Wild Rift: GWEN Build Guide (7.2A)
League of Legends: Wild Rift GWEN, role - Fighter. Use the guidelines to take your GWEN Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position GWEN is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 58 (3.6) |  690 (120) |  11 (0.7) |
 0.8 (0.015) |  345 (41) |  12 (0.9) |
 350 (0) |  52 (4.7) |  38 (2) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) A THOUSAND CUTS
Attacks deal bonus magic damage equal to 1% (1% + 0.005% 
) of the target's maximum health. Heals for 70% of the damage this ability deals to champion, up to 12 (12 + 7% ).
Deals a max of 2 magic damage (2 + 3% ) against monsters.
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5s 
35
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 magic damage (14/18/22/26 + 7% ) with the final snip dealing 70 magic damage (70/90/110/130 + 35% ) instead.
The center of each strike deals true damage instead an applies Thousand Cuts.
Deals 105% damage to monsters.
(W) HALLOWED MIST
17/16/15/14s 60
Summons the Hallowed Mist, making Gwen unforgettable to enemies outside the zone while inside.
Gwen gains 18 (18/20/22/24 + 5% ) Amor and Magic Resist inside the Mist.
The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave.
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
13.5/12/10.5/9s 35
Dashes and enhances her attacks for 4 seconds. Enhance attacks gain 20/40/60/80% Attack Speed, 10 magic damage (10 + 18% ) on-hit and 100 Range.
The first enhanced attack to hit a champion or minion refunds 50% of this ability's cooldown.
(R) NEEDLEWORK
75/65/55s 100
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 magic damage (35/50/65 + 10% ), 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 magic damage (90 + 24% ).
Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing a total of 150 magic damage (150 + 40% ).
GWEN Meta Overview — Ranks & Performance Analytics
This meta overview presents GWEN’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where GWEN performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
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Solo Baron GWEN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Solo Baron Line GWEN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Amplifying Tome
+20 Ability Power
500
Dusk and Dawn
Applies on-hit effects
+350 Maximum Health
+25% Attack Speed +70 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack deals (75% base
+ 10%) bonus magic damage. After a brief delay, apply on-hits to the target 1 additional time. (1.5s Cooldown)
Deals reduced damage to structures. 3100
Dusk and Dawn TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities into their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with bonus magic damage and then triggers all on-hit effects an additional time, dramatically increasing your overall damage output. It excels on hybrid AP fighters and melee mages who rely on chaining abilities and auto-attacks to maximize their DPS.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power
+8 Magic Penetration
+75% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Nashor's Tooth
Attacks deal bonus damage +45% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Magic Fang: Obtain 25 Attack Damage or 50 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Gnaw: Attacks deal adaptive damage (15 + 20% bonus+ 30% bonus) on hit. 2800
Nashor's Tooth TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who blend auto-attacks with magic damage. It provides a hefty boost to attack speed and reduces ability cooldowns, allowing you to cast spells more frequently in fights. The “Magic Fang” passive adapts to your build by granting either bonus attack damage or ability power, adding flexibility. With each auto-attack, “Gnaw” deals adaptive magic damage on hit, making it especially effective against tanky targets and for wearing down opponents over time. This item is ideal for champions like Teemo, Kayle, and Jax, who rely on sustained auto-attacks supported by magic damage and need frequent ability usage to maximize DPS in extended engagements.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Spellslinger's Shoes
Deal bonus damage to minions +40 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 22 bonus true damage to minions. 2200
Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.
