Gwen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 54.5%
- Pick rate
- 2.5%
- Ban rate
- 2.1%
Master
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18
Best three items so far
Runes
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Summoner spells
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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Gwen
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Gwen wins 54.5% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (661 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame — 55% win rate over 53 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Teemo (86% over 14 games). Hardest: Zaahen (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 75.8% | 5% (33) | |
| 73.8% | 6% (42) | |
| 70.0% | 2% (10) | |
| 68.0% | 4% (25) | |
| 67.6% | 10% (68) | |
| 58.5% | 12% (82) | |
| 53.4% | 9% (58) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (8) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (6) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
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.
59.7%18% 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.
75.0%1% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
75.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
69.6%7% pick
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Flash + Teleport
52.9%5% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
41.7%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
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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 MistGwen 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 SlashGwen 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...