Level 1 Gwen Stats
Health
690
Health Reg. (5s)
11
Mana
345
Mana Reg. (5s)
12
Armor
52
Magic Res.
38
Move Speed
340
Attack Dmg.
58
Attack Spd.
0.82
Gwen's Abilities
Attacks deal bonus 1% (+0.005% AP) magic damage of the target's max Health. Heals for 70% of the damage this ability deals to champions up to 12 (+7% AP).
Deals a max of 2 (+3% AP) magic damage against monsters.
Passive: Gains 1 stack per attack hit (max 4, lasts 6 seconds.
Active: Snips her scissors twice, snipping an extra time for each stack consumed. Each snip deals 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 (+7% AP) magic damage with the final snip dealing 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+35% AP) magic damage instead.
The center of each strike deals true damage instead and applies Thousand Cuts.
Damage to monsters: 105%.
Summons the Hallowed Mist for 4 seconds, making Gwen untargetable to enemies outside the zone while inside.
Gwen gains 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 (+5% AP) Armor and Magic Resist inside the Mist.
The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave.
Dashes and enhances her attacks for 4 seconds. Enhanced attacks gain 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% Attack Speed, 10 (+18% AP) magic damage on-hit and 100 Range.
The first enhanced attack to hit a champion or minion refunds 50% of this ability's coodown.
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 / 50 / 65 (+10% AP) magic damage, slows by 35% / 40% / 45% for 1.5 seconds, and applies Thousand Cuts to all enemies hit. Needlework can be re-cast 2 additional times.
Second Cast: Fires 3 needles, dealing a total of 90 / 135 / 180 (+24% AP) magic damage.
Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing a total of 150 / 225 / 300 (+40% AP) magic damage.
Gwen Build Guide for Wild Rift
Solo Build
S
Jungle Build
A
Gwen's Item Build
Gwen's Spells & Runes
Gwen's Situational Items
Gwen's Situational Runes
Gwen's Skill Order
Thousand Cuts (Passive)
Gwen is Countered By
Fiora
Tryndamere
Riven
Gwen Synergizes With
Rell
Rakan
Nautilus
Gwen's Item Build
Gwen's Spells & Runes
Gwen's Situational Items
Gwen's Situational Runes
Gwen's Skill Order
Thousand Cuts (Passive)
Gwen is Countered By
Gwen Synergizes With
How to play Gwen
Gwen is an AP fighter who can play in the Solo Lane. Gwen is a versatile champion with a unique playstyle that has the potential to carry games with her high burst damage and mobility. Gwen excels at duelling and keeping on top of high-value targets to take them down. Gwen has excellent scaling into the mid and late game; she can easily shred through tanks and burst squishy enemy carrys to oneshot them.
Make sure to check the alternative build at the top of the page for playing Gwen in the Jungle.
Gwen's Abilities
Thousand Cuts (Passive)
Gwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage equal to a percentage of the target's maximum health. She also heals for 70% of the damage Thousand Cuts deals to champions.
Thousand Cuts is one of the reasons why Gwen is powerful vs Tanks, and the healing will help her sustain during the laning phase and team fights.
Snip Snip! (1)
Gwen gains 1 charge per attack hit, up to 4. Each stack increases Snip Snip's damage and healing received.
Gwen snips her scissors twice, snipping an extra time for each stack consumed. Each snip deals magic damage, with the final one dealing increased damage. The centre of each strike deals true damage and applies her passive Thousand Cuts.
Snip Snip is Gwen's main damage source throughout the game. It's essential to keep an eye on the purple marks underneath Gwen's mana bar. This shows you how many stacks you have built up. You often want to get the full four stacks before using this ability to deal the most damage possible.
Hallowed Mist (2)
Gwen summons a Hallowed Mist around her for a few seconds, making Gwen untargetable to enemies outside the zone while inside. Gwen gains Armor and Magic Resist inside the Mist. The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave; if she decides to leave a second time, Hallowed Mist will be removed.
You want to use Hallowed Mist to stop ranged champions from auto attacking and poking you in fights, or to get a bit of resistance when dueling enemy bruisers and tanks. Hallowed Mist also works for Major Objectives like Baron and Dragon, so Gwen can take aggro and not take any damage.
Skip 'n Slash (3)
Gwen dashes and enhances her attacks for a few seconds. Enhanced attacks give Gwen attack speed, auto attack range and additional magic damage on hit. The first enhanced attack to hit an enemy refunds a percentage of Skip 'n Slashes cooldown.
Skip 'n Slash works as an auto-attack reset, meaning you can reduce the time between each auto attack when using this ability. You can also use this ability to dash over walks to get away to safety or to surprise your enemy.
Needlework (Ultimate)
Gwen's ultimate has three casts, firing more needles each and dealing more damage.
First cast: Hurl a needle that deals magic damage, slows for just over a second, and applies a Thousand Cuts passive to all enemies hit. Second Cast: Fires three needles, dealing more magic damage. Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing even more magic damage.