Dusk and Dawn (Applies on-hit effects) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Nashor's Tooth (Attacks deal bonus damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Dusk and Dawn
Applies on-hit effects +350 Maximum Health +25% Attack Speed +70 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack deals (75% base+ 10%) bonus magic damage. After a brief delay, apply on-hits to the target 1 additional time. (1.5s Cooldown)
Deals reduced damage to structures. 3100
Dusk and Dawn TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities into their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with bonus magic damage and then triggers all on-hit effects an additional time, dramatically increasing your overall damage output. It excels on hybrid AP fighters and melee mages who rely on chaining abilities and auto-attacks to maximize their DPS.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Nashor's Tooth
Attacks deal bonus damage +45% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Magic Fang: Obtain 25 Attack Damage or 50 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Gnaw: Attacks deal adaptive damage (15 + 20% bonus+ 30% bonus) on hit. 2800
Nashor's Tooth TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who blend auto-attacks with magic damage. It provides a hefty boost to attack speed and reduces ability cooldowns, allowing you to cast spells more frequently in fights. The “Magic Fang” passive adapts to your build by granting either bonus attack damage or ability power, adding flexibility. With each auto-attack, “Gnaw” deals adaptive magic damage on hit, making it especially effective against tanky targets and for wearing down opponents over time. This item is ideal for champions like Teemo, Kayle, and Jax, who rely on sustained auto-attacks supported by magic damage and need frequent ability usage to maximize DPS in extended engagements.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gain
Omni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Situational items
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gainOmni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +110 Ability Power +15 Magic Penetration
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health. 3100
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Infinity Orb — This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gainOmni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Void Staff
Magic Penetration (%) +95 Ability Power +40% Magic Penetration 3000
Void Staff TIPS: This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.
Void Staff — This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gainOmni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Morellonomicon — This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gainOmni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Banshee's Veil — This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Hextech Roketbelt
Small dash +250 Max Health +70 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Protobelt (Active): Dash forward and unleash a cone of missiles, dealing 100 plus 10% magic damage. (30s Cooldown)
If champions or monsters are hit by more than one missile, missiles after the first will deal only 10% damage. 2700
Hextech Roketbelt TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra mobility, allowing you to quickly close the gap or reposition during combat. Its active grants a short dash while firing a cone of rockets that deal area magic damage. It is an excellent choice for AP assassins, mobile mages, and engage-oriented champions who need to dive in, secure kills, or dodge key enemy abilities.
Hextech Roketbelt — This item combines Ability Power with extra mobility, allowing you to quickly close the gap or reposition during combat. Its active grants a short dash while firing a cone of rockets that deal area magic damage. It is an excellent choice for AP assassins, mobile mages, and engage-oriented champions who need to dive in, secure kills, or dodge key enemy abilities.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Ghost (Gain a large burst of movement speed) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ghost
Gain a large burst of movement speed, that decays to 25% bonus movement speed for 8 seconds. With each takedown, Ghost's duration is extended by 6 seconds, refreshing its effects, up to the original amount.
Cooldown: 90s
Barrier
Gain a shield that absorbs 120 (120–560 
) damage for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Demolish (Automatically charges up when you are near turrets. Once fully charged, your next attack deals massive amounts of damage to turrets.), 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) and 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus or 4-8 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Demolish
Destroy turrets faster
When within 550 range of an enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5s, up to 6 times.
When fully charged, your next attack against the turret deals an additional (100 + 22% max Health) physical damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 40s
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 15-65 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 5 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 5 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Situational Runes
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus or 4-8 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Grasp of Undying
Tank, Heal
Every 3s in combat, your next attack on a champion will be enhanced.
Bonus magic damage: 3.3%
Heal: 1.3%
Permanently health increase: 10
On Ranged champions, the effects are reduced by 60%.
Grasp of Undying — The rune is perfect for champions who engage in close combat and can consistently stay in contact with enemies, such as Maokai or Nunu. It enhances attacks, dealing bonus magic damage and healing for a portion of health. The rune also permanently increases maximum health, making the champion more durable. For ranged champions, its effects are reduced, but it can still be useful for survival support in combat. It’s especially beneficial in extended fights where sustaining health is key.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 40s
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 3 + (1.5% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Second Wind — The rune restores health every 5 seconds and significantly boosts regeneration after taking damage from an enemy champion. This rune is especially useful for champions who are often in the thick of the fight, such as tanks or fighters, as it helps sustain health during battles. The effect is doubled for melee champions, making it even more effective in extended fights, improving survivability.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 10-15 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Perseverance — The rune increases your tenacity by 10%. When immobilized, it grants you bonus armor and magic resistance for a short period. The effect refreshes if you are immobilized multiple times, making the rune especially useful for champions who often find themselves under crowd control. It is ideal for tanks and fighters, enhancing their survivability in fights when they are subjected to multiple crowd control effects.Skills Order
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5s 35
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 magic damage (14/18/22/26 + 7% ) with the final snip dealing 70 magic damage (70/90/110/130 + 35% ) instead.
The center of each strike deals true damage instead an applies Thousand Cuts.
Deals 105% damage to monsters.
