Hwei’s base stats:
https://preview.redd.it/3cborrkxo22c1.png?width=633&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d18b5f99fbdd971346f5329152e573fc5cc2341
Health [ 550 Base Health + 104 HP / lvl]: Lowest Base health for a midlaner alongside champs like Azir, Veigar, Taliyah and Anivia
Hwei’s low HP stats mirrors that of Taliyah. His base health regen is the same as long range mages [Xerath, Lux]
Mana: [440 Mana + 30 / lvl]
His Base mana is on the lower end and his mana growth is alright, you will most likely run resource runes + go for lost chapter. Worth noting he has an ability that regenerates his mana
Armor : 18 + 4.7 / lvl [Lowest in the game]
He has lowest armor in the game, his stats again are just like Taliyah. It might hamper his viability in bot lane [APC/Supp] and getting traded/all in’ed by assassins/skirmishers in mid lane will be painful if not lethal
Move Speed: 320 MS [Lowest in the game after unmounted Kled and unmounted Rell]
Slowest champion in the game[if we exclude mounted champs] , MS is vital for a mid laner to efficiently roam and skirmish.
Attack Range: 575 [3rd Highest Mid laner Attack range after Annie and Anivia]
to compensate for his low base stats, he has a very high attack range to safely last hit and possibly trade with [W->E]
Attack Speed: 0.714 [Highest Ranged Base Attack Speed]
Hwei’s attack speed lies at the very top and again he can utilize it to proc his \“W->E\” ability efficiently. For comparison, next highest attack speed ranged champs are Kalista [0.694] and Teemo [0.69]
Base AD [ 3rd lowest base AD mid laner after Orianna and Neeko]
Mages who have terrible base AD compensate for it by having AA passives such as Oranna Passive or Neeko W or Kennen W. Hwei and Annie both have very long range justifying the low AD
MR: 30 + 1.3 [Average MR base stats]
Hwei’s stats are interesting, Does having an extraordinary attack range make up for the lowest MS in the game? Will Hwei come close to breaking Briar’s 36% WR day one?
I personally like design approach of new champs having extremes in their stats, Briar had no health regen, Hwei is slow af etc.
![Hwei’s low HP stats mirrors that of Taliyah. His base health regen is the same as long range mages [Xerath, Lux]](https://preview.redd.it/6ca1ynlfp22c1.png?width=668&format=png&auto=webp&s=c1938736fdc08ca839db48aabb3e5a014aa36306){kind=link}
![He has lowest armor in the game, his stats again are just like Taliyah. It might hamper his viability in bot lane [APC/Supp] and getting traded/all in’ed by assassins/skirmishers in mid lane will be painful if not lethal](https://preview.redd.it/9vcfenxus22c1.png?width=417&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f03001c9c18068263febc5333e61dd265a90a91){kind=link}
![Slowest champion in the game[if we exclude mounted champs] , MS is vital for a mid laner to efficiently roam and skirmish.](https://preview.redd.it/rq4i1jlpt22c1.png?width=619&format=png&auto=webp&s=5381cdc7fb702aa30409c5d3023947f1736f6e00){kind=link}
![to compensate for his low base stats, he has a very high attack range to safely last hit and possibly trade with [W->E]](https://preview.redd.it/rzyshhiuu22c1.png?width=342&format=png&auto=webp&s=822eb72303eb2ee33a3d32bde3accd9204f17a29){kind=link}
![Hwei’s attack speed lies at the very top and again he can utilize it to proc his \“W->E\” ability efficiently. For comparison, next highest attack speed ranged champs are Kalista [0.694] and Teemo [0.69]](https://preview.redd.it/obro38l8w22c1.png?width=256&format=png&auto=webp&s=891866b4b38b37793ff3aa20e97ede718a2ad4fe){kind=link}
Maybe I just have a warped perspective then. I came from OW and reached GM in that game pretty handily and I struggle to maintain gold rank over a year after getting this game. But maybe that game is just extremely easy on a relative level
League being mechanically easier than other games at its complexity level is one of its biggest selling points. It’s still a hard game ofc but outside of very few champs its much more approachable than the other games he listed.