Gwen vs Illaoi in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: Her E (Test of Spirit) is the whole matchup — dodge it and she's helpless. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGWENThe Hallowed Seamstress

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPILLAOIthe Kraken Priestess

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E

Use W to dodge her ranged E, then go in for the trade.

Free 1v1 post-6

Dodge her E after 6 with no tentacles up and it's a free kill if you don't miss spells.

Win level 1

Get priority at level 1 with a fully stacked Q, then use it to kill her tentacles.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Don't commit to a fight while her tentacles are up — clear them first.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 313 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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