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
(W) HALLOWED MIST
17/16/15/14s 60
Summons the Hallowed Mist, making Gwen unforgettable to enemies outside the zone while inside.Gwen gains 18 (18/20/22/24 + 5% ) Amor and Magic Resist inside the Mist.
The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave.
(W) HALLOWED MIST
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
13.5/12/10.5/9s 35
Dashes and enhances her attacks for 4 seconds. Enhance attacks gain 20/40/60/80% Attack Speed, 10 magic damage (10 + 18% ) on-hit and 100 Range.
The first enhanced attack to hit a champion or minion refunds 50% of this ability's cooldown.
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
(R) NEEDLEWORK
75/65/55s 100
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 magic damage (35/50/65 + 10% ), 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 magic damage (90 + 24% ).Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing a total of 150 magic damage (150 + 40% ).
(R) NEEDLEWORK
Solo Baron GWEN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Solo Baron GWEN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Solo Baron GWEN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Solo Baron GWEN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against GWEN combo.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist +150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance
+15 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 20%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health. 2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Abyssal Mask
Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies and increases yours +400 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Unmake: Curse enemy champions within 600 units, reducing their Magic Resist by 5 plus 1.2% bonus, up to 25 Magic Resist. For each enemy champion cursed, gain 9 bonus Magic Resist. 3000
Abyssal Mask TIPS: This item is a solid anti-magic pickup: it boosts your magic resistance while reducing the magic resist of nearby enemies, making them easier to shred with spell damage. Great for tanks and frontliners who need to both soak magic damage and amplify their team’s ability to take down AP threats and durable targets.
Reduced 
Healing
Items with Grievous Wounds that can reduce GWEN Healing effects.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing +15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: 
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +400 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable +20 Armor +35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1200
Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against GWEN.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team shield +200 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 2600
Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Shield +200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonusand gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown) 2900
Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
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Solo Baron GWEN Strengths and Weaknesses
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Jungle GWEN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Jungle Line GWEN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Amplifying Tome +20 Ability Power 500
Lich Bane
Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts +100 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste +5% Move Speed
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus magic damage equal to 75% base AD + 45% AP . (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structures. 2800
Lich Bane TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities between their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with a powerful burst of bonus magic damage, greatly increasing your combo potential. The bonus movement speed also improves your mobility, making it easier to reposition and chase targets. An excellent choice for mobile mages, AP assassins, and hybrid champions who rely on short, high-damage ability rotations.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Malignance
An item made for Ultimate-centric playstyles +90 Ability Power +500 Max Mana +15 Ability Haste
Scorn: Your Ultimate abilities gain 20 Ability Haste.
Hatefog: Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3 second(s), dealing magic damage equal to 60 plus 5% AP per second and reducing their Magic Resist by 10. Burn radius increases with damage, reaching maximum radius at 800 damage. 2700
Malignance TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who focus on their ultimate abilities and want to maximize their effectiveness in fights. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Scorn" effect reduces the cooldown of your ultimate ability, enhancing its efficiency and uptime. The "Hatefog" effect deals magic damage to enemies in the area after using your ultimate, creating a scorched earth effect. Enemies within this area take damage and have their magic resistance reduced, making this item ideal for champions who want to weaken their opponents and increase their damage. It’s especially useful against enemies with high magic resistance.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Spellslinger's Shoes
Deal bonus damage to minions +40 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 22 bonus true damage to minions. 2200
Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.
Lich Bane (Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Malignance (An item made for Ultimate-centric playstyles).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Lich Bane
Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts +100 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste +5% Move Speed
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus magic damage equal to 75% base AD + 45% AP . (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structures. 2800
Lich Bane TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities between their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with a powerful burst of bonus magic damage, greatly increasing your combo potential. The bonus movement speed also improves your mobility, making it easier to reposition and chase targets. An excellent choice for mobile mages, AP assassins, and hybrid champions who rely on short, high-damage ability rotations.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Malignance
An item made for Ultimate-centric playstyles +90 Ability Power +500 Max Mana +15 Ability Haste
Scorn: Your Ultimate abilities gain 20 Ability Haste.
