Gwen·Jungle Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Gwen Jungle build, you should take Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Armor in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Nashor's Tooth as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Riftmaker. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.0% winrate over 8 955 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Gwen Jungle build would be to take Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Armor in defense. The items for the build are Riftmaker, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Nashor's Tooth as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.7% win rate over 598 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Unflinching in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Armor as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Nashor's Tooth as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Riftmaker as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Cosmic Drive and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 47.8% win rate across 320 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Gwen Jungle build in the current patch, try Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market and Cosmic Insight as your primary rune tree, and Absolute Focus with Gathering Storm as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Armor as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Nashor's Tooth as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Hextech Rocketbelt as third item. The last 3 options are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Shadowflame. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 49.3% win rate over 201 matches played.

Situational Gwen Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Gwen build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.