Gwen·Mid Build
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R| Win rate | 47.9% |
| Pick rate | 0.1% |
| Ban rate | 7.1% |
| Matches | 3 149- |
Gwen Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 43.8% based on 452 matches
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Most Popular
43.8%

2nd Most Popular
50.9%

Alternative
52.1%

Off-Meta
54.4%Top Players ALL
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Starter Items
Time Target


@ 12 sec
Early Items


@ 3 min
Core Items



@ 19 min
Full Build






ability order
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Skills





situational items






Gwen Matchups Overview
Gwen General information
Gwen tips and tricks
Go in for a
Q combo when you have lots of stacks. Avoid using your
Qif you have 0 stacks. The best time to trade is when you have 4 stacks.
Keeping the minion wave closer to your side of the map will allow you to chase the enemy down and kill them.
If you’re committing to a trade with the enemy, your
W will give you extra defensive stats to help keep you alive. Cast your
W if you are fully committing to a fight.
Gwen combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Gwen Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Gwen Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick First Strike as your keystone, followed by Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Nashor's Tooth as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Malignance. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 43.8% winrate over 452 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Gwen Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are First Strike as your keystone, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades in the primary tree, and Absolute Focus with Gathering Storm in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Dusk and Dawn, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Malignance as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 50.9% win rate over 283 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror 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 Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Dusk and Dawn as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Nashor's Tooth as a third item. You want to finish the build with Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 52.1% win rate across 257 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Gwen Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades as your primary rune tree, and Absolute Focus with Gathering Storm as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Lich Bane as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Shadowflame as third item. The last 3 options are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Zhonya's Hourglass. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 54.4% win rate over 158 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.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Gwen runes page.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Gwen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 26.5 the best possible matchups for Gwen Mid are:
- vs. Nasus - 68.8% win rate over 16 games.
- vs. Kog'Maw - 66.7% win rate over 15 games.
- vs. Annie - 65.0% win rate over 20 games.
- vs. Akshan - 61.5% win rate over 52 games.
- vs. Irelia - 61.5% win rate over 39 games.
Consider picking Gwen into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Gwen.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Gwen in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Gragas - 25.0% win rate over 12 games.
- vs. Zed - 36.0% win rate over 100 games.
- vs. Qiyana - 36.1% win rate over 36 games.
- vs. Malphite - 38.1% win rate over 21 games.
- vs. Sion - 38.9% win rate over 36 games.
These champions are considered as Gwen counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Gwen counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.