Hatefog: Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3 second(s), dealing magic damage equal to 60 plus 5% AP per second and reducing their Magic Resist by 10. Burn radius increases with damage, reaching maximum radius at 800 damage. 2700
Malignance TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who focus on their ultimate abilities and want to maximize their effectiveness in fights. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Scorn" effect reduces the cooldown of your ultimate ability, enhancing its efficiency and uptime. The "Hatefog" effect deals magic damage to enemies in the area after using your ultimate, creating a scorched earth effect. Enemies within this area take damage and have their magic resistance reduced, making this item ideal for champions who want to weaken their opponents and increase their damage. It’s especially useful against enemies with high magic resistance.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +110 Ability Power +15 Magic Penetration
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health. 3100
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Void Staff
Magic Penetration (%) +95 Ability Power +40% Magic Penetration 3000
Void Staff TIPS: This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.
Situational items
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Zhonya's Hourglass — This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Hextech Roketbelt
Small dash +250 Max Health +70 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Protobelt (Active): Dash forward and unleash a cone of missiles, dealing 100 plus 10% magic damage. (30s Cooldown)
If champions or monsters are hit by more than one missile, missiles after the first will deal only 10% damage. 2700
Hextech Roketbelt TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra mobility, allowing you to quickly close the gap or reposition during combat. Its active grants a short dash while firing a cone of rockets that deal area magic damage. It is an excellent choice for AP assassins, mobile mages, and engage-oriented champions who need to dive in, secure kills, or dodge key enemy abilities.
Hextech Roketbelt — This item combines Ability Power with extra mobility, allowing you to quickly close the gap or reposition during combat. Its active grants a short dash while firing a cone of rockets that deal area magic damage. It is an excellent choice for AP assassins, mobile mages, and engage-oriented champions who need to dive in, secure kills, or dodge key enemy abilities.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +130 Ability Power
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 30%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is the ultimate Ability Power amplifier for any mage. It not only provides a massive amount of AP but also increases your total Ability Power, dramatically boosting your spell damage, healing, and all other AP scaling effects. An essential late-game purchase for champions looking to maximize their spellcasting potential and unleash devastating burst damage.
Stormsurge
A powerful item for Scaling Mages +90 Ability Power +15 Magic Penetration +6% Move Speed
Stormraider: When damaging a champion, dealing damage equal to 25% of their max Health within 2.5 second(s) applies Squall to them and grants you 25% bonus Movement Speed for 2.5s. (25s Cooldown)
Squall: After 2 second(s), strike the target, dealing magic damage equal to 125 plus 10%. If the target is killed before the strike, it detonates immediately in a large area and grants 25 gold. 2900
Stormsurge TIPS: This item is perfect for mages capable of delivering heavy burst damage. After landing a strong combo, it marks the target, grants you a burst of movement speed, and follows up with an additional magic strike. If the target dies before the effect triggers, it immediately explodes in an area and rewards you with bonus gold. An excellent choice for scaling mages and AP assassins looking to secure kills and snowball their advantage.
Stormsurge — This item is perfect for mages capable of delivering heavy burst damage. After landing a strong combo, it marks the target, grants you a burst of movement speed, and follows up with an additional magic strike. If the target dies before the effect triggers, it immediately explodes in an area and rewards you with bonus gold. An excellent choice for scaling mages and AP assassins looking to secure kills and snowball their advantage.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +110 Ability Power +15 Magic Penetration
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health. 3100
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Nashor's Tooth
Attacks deal bonus damage +45% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Magic Fang: Obtain 25 Attack Damage or 50 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Gnaw: Attacks deal adaptive damage (15 + 20% bonus+ 30% bonus) on hit. 2800
Nashor's Tooth TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who blend auto-attacks with magic damage. It provides a hefty boost to attack speed and reduces ability cooldowns, allowing you to cast spells more frequently in fights. The “Magic Fang” passive adapts to your build by granting either bonus attack damage or ability power, adding flexibility. With each auto-attack, “Gnaw” deals adaptive magic damage on hit, making it especially effective against tanky targets and for wearing down opponents over time. This item is ideal for champions like Teemo, Kayle, and Jax, who rely on sustained auto-attacks supported by magic damage and need frequent ability usage to maximize DPS in extended engagements.
