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Gwen

Build for Mid
A Thousand CutsPSnip Snip!QHallowed MistWSkip 'n SlashENeedleworkR
Updated 11 minutes ago · Patch 26.19
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All ranks
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Tier
B
Win rate
51.7%
Win rate change
+1.7%
Pick rate
0.4%
Ban rate
1.8%
Games
230
High-elo games

Runes

51.0% (96)

Inspiration

Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades

Sorcery

Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

GhostTeleport
54.7% 86

Skill priority

Snip Snip!QSkip 'n SlashEHallowed MistW
56.0% 191

Start

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion54.4%
Doran's HelmHealth Potion46.7%

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes54.9%
Gluttonous Greaves35.7%

Vision

Stealth Ward0.3 control wards / game

First back usually around 3:24

Blasting Wand42.9%10%
Amplifying Tome50.0%6%

Build order

  1. Ruby Crystal
  2. Blasting Wand
  3. Boots
  4. Kindlegem
  5. Dagger
  6. Glowing Mote
  7. Sheen
  8. Dusk and Dawn
  9. Sorcerer's Shoes
  10. Amplifying Tome
  11. Needlessly Large Rod
  12. Amplifying Tome
  13. Hextech Alternator
  14. Shadowflame
  15. Needlessly Large Rod
  16. Needlessly Large Rod

Completed items

  1. Dusk and Dawn153.4%11:47
  2. Lich Bane251.2%12:10
  3. Sorcerer's Shoes354.8%13:51
  4. Shadowflame456.9%20:06
  5. Rabadon's Deathcap560.8%25:07
When items get finished
051015202530
Dusk and Dawn
Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

Median finish time in minutes, from the games that built each item.

Situational

  • Void Staff54.7%
  • Malignance63.0%
  • Nashor's Tooth57.9%
  • Stormsurge50.0%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass72.7%

Skill path

Snip Snip!QSkip 'n SlashEHallowed MistWMost popular leveling order
Skill path
Snip Snip!Q14579
Hallowed MistW314151718
Skip 'n SlashE28101213
NeedleworkR61116

Toughest matchups

These champions counter Gwen

Best matchups

Gwen beats these champions

Win rate by game length

Gwen holds up at every stage
< 25 min65 games25-30 min89 games30-35 min57 games35+ min19 games

Average gold vs the lane opponent at 15:00: -427 (201 games)

Damage breakdown

Physical10%Magic75%True15%

Similar champions

Playing as Gwen

  • Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
  • Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
  • Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Playing against Gwen

  • Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
  • Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
  • Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Official tips from Riot