How to beat Gwen

Common role: Top

An AP bruiser who shreds tanks with % health true damage inside her mist.

What makes Gwen dangerous

Gwen's Q snips deal % max-health magic damage, melting tanks, and her W creates a mist that makes her untargetable to enemies outside it and where she can't be targeted from range. She heals and scales, becoming an unkillable duelist that dives the backline with her needle ultimate.

How to play against Gwen

• 1Don't chase her into her W mist — she's untargetable to anyone outside it. Wait for the mist to expire or fight her outside it.
• 2Her Q shreds tanks with true damage — don't try to out-tank her. Burst her down or kite her instead of trading HP.
• 3Grievous Wounds cuts her healing, and hard CC before she can reposition in her mist catches her.
• 4Punish her weak early game before her items — Gwen is a scaler. Pressure her off farm and end before she comes online.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Weak early game; item- and scaling-reliant.
• ✓Untargetability only works inside her W mist.
• ✓Grievous Wounds cuts her healing.
• ✓Kiteable and punishable by hard CC when the mist is down.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Gwen's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Mil cortes

  Los ataques de Gwen infligen daño mágico adicional según la vida de los objetivos. Se cura una parte del daño que inflige a campeones con este efecto.

• Q
  ¡Corta, corta!

  Gwen blande sus tijeras hasta 6 veces en un arco frente a ella infligiendo daño mágico. Inflige daño verdadero a las unidades en el centro y aplica su pasiva con cada ataque.

  Strong: snips deal % max-health true damage, melting tanks. Weak: don't try to out-tank her — burst or kite instead of trading HP.

• W
  Niebla consagrada

  Gwen invoca una niebla que la protege de los enemigos en el exterior. Solo puede ser objetivo de los enemigos que entren en la niebla.

  Strong: her mist makes her untargetable to enemies outside it, including from range. Weak: don't chase her into it — wait for it to expire or fight her outside.

• E
  Salto y corte

  Gwen se desliza una pequeña distancia y obtiene velocidad de ataque, alcance y daño mágico al golpear durante unos pocos segundos. Si golpea a un enemigo durante ese periodo de tiempo, el enfriamiento de esta habilidad se recupera parcialmente.

• R
  Bordado

  Gwen lanza una aguja que ralentiza, inflige daño mágico y aplica Mil cortes a los campeones golpeados.Esta habilidad se puede lanzar hasta dos veces más y cada lanzamiento arroja agujas adicionales e inflige más daño.

Itemization

Gwen is AP with % health true damage and healing. Grievous Wounds and magic resist blunt her, and burst/kite instead of tanking her Q. Beat her early before she scales.

This guide covers Gwen's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.