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Gwen Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Gwen we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Gwen, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Gwen this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.19. However, if you are a new Gwen player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Gwen!

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Patch 13.19: 41,351 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Precision

Sorcery

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 25% Pickrate

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Second Best

65%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Our Stats Powered By

Patch 13.19: 41,351 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

45%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Precision

Sorcery

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 27% Pickrate

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Second Best

65%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Gwen Counters

Learn Gwen's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Gwen guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Gwen TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Gwen. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Gwen Gwen TOP

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Gwen Skins

Find Gwen's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Gwen skins and chromas on Gwen's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Soul Fighter Gwen

August 3, 2023

+ Wishlist

1350

Cafe Cuties Gwen

November 17, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Space Groove Gwen

April 15, 2021

Wishlist

1350

Classic Gwen

Original

Wishlist

Gwen's Abilities

Thousand Cuts Gwen's Passive

Self

Gwen's attacks deal an additional 1% (+0.8% per 100 ability power) of the target's max health as magic damage on hit. Gwen recovers health equal to 50% of the damage this ability deals to champions.

Snip Snip! Gwen's Q Ability

Self

6.5 / 5.75 / 5 / 4.25 / 3.5

Passive: Gwen gains 1 stack when she hits an enemy with an attack (max 4, lasts 6 seconds).

Active: Consumes stacks. Gwen snips once for 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+5% of ability power) magic damage, snips again for each ammo consumed, and then snips a final time for 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+35% of ability power) magic damage.

The center of each strikes deals true damage instead and applies A Thousand Cuts to enemies hit. This ability deals 50% damage towards minions above 20% health. Minions with less than 20% health instead takes 1000% damage.

Hallowed Mist Gwen's W Ability

480

22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18

Gwen summons the Hallowed Mist, making her untargetable to all enemies (except towers) outside the zone for 4 seconds or until she leaves it. While in the mist, Gwen gains 22 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 30 (+7% of ability power) armor and magic resist. Gwen can recast this ability once to call the mist to her. This will automatically recast the first time Gwen attempts to leave the zone.

Skip 'n Slash Gwen's E Ability

350

13 / 12.5 / 12 / 11.1 / 11

Gwen dashes and empowers her attacks for 4 seconds.

Empowered attacks gain 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80% attack speed, 15 (+20% of ability power) magic damage on-hit, 75 attack range, and the first one to hit an enemy refunds 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65% of this ability's cooldown.

Needlework Gwen's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 / 65 / 95 (+10% of ability power) plus 1% (+0.8% per 100 ability power) of the target's max health as magic damage, slows by 40 / 50 / 60% for 1.5 seconds, and applies A Thousand Cuts to all enemies hit. After 1 second, she can recast it (up to 2 additional times).

Second Cast: Fire three needles to deal 105 / 195 / 285 (+30% of ability power) plus 3% (+2.4% per 100 ability power) of the target's max health as magic damage.

Third Cast: Fire five needles to deal 175 / 325 / 475 (+50% of ability power) plus 5% (+4% per 100 ability power) of the target's max health as magic damage.

Questions About Gwen