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New LoL Champion Hwei: Release date, abilities, and more

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In the realm of League of Legends, Jhin the Virtuoso is about to be joined by a more tormented and brooding Ionian counterpart, Hwei, the Visionary. Hwei will be the final new champion to grace the Rift in 2023, in tandem with the much-anticipated Preseason 2024 update.

Riot devs promised to deliver an “artistic mid-laner” as the last of four champions in 2023, following Milio, Naafiri, and Briar, and they did deliver! Hwei stands out as League of Legends’ first champion capable of casting ten unique spells, offering unparalleled gameplay potential with his intricate ability kit centred around the mastery of paint and art.

While Hwei has access to a vast array of spells, players aspiring to unlock his full potential will need to make strategic decisions about which abilities to use in each situation. Without further ado, here’s everything we know about the new LoL champion Hwei.

League of Legends new champion Hwei release date

League of Legends players can expect Hwei to hit PBE on 21 November 2023. Hwei’s official live-server release date is set for 8 December 2023, coinciding with the final update of the year, patch 13.24.

League of Legends Hwei abilities revealed and explained

Hwei, the Visionary, emerges as League of Legends’ first champion capable of casting ten unique spells, offering a vast array of strategic possibilities. His basic abilities are organised into three unique spellbooks, each representing a distinct artistic theme that shapes the nature of its respective spells:

  • Subject: Disaster (Q) – focuses on the relentless and destructive forces of nature
  • Subject: Serenity (W) – provides invigorating and sustaining energy
  • Subject: Torment (E) – boasts powerful crowd-control effects
League of Legends Hwei official teaser.

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Credit: Riot Games

Passive – Signature of the Visionary

Hwei’s damaging abilities against enemy champions mark them for a few seconds. Hitting marked enemies with another damaging ability creates an explosion underneath them, detonating after a short delay and dealing magic damage to all enemies in range.

QR/WR/ER – Wash Brush

Hwei clears his paintbrush and returns to base abilities without using mana or cooldowns.

Q – Subject: Disaster

QQ- Devastating Fire

Hwei paints a blazing fireball that flies out in the target direction. It explodes on the first enemy hit or at maximum range, dealing magic damage plus percent max health magic damage to all enemies in an area.

QW – Severing Bolt

Hwei paints a long-range, devastating bolt at the target location. After a delay, the bolt strikes, dealing magic damage. Immobilized or isolated enemies take increased damage based on missing health.

QE – Molten Fissure

Hwei paints a field of exploding volcanic eruptions, creating lingering lava in its path. Every eruption deals magic damage to enemies hit. Enemies in the lava area are dealt magic damage per second and are slowed.

League of Legends Hwei teaser on PBE.

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Credit: Riot Games

W – Subject: Serenity

WQ – Fleeting Current

Hwei paints a current of swift waters in a line for a few seconds that grants movement speed to himself and his allies.

WW – Pool of Reflection

Hwei forms a protective pool at the target location that lasts for a few seconds. Allied champions inside the area gain an immediate shield, increasing in value over a few seconds while in the area.

WE – Stirring Lights

Hwei paints three swirling lights that circle him for several seconds. Hwei’s next 3 attacks or spells deal bonus magic damage and grant mana on hit.

E – Subject: Torment

EQ – Grim Visage

Hwei launches a terrifying face that strikes the first enemy hit, dealing magic damage and causing them to flee for a brief duration.

EW – Gaze of the Abyss

Hwei paints an abyssal eye at the target location that grants vision and locks onto the nearest visible enemy champion. After a short delay, the eye fires at the locked-on champion, rooting the first enemy in its path for a few seconds and dealing magic damage to them.

EE – Crushing Maw

Hwei paints crushing jaws that deal magic damage to enemies hit and pulls them toward the centre, slowing them by a set amount that quickly decays.

R – Spiraling Despair

Hwei launches a vision of pure despair that sticks to an enemy champion for a few seconds. The vision expands and overwhelms all enemies it touches, dealing magic damage per second. Enemies within the zone are afflicted with stacks of Despair over time. Each stack of Despair applies a stacking percent slow. Upon completion, the vision shatters, dealing magic damage

That was everything you need to know about the release date and abilities of the final new League of Legends champion of 2023, Hwei the Visionary!

Interested in learning more about LoL Preseason 2024? We’ve got you covered. Check out our comprehensive LoL Preseason 2024 guide here, which includes its release date and details on the upcoming sweeping changes! We have also compiled all possible map changes to arrive in Season 14.

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