Gwen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.1%
- Pick rate
- 3.2%
- Ban rate
- 2.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Summoner spells
70.3%
37 games
Max order
Q
E
W
51.2%
127 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Gwen
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Gwen wins 51.1% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (575 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 59% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 87% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Kled (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Akali (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 1% (5) | |
| 83.3% | 1% (6) | |
| 75.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 66.7% | 1% (6) | |
| 62.5% | 6% (32) | |
| 59.3% | 26% (150) | |
| 59.2% | 12% (71) | |
| 55.1% | 12% (69) | |
| 52.6% | 41% (234) | |
| 52.4% | 58% (336) | |
| 52.2% | 50% (289) | |
| 51.0% | 36% (208) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Precision +
Resolve
Precision +
Resolve
Keystones
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
50.1%87% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
60.4%9% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
53.8%2% pick
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
50.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
51.6%43% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.0%32% pick
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Ghost + Teleport
70.3%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
51.2%127 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (51%), Q → E → Q (53%), E → Q → W (60%).
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PA Thousand CutsGwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage based on the targets health. She heals for a portion of the damage dealt to champions by this effect.
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QSnip Snip!
Gwen snips her scissors in a cone up to 6 times dealing magic damage. Gwen deals true damage to units in the center and applies her passive to them on each snip.
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WHallowed Mist
Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.
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ESkip 'n Slash
Gwen dashes a short distance then gains Attack Speed, attack range, and magic damage On-Hit for a few seconds. If she hits an enemy during that time, this Ability's cooldown is partially refunded.
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RNeedleworkGwen hurls a needle that slows enemies hit, deals magic damage, and applies A Thousand Cuts to champions hit. This ability can be cast up to two more times, with each cast throwing additional needles and dealing more dam...