Gwen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.0%
- Ban rate
- 2.1%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 48.0% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (688 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 45% win rate over 11 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 83% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yorick (83% over 12 games). Hardest: Vladimir (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Gwen scales: 57% win rate after 35 minutes versus 42% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 56.2% | 18% (121) | |
| 55.6% | 14% (99) | |
| 52.5% | 6% (40) | |
| 50.0% | 22% (154) | |
| 48.1% | 31% (214) | |
| 45.0% | 20% (140) | |
| 44.8% | 4% (29) | |
| 38.1% | 3% (21) | |
| 25.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 12.5% | 1% (8) |
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.
Precision
Resolve
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.
46.5%42% 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.
49.0%7% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
57.1%1% 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.
66.7%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.4%23% pick
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Flash + Teleport
46.0%13% pick
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Teleport + Ignite
46.9%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
35.4%48 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (37%), Q → E → Q (27%), E → Q → W (0%).
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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...