Nashor's Tooth — This item is perfect for champions who blend auto-attacks with magic damage. It provides a hefty boost to attack speed and reduces ability cooldowns, allowing you to cast spells more frequently in fights. The “Magic Fang” passive adapts to your build by granting either bonus attack damage or ability power, adding flexibility. With each auto-attack, “Gnaw” deals adaptive magic damage on hit, making it especially effective against tanky targets and for wearing down opponents over time. This item is ideal for champions like Teemo, Kayle, and Jax, who rely on sustained auto-attacks supported by magic damage and need frequent ability usage to maximize DPS in extended engagements.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +110 Ability Power +15 Magic Penetration
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health. 3100
Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Banshee's Veil — This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Void Staff
Magic Penetration (%) +95 Ability Power +40% Magic Penetration 3000
Void Staff TIPS: This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Void Staff
Magic Penetration (%) +95 Ability Power +40% Magic Penetration 3000
Void Staff TIPS: This item is the premier choice against enemies stacking magic resistance. It greatly increases the effectiveness of your spells through powerful magic penetration, allowing you to deal consistent damage even to the toughest targets. An excellent pickup for any mage once the enemy team starts investing in magic resistance.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gainOmni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power. 3100
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Riftmaker — This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Smite as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ghost
Gain a large burst of movement speed, that decays to 25% bonus movement speed for 8 seconds. With each takedown, Ghost's duration is extended by 6 seconds, refreshing its effects, up to the original amount.
Cooldown: 90s
Smite
Deal 600 true damage to monsters, epic monsters or enemy minions. Smiting a monster restore 127 Health (70 + 10%). Smite upgrades to Chilling Smite after 3 uses.
Jungle Expertise:
Earn 20% bonus gold and 20% bonus XP from monsters kills, but temporarily earn 60% less gold and XP from minions kills.
Deal 15% more attack damage and 30% more ability damage against monsters.
Restore 40 Health over 5 seconds after dealing damage to monsters.
Restore 4 Mana every second while in the jungle or river.
From 11:00 onward, monster kills will no longer grant bonus gold.
At 2:00, the attack damage bonus against monsters will start to decay.
At 5:00, it will be removed.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 10s
Сhilling Smite
Deal 1000 true damage to a large or epic monster or minion. Smiting monsters restore 152 Health (70 + 10%).
Against champions: Deal 40 true damage to enemy Champions and steals 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 10s
Runes BUILD
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Brutal (Attacks deal bonus damage to enemy champions.), 
Coup de Grace (Increases damage dealt to enemy champions with low Health.) and 
Legend: Alacrity (Gains Attack Speed.) in the primary tree, as well as Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus or 4-8 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Brutal
Attacks deal on-hit damage
Attacks deal (5 + 6% bonus + 3% ) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Legend: Alacrity
Increase bonus Attack Speed
Gains 3% Attack Speed. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 18% Attack Speed.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Situational Runes
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus or 4-8 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
First Strike
Initiate, Damage Amplification, Bonus Gold
Initiating combat with an enemy champion or dealing damage to them within 0.25s of engaging them in combat grants 10 gold and First Strike for 3s, allowing you to deal 7% bonus true damage to them. After the effect ends, gain bonus gold based on the bonus damage dealt for its duration.
If you do not deal damage to the enemy champion within 0.25s of engaging them in combat, First Strike will go into a 10-second cooldown.
Bonus gold:
Melee: 65% of bonus damage.
Ranged: 45% of bonus damage.
Cooldown: 20-30s
First Strike — The rune is perfect for aggressive champions like Zed or Twitch, who can quickly engage in combat. After dealing damage to an enemy, it activates an effect that allows you to deal bonus true damage and earn gold based on the damage dealt. This makes the rune useful for fast economy gains and increased damage in the early game. It works especially well when initiating fights, where it's crucial to gain an advantage quickly.
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high Health enemies
Your attacks deal 6.57% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with more than 60% Health.
Cut Down — This rune increases damage against high-health targets, helping you deal with tanky enemies more effectively. It is ideal for champions who rely on consistent damage output, especially against tanks and durable fighters. It works best on marksmen and some fighters where efficiently shredding high-health targets is important.
Legend: Alacrity
Increase bonus Attack Speed
Gains 3% Attack Speed. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 18% Attack Speed.
Legend: Bloodline
Increase Omnivamp
Gains 1% Omnivamp . Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 7% Omnivamp .
