Hwei

Hwei is an AP mage in the mid, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 51.3% win rate, 3.6% pick rate, 41,750 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Hwei is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.

How Hwei wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Hwei tips the fight, and sieging objectives and turrets with sustained pressure. The kit grades 8/10 teamfighting, 8/10 siege, 7/10 waveclear. Hwei grades low on split-push and mobility (2/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.

The most-played core build is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, which holds a 55.7% win rate across 3,344 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.

The matchup to respect is Heimerdinger, where Hwei sits at just 42.2%, the lane swings the other way into Pantheon (58.8%), and on the team side, Hwei gains the most from a Teemo (+10.3% pair win rate).