Tier

Win Rate

47.7%

Pick Rate

3.3%

Matches

176,002
Gwen Runes
Core Gwen Item Build Order50.4% Win Rate (4,564 Games)
Haunting Guise

Starting

Riftmaker

1st

Mercury's Treads

2nd

Nashor's Tooth

3rd

Riftmaker

4th

Nashor's Tooth

5th

Cosmic Drive

6th

Haunting Guise
Riftmaker
Mercury's Treads
Nashor's Tooth
Riftmaker
Nashor's Tooth
Cosmic Drive

Core Gwen Item Build Path

Situational

Spirit Visage
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Thornmail
Cryptbloom
Morellonomicon

Summoner Spells

Flash
50%8,390 Games
52%1897 Games
Gwen Skill Order0
A Thousand Cuts

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Snip Snip!
Hallowed Mist
Skip 'n Slash
Needlework

Gwen Guide

Learn Gwen with our Gwen guide. Learn about Gwen's strengths and Gwen's weaknesses, and harness key insights to optimize your playstyle. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to Gwen, our guide provides the tools you need to dominate the battlefield.
Key Insights
  • Each snip at the center of
    Gwen
    Q
    and all
    Gwen
    R
    's also apply
    Gwen
    P
    .
  • Gwen gains bonus Armor and MR during
    Gwen
    W
    .
  • Gwen
    E
    resets Gwen's auto attack.
  • Gwen's first auto within
    Gwen
    E
    's duration refunds a portion of its cooldown.
  • Gwen
    R
    can only be recast after landing an auto or an ability.
Strengths
  • Excels in extended fights.
  • Gwen
    P
    offers high sustain over the course of fights.
  • Has very low cooldowns on
    Gwen
    Q
    and
    Gwen
    E
    , allowing for outplays.
  • Can ignore engage and pick tools with
    Gwen
    W
    to safely enter fights.
  • Excels with items that boost her ability power, sustain, and magic penetration.
Weaknesses
  • Very reliant on gold and levels.
  • Gwen
    W
    has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, she can be punished.
  • Struggles when attempting to escape since
    Gwen
    E
    and
    Gwen
    R
    require Gwen to fight to fully utilize them.
  • Using
    Gwen
    R
    too early or not using it to heal in teamfights significantly hinders her presence.

Gwen's Trends for ARAM

Stay ahead of the curve with the latest win rates, pick rates, and ban rates for Gwen. Our Trends section offers a deep dive into how Gwen is performing in the current meta, with data from the last five patches.
Win Rate

48.6%

(-0.5%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate

2.7%

(-0.1%)
vs last patch