Legend: Bloodline — The rune increases your omnivamp by 1%, allowing you to restore health when dealing damage to both enemies and allies. By taking down monsters, enemy champions, or minions, you gain additional bonuses, increasing your omnivamp up to 7%. This rune is suitable for champions such as fighters, junglers, and marksmen who actively engage in battles. Marksmen, who are often in the heart of the action, can effectively sustain themselves with omnivamp, enhancing their survivability in fights.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 15-65 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 5 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 5 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Sudden Impact — The rune that activates after using dashes, teleports, leaps, or exiting stealth deals bonus true damage to the enemy. This mechanic enhances aggressive play by allowing fast movement across the map and delivering powerful strikes. At higher levels, it provides additional damage and movement speed bonuses, increasing mobility and effectiveness in fights. This makes it a great choice for champions who rely on mobility and want to enhance their attacks after quick movements or stealth.Skills Order
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5s 35
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 magic damage (14/18/22/26 + 7% ) with the final snip dealing 70 magic damage (70/90/110/130 + 35% ) instead.
The center of each strike deals true damage instead an applies Thousand Cuts.
Deals 105% damage to monsters.
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
(W) HALLOWED MIST
17/16/15/14s 60
Summons the Hallowed Mist, making Gwen unforgettable to enemies outside the zone while inside.Gwen gains 18 (18/20/22/24 + 5% ) Amor and Magic Resist inside the Mist.
The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave.
(W) HALLOWED MIST
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
13.5/12/10.5/9s 35
Dashes and enhances her attacks for 4 seconds. Enhance attacks gain 20/40/60/80% Attack Speed, 10 magic damage (10 + 18% ) on-hit and 100 Range.
The first enhanced attack to hit a champion or minion refunds 50% of this ability's cooldown.
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
(R) NEEDLEWORK
75/65/55s 100
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 magic damage (35/50/65 + 10% ), 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 magic damage (90 + 24% ).Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing a total of 150 magic damage (150 + 40% ).
(R) NEEDLEWORK
Jungle GWEN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Jungle GWEN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Jungle GWEN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Jungle GWEN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against GWEN combo.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist +150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +15 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 20%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat +350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health. 2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Abyssal Mask
Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies and increases yours +400 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Unmake: Curse enemy champions within 600 units, reducing their Magic Resist by 5 plus 1.2% bonus, up to 25 Magic Resist. For each enemy champion cursed, gain 9 bonus Magic Resist. 3000
Abyssal Mask TIPS: This item is a solid anti-magic pickup: it boosts your magic resistance while reducing the magic resist of nearby enemies, making them easier to shred with spell damage. Great for tanks and frontliners who need to both soak magic damage and amplify their team’s ability to take down AP threats and durable targets.
Reduced Healing
Items with Grievous Wounds that can reduce GWEN Healing effects.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing +15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: +30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +400 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable +20 Armor +35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1200
Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against GWEN.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team shield +200 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 2600
Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Shield +200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonusand gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown) 2900
Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Jungle GWEN Strengths and Weaknesses
Jungle GWEN Strategy and Tactics
Jungle GWEN Power Spikes
GWEN Jungle Pathing
Jungle Pathing represents the choices Junglers make in regards to when and where to gank. These choices include how they involve farming camps and buffs between their ganks, anticipating counterganks, and looking for opportunities to invade. It involves understanding the different abilities the champions in the game have and how they interact, as well as the overall interactions between the two team compositions.
full clear with a Blue Buff start
Gromp
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Blue Sentinel
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
The Blue Sentinel, sometimes called the blue buff, is a common starting monster for junglers thanks to its powerful Crest of Insight buff.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Blue Sentinel, the player will receive the Crest of Insight Buff effect that lasts 90 seconds. Recover an amount of Mana or Energy every second.
Get 15 Ability Haste.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Insight buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the buff is transferred to the champion who defeated that player.
Greater Murk Wolf
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Wolves tend to be easier and safer to bees at than other monsters. They are commonly s ight by junglers when passing by or while the higher priority monsters are respawning.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Crimson Raptor
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Crimson raptors deal surprising damage t but the small ones can be quickly dispatched. Junglers commonly seek them out while pre| to gank the middle lane or while waiting for hi; priority monsters to spawn.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Red Brambleback
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
After completing the final strike to the Red Brambleback, you can obtain the Crest of Cinders buff effect; when the player with this buff is defeated, the buff effect will be transferred to the enemy champion who defeated them.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Red Brambleback, the player will receive the Crest of Cinders Buff that lasts 90 seconds.
