Hyunwoo – Community Guide by SH0WSTOPPER4444

Overview

Are you new to eternal return? Do you like punching things? Do you like stomping people? Do you like shipping hyunwoo with adriana due to the hair color?Well this is a starter guide for playing both weapons of hyunwoo! (Warning: the guide writer is not very experienced)

Disclaimers

I’m not a very good player like other guide writers.
Hyunwoo is cool because he punch people.

Why play Hyunwoo?

He’s a very versatile melee character with different skills for different situations, making him good for starters due to different possible build and playstyles. Also Idol skin in original black survival

Hyunwoo’s kit/skills

Hyun got one of the most versatile melee kit imo, I’m pretty sure I’m wrong.

Just keep punching and you’ll recover your health, the strength of the passive is better if your attack speed is high.

Hyunwoo’s primary abilities, slows enemy down and pretty effective in team fights.
Recommend to main when: Playing as Hyunwoo in general, his Q is his primary damage source besides his R if you are not running an auto attack build.

Tank/Defense ability for any Hyunwoo(s), He is immune to all crowd controls for the first second of using this ability, so time it well and try to bait your target’s stun move and remove it with your W.
Recommend to main when: Damage Hyunwoo, with your high damage build you are a bit fragile, this move helps you with beating up your targets while giving you defense and life stealing from your target.
(Similar to Garen’s W but without the passive)

Hyunwoo’s chasedown ability, the move stuns your target if you and your target collides with a wall during charge. This skill also lowers your target’s defenses, scaled based off your E’s skill level.
THIS MOVE CAN HIT MORE THAN ONE TARGET
Recommend to main when: Any build of hyunwoo, the stun helps in team fights, the lower defense helps in any fights.
(Similar to Poppy’s E except you need to aim the charge)

NOW FOR THE FINISH!
The highest damage skill for Hyunwoo, requires good timing to land the fully charged hit.
Use this move when you land a wall collide E, Throw the punch after 1 second of charging, don’t get too greedy with it since it got a high chance of missing.
This move can be also used as a finisher, if your target is extremely low on health and close to you, instantly throw your R without charging.
Recommend to Main when: just main it, its your ultimate skill.
(Similar to Sett’s W but hey both are haymakers)

Weapon Skills

All weapon skills are unlocked at weapon mastery level 7

Can be used to reset attack animation, gives increased range and higher damage.
(Pretend this is Garen’s Q and use it to reset your auto attack animation)

An extremely strong damage reflect skill, requires good timing.
It counters any damage, use it to block predictable moves like Chiara’s R finisher.

Hyunwoo’s Builds/Loadouts

Replacements: Helm of Banneret if Mithril doesn’t drop
Mithril Shield if Mithril drops
Usage: You got speed, you got defense, help your team out by scouting and using your skills to help your team, not recommended for solo.
Build route: Forest>School>Archery Range>Alley>Teleport to Dock

Replacement: Radar if possible, recommended to take from fallen enemies.
Usage: You punch people, you heal from punching people, you heal from passive, you heal from crit damage.
Build Route: Hotel >Teleport to Pond > Temple > Alley > Chapel

Usage: Use your passive( and life steal if you build Uchiwa) and punch people.

Replacements: Mithril Armor and helmet is recommended if you think you lack defenses.
Uchiwa if you want life steal.
Build Route: Hotel > School > Archery Range > Alley > Teleport to Docks > Any location with feathers

Usage: You can get plasma tonfas within 1 minute if your luck is good enough, go help out your teammates or gather more materials first after finish building plasma tonfas.
Build Route: School > Hotel > Beach > Uptown > Chapel

Another crit build?

Usage: You whack people.
Build Route: Temple > Alley > School > Hotel > Beach > Forest > Chapel > Uptown
Not recommended due to the build route being too long

When to pick which weapon?

You want to be tanky then go Tonfas, the parry is effective towards a lot of enemies.
You want to deal damage/be speedy then go gloves, the speed helps a lot in chasedown fights.

Tips for playing Hyunwoo

He’s very versatile, damage and tank both works on him.
Your E lowers your target’s defense.
Q slows your target(s) down.
Use R for finishing off low health enemies or use it when your target is stunned.
Uppercut has increased attack range, use it as a gap closer if your E misses during a chase.
Save your W against enemies with stun moves.
Quick Spin can be used to save yourself from a large amount of damage, but it has an extremely short duration.
Building attack speed is useful on Tank Hyunwoo even without life steal due to his passive.
Always follow your team during mid game in team modes.