Gwen Matchups

GwenMatchups

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Champion Portrait of Ornn
Ornn
Easy
44254%+231+2,096Stand away from his pillars and walls so he cannot knock you up. Do not Q and E into him since you will eat his W damage. Be careful of his triple brittle combo. You outscale him hard in the sidelane so you just have to survive. Try to cheater recall.

Skill Priority

Gwen Q Icon
Q
Snip Snip!
Gwen snips her scissors in a cone up to 6 times dealing magic damage. Gwen deals true damage to units in the center and applies her passive to them on each snip.
Gwen E Icon
E
Skip 'n Slash
Gwen dashes a short distance then gains Attack Speed, attack range, and magic damage On-Hit for a few seconds. If she hits an enemy during that time, this Ability's cooldown is partially refunded.
Gwen W Icon
W
Hallowed Mist
Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.
55.1% WR
419 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
57.0% WR
107 Matches

Skill Order

Gwen Q Icon
Snip Snip!
Gwen snips her scissors in a cone up to 6 times dealing magic damage. Gwen deals true damage to units in the center and applies her passive to them on each snip.
1
4
5
7
9
Gwen W Icon
Hallowed Mist
Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.
3
14
15
16
18
Gwen E Icon
Skip 'n Slash
Gwen dashes a short distance then gains Attack Speed, attack range, and magic damage On-Hit for a few seconds. If she hits an enemy during that time, this Ability's cooldown is partially refunded.
2
8
10
11
13
Gwen R Icon
Needlework
Gwen hurls a needle that slows enemies hit, deals magic damage, and applies A Thousand Cuts to champions hit.

This ability can be cast up to two more times, with each cast throwing additional needles and dealing more damage.
6
12
17

Gwen vs Ornn Runes

Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
53.8% WR240 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1056Item 2003
46.9% WR
145 Matches

Core Items

Item 3115Item 3020Item 4633
54.5% WR
11 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3115
58.1% WR31 Matches
Item 3089
53.8% WR26 Matches
Item 4633
55.0% WR20 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3089
69.2% WR13 Matches
Item 3135
33.3% WR9 Matches
Item 4645
100.0% WR7 Matches

6th Item Options

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Laning Phase (@15 min)

Gwen Damage
8,313
Ornn Damage
6,937
Gold Diff+231
CS Diff+9
XP Diff-203
Ally Ganks0.72
Enemy Ganks1.23

End of Game

Gwen Damage
29,841
Ornn Damage
20,892
Total Gold Diff+2,096
Total CS Diff+28

Split Push

Gwen Dmg to Turrets
14,618
Ornn Dmg to Turrets
6,220
Champion Portrait of DrMundo
DrMundo
Easy
40353%+674+1,742Stand behind the minion wave to avoid his cleavers but avoid standing behind low minions so he can't E them. Stack your Q up and try to look to Q E him when he uses a cleaver on the wave. All-in at six at 70-80% health and ignite when he ults. Get Plated Steelcaps if you are losing.
Champion Portrait of Sion
Sion
Easy
37953%+3+934Start Q level 1. Pre 6- short trade him with fully stacked Q's on repeat, abuse Sion's terrible early game. Post 6- you always win all-in and you should play for extended trades and keep the wave near your tower.
Champion Portrait of Graves
Graves
Very Hard
34351%-391-816
Champion Portrait of Viego
Viego
Not Favored
34051%-367-455
Champion Portrait of Garen
Garen
Very Hard
33646%-210-712Get Priority level 1 and get level 2 first. Shove in the first couple waves and then keep the wave on your side. Constantly harass Garen with Q poke short trades while spacing him. You should build a large lead before level 6 and before he gets berserkers
Champion Portrait of Jax
Jax
Even
32550%-181+85Stack your q on the wave and use it when he jumps on you. When he jumps, e and q away so you are not in the counterstrike anymore. When he is 60% health look for an all-in with ult and ignite. Avoid taking damage from his empowered w damage.
Champion Portrait of Zaahen
Zaahen
Easy
32551%+81+837