Gwen always wants to start a fight by using the first cast of her ultimate to slow enemies, making it easier for Gwen to auto-attack and chase them down. Note that you do not need to auto-attack or hit the ability to recast Needlework.
Gwen Build Breakdown
Dusk and Dawn synergises extremely well with Gwen's passive and Snip Snip! After using an ability, the Spellblade passive triggers an additional on-hit effect, giving you 2 stacks for Snip Snip instead of one.
Riftmaker is one of Gwen's best items. Its passive increases her damage in extended fights. Plus the omnivamp helps with her survivability.
Rabadon's Deathcap massively increases Gwen's total Ability Power and also gives her a huge amount of Armor and Magic Resist thanks to Psychic Projector.
For runes we have:
Conqueror allows Gwen to fight for an extended time, and the increased damage helps as an extra source of healing for Gwen's abilities.
Battle Zeal increases Gwen's damage during extended fights. The extra damage helps her auto attacks and abilities in duels and teamfights.
Cut Down helps Gwen deal more damage to tankier targets, boosting her overall damage.
Coup de Grace provides additional damage that helps burst enemies when they are low on health.
Legend: Alacrity boosts Gwen's attack speed to help stack Snip Snip faster so you can deal more damage in duels and teamfights.
Second Wind is nice against ranged matchups in Baron Lane. The extra healing helps Gwen stay in the lane longer.
Bone Plating is another great option when playing vs burst champions.
Flash is a must on Gwen. It's a great spell to get out of bad situations or if you are trying to go in for that killing blow on the enemy.
Ignite offers extra damage and enhances her incredible true damage to help secure kills.
Early Game
In the laning phase, Gwen can be a big lane bully. Her 4 stacks with Snip Snip plus Skip 'n Slash can do a lot of damage when timed to perfection. However, into ranged champions, it can be a little tricky, so it's best to sit back and farm until you get a few levels and items. If you get into trouble or are ganked early on, you can use Hallowed Mist to dodge abilities and Skip 'n Slash to dash and quickly get away to safety.
Late Game
Gwen is one of the best late-game scaling champions in the game. The amount of true damage, sustain, and survivability you'll have will be unmatched. When grouped with her team, you want to get onto the enemy backline; with Gwen's mobility, this becomes much easier. However, without Hallowed Mist and Needlework, your life is much more difficult, so try to wait for the cooldowns before looking for a fight. With Gwen, you also have excellent one vs one potential against most champions. This can give your team a significant advantage if you can get a kill before the team fight starts.
Conclusion
Overall, Gwen is an excellent scaling champion and a brilliant pick against tanks. She can adapt to all situations and has the mobility and damage to carry in late-game fights.
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GWEN PATCH HISTORY
FULL PATCH NOTESPatch 6.3c
Skip 'n Slash
- Enhanced Attack Damage: 10 + 15% Ability Power → 10 + 18% Ability Power
Patch 6.2h
Snip Snip!
- Bonus Damage for every Snip: 6% Ability Power → 7% Ability Power
- Bonus Damage for the last Snip: 30% Ability Power → 35% Ability Power
- Damage to Jungle Camps: 80% → 105%
Needlework
- Damage of each Needle: 30/45/60 + 8% Ability Power → 35/50/65 + 10% Ability Power
Patch 6.0c
Snip Snip!
- Mana consumption: 40 → 35
Hallowed Mist
- Armor and Magic Resistance boosted: 14/16/18/20 → 18/20/22/24
Needlework
- Slowdown effect: 30/35/40% → 35/40/45%
Patch 4.4c
SNIP SNIP!
- Snip damage: 12/16/20/24 + 5% Ability Power → 14/18/22/26 + 6% Ability Power
- Damage of the last snip: 60/80/100/120 + 25% Ability Power → 70/90/110/130 + 30% Ability Power
Patch 4.3a
SNIP SNIP!
- [NEW] Damage ratio to monsters: 80%
HALLOWED MIST
- Cooldown: 20/18/16/14s → 17/16/15/14s
- Bonus armor and magic resistance: 11/14/17/20 → 14/16/18/20
Patch 4.1c
- Bonus magic damage Ability Power ratio: 0.006% → 0.005%
SKIP 'N SLASH
- Cooldown: 16.5/14/11.5/9s → 13.5/12/10.5/9s
Patch 3.5a
- Base Attack Damage: 64 → 58
SKIP 'N SLASH
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9s → 16.5/14/11.5/9s
- Cooldown refund: 35/40/45/50% → 50%
Patch 3.4b
- Max damage to monsters: 4 (+ 4% Ability Power) → 2 (+ 3% Ability Power)
SKIP 'N SLASH
- Cooldown reduction %: 20/30/40/50% → 35/40/45/50%
- Reduce cooldown when hitting a target → Reduce cooldown when hitting a non-monster target
Patch 3.4a
- Health: 610 → 660
- Maximum Monster damage: 5 + 5% Ability Power → 4 + 4% Ability Power
SNIP SNIP!
- Initial Snip base damage: 10/14/18/22 → 12/16/20/24
- Final Snip base damage: 50/70/90/110 → 60/80/100/120
