Playstyle: Gwen Builds

  1. Fighter & Ramping Damage

    13,114 Games

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Riftmaker

    49%

  2. Attack Speed & Ramping Damage

    2,357 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Resolve
    Riftmaker

    47%

Core Gwen Item Build Order

Doran's Ring

Starting

Riftmaker
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

5th

Cosmic Drive
Fiendish Codex
Aether Wisp
Amplifying Tome

6th

Doran's Ring

Starting

Riftmaker
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

5th

Cosmic Drive
Fiendish Codex
Aether Wisp
Amplifying Tome

6th

Core Gwen Item Build Path

Doran's Ring
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand
Riftmaker
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth

Situational

Shadowflame
Hextech Gunblade
Spirit Visage
Void Staff
Thornmail
Morellonomicon
Banshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

GhostSmite

Damage Breakdown

Gwen Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
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Snip Snip!

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Hallowed Mist

W

W

W

W

W

Skip 'n Slash

E

E

E

E

E

Needlework

R

R

R

Gwen Skill Order

Q

E

W

Gwen Guide

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.
Synergizes well with
Riftmaker
,
Cosmic Drive
,
Nashor's Tooth
,
Spirit Visage
,
Randuin's Omen
, and
Rabadon's Deathcap
. Can opt for
Everfrost
,
Iceborn Gauntlet
, or
Sunfire Aegis
when needed.
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.