Gwen vs Irelia in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: Her Q dashes to minions to reset and dodge — fight only when she has no wave to jump to. 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 · TOPIRELIAthe Blade Dancer

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Deny her Q resets

Her Q dashes to minions to reset and dodge your abilities — fight when she has no wave to jump to.

Punish level 1

She's very weak level 1 without passive — that's why you take ignite: get priority and press her early.

Respect 4 stacks

If she reaches 4 passive stacks, don't fight her almost ever — wait it out.

✕ DON'T

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Never fight her at 4 passive stacks, or after her Bork spike unless you're clearly ahead.

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+ - 48% WR - 293 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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