For Melee Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
For Ranged Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their Movement Speed by 6% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Cinders buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the bufs is transferred to the champion who defeated player.
Ancient Krug
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Ancient Krugs split into two upon defeat until they are so small they can split no more. Junglers oftem fight these monsters for extra gold and XP while waiting for gank opportunities or higher priority monster spawns.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Rift Scuttler
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 85 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 120 second(s).
REWARDS
The Rift Scuttler grants XP and gold on takedown. A Speed Shrine also spawns at a fixed location on the same side of the river which provides the following buffs to your team:
Grants vision of the area.
Vision radius: 4.5m. Enemy champions who pass through this area will be maked and revealed.
Allied champions who pass through the area receive a 40% out-of-co Movement Speed boost for 2 second(s).
The Pro Gwen Jungle Path features a full clear that starts on the Blue Buff. For the first skill you'll be unlocking (Q) SNIP SNIP! After killing the Blue Buff and reaching level two, unlock (E) SKIP'N SLASH as the second skill and clear the Gromp as well as the Murk Wolves camp. At this point you are level three, allowing you to upgrade (Q) SNIP SNIP! to level two as it increases the clear speed tremendously. Next up, clear the Raptors, Red Brambleback and Krugs as this grants you level four— unlocking (W) HALLOWED MIST. Being level four, and having (W) HALLOWED MIST allows you to fight for the Scuttler or easily go for a gank on one of the lanes. This Gwen Jungle Clear prioritizes scaling by utilizing her insanely fast clearing speed, allowing the player to finish a full jungle route and then pressure the lanes or counter-jungle.
Wild Rift GWEN Ability and Tips
A THOUSAND CUTS
SNIP SNIP!
HALLOWED MIST
SKIP'N SLASH
NEEDLEWORK
(PASSIVE) A THOUSAND CUTS
Attacks deal bonus magic damage equal to 1% (1% + 0.005% ) of the target's maximum health. Heals for 70% of the damage this ability deals to champion, up to 12 (12 + 7% ).
Deals a max of 2 magic damage (2 + 3% ) against monsters.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) SNIP SNIP!
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5s 35
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 magic damage (14/18/22/26 + 7% ) with the final snip dealing 70 magic damage (70/90/110/130 + 35% ) instead.
The center of each strike deals true damage instead an applies Thousand Cuts.
Deals 105% damage to monsters.
Ability Tips
Video
(W) HALLOWED MIST
17/16/15/14s 60
Summons the Hallowed Mist, making Gwen unforgettable to enemies outside the zone while inside.Gwen gains 18 (18/20/22/24 + 5% ) Amor and Magic Resist inside the Mist.
The Mist will move to Gwen the first time she attempts to leave.
Ability Tips
Video
(E) SKIP'N SLASH
13.5/12/10.5/9s 35
Dashes and enhances her attacks for 4 seconds. Enhance attacks gain 20/40/60/80% Attack Speed, 10 magic damage (10 + 18% ) on-hit and 100 Range.
The first enhanced attack to hit a champion or minion refunds 50% of this ability's cooldown.
Ability Tips
Video
(R) NEEDLEWORK
75/65/55s 100
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals 35 magic damage (35/50/65 + 10% ), 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 magic damage (90 + 24% ).Third Cast: Fires 5 needles, dealing a total of 150 magic damage (150 + 40% ).
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift GWEN Skills Combo
Gwen Full Stack All-In
Execution
Use this combo to deal maximum possible damage in an All-In.
AA the minions/monsters 4 times to build up your stacks. Use (R) NEEDLEWORK to slow then activate (W) HALLOWED MIST to avoid possible damage before going in. From there, use (Q) SNIP SNIP!, then immediately (E) SKIP'N SLASH to engage. Continue to AA and (R2) when it's available to stick to your target. Finish with (R3) and (Q) once it's fully stacked.
Combo Video
Wild Rift GWEN Video
Watch here!A former doll transformed and brought to life by magic, Gwen wields the very tools that once created her. She carries the weight of her maker's love with every step, taking nothing for granted. At her command is the Hallowed Mist, an ancient and protective magic that has blessed Gwen's scissors, needles, and sewing thread. So much is new to her, but Gwen remains joyfully determined to fight for the good that survives in a broken world.