Gwen vs Zaahen in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: he wins every all-in pre-6, and his ult can kill you at 6 — but dodge it and it's a free kill. 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 · TOPZAAHENThe Unsundered

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Concede level 1

His level 1 is really strong — give CS and let the wave crash until you hit level 3.

Trade on his Q

Watch for him to use Q on the wave, then short-trade with W while it's down.

Dodge his ult

He wins the all-in pre-6, but dodge his ult at level 6 and it's a free kill.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never go for an all-in before 6 unless he's low — he wins every all-in pre-6, so poke 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+ - 44% WR - 318 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

Winning lane is only half the game — rotations, wave control and objective tempo decide the rest. Train the map on MOBA Trainer.

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