei good in Patch 26.17?

Hwei is S tier Bot in Patch 26.17 with a 54.0% win rate, 1.4% pick rate, and 3.0% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Hwei Bot after Patch 26.17 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.

What is the best build for Hwei Bot?

The best Hwei Bot build in Patch 26.17 uses Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame with the Arcane Comet keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Hwei Bot is S tier with 54.0% win rate this patch.

Who counters Hwei?

No recorded opponent wins the matchup against Hwei in Patch 26.17 over merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.