Is Gwen good in Patch 26.13?

Gwen is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.8% win rate, 2.0% pick rate, and 2.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Gwen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Gwen Top?

The best Gwen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Gwen Top is C tier with 49.8% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Gwen in Patch 26.13 include Garen (46.5% Gwen win rate), Aatrox (49.9% Gwen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Gwen?

To climb with Gwen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Tracking spells, Target prioritisation, and Splitpush. Tracking spells: Summoner spells, like flash, are the most universal, yet the most valuable asset any champion has. Target prioritisation: Target prioritization is all about choosing the right victim in a teamfight.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play GwenTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Gwen Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Gwen is C tier Top with 49.8% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Conqueror + Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame. Hardest matchup: Garen (46.5% win rate for Gwen). Key patterns to practice: Tracking spells, Target prioritisation, and Splitpush.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#30of 47 Top champions

Win rate49.8%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate2.0%41st most picked Top

Ban rate2.6%

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Gwen Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.0% pick rate, 50.0% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.0% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

ConquerorKEYSTONE

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

ResolveSECONDARY

Bone Plating

Unflinching

SHARDS

Conqueror · Presence of Mind · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Bone Plating · Unflinching

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

WMax Q first

14579

31415

28101213

611

Item build

2.0% pick

Starting

Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Dusk and Dawn

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Dusk and Dawn

Riftmaker

Nashor's Tooth

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Zhonya's Hourglass

Gwen Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Gwen holds a 49.8% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 0.3 points below the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 30th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.0% pick rate (41st most played in the role) and a 2.6% ban rate, Gwen rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Gwen Top held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Gwen is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Gwen Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Garen (46.5% win rate for Gwen) and Aatrox (49.9% win rate for Gwen): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, DrMundo (56.2%) and Gangplank (54.4%) are the matchups to look for, where Gwen wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Gwen Top

Pick Gwen Top in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Gwen Top guide

Gwen top is a short-trade duelist built around Skip 'n Slash (E), Snip Snip! (Q), and Needlework (R): dash in with Skip 'n Slash for attack speed and on-hit damage, land center-hit snips from Snip Snip! to stack A Thousand Cuts (passive), then finish with Needlework's slow and passive application once it's up.

The build

Rune page: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand (Precision), with Unflinching and Bone Plating (Resolve). Summoners: Flash and Ignite. Skill order maxes Snip Snip! (Q) first with Skip 'n Slash (E) second, taking one early point in Hallowed Mist (W). Starter: Doran's Ring and two Health Potions, into Plated Steelcaps. Core build: Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, with Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, and Zhonya's Hourglass as later options.

Ability mechanics

Snip Snip! (Q) fires up to six snips in a cone, dealing magic damage on the outer hits and true damage to anything in the center while applying A Thousand Cuts (passive) on each connection. Skip 'n Slash (E) dashes a short distance and grants attack speed, range, and on-hit magic damage for a few seconds, with its cooldown partially refunded if she lands a hit during that window. Needlework (R) throws a needle that slows on impact and applies A Thousand Cuts (passive), and can be recast up to two more times for additional needles and damage.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Garen, Aatrox, Ornn, Malphite, Sion. Best matchups: Dr. Mundo, Gangplank, K'Sante.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Gwen counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Gwen good in Patch 26.13?: Gwen is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.8% win rate, 2.0% pick rate, and 2.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Gwen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Gwen Top?: The best Gwen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Gwen Top is C tier with 49.8% win rate this patch.
Who counters Gwen?: Champions that counter Gwen in Patch 26.13 include Garen (46.5% Gwen win rate), Aatrox (49.9% Gwen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Gwen?: To climb with Gwen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Tracking spells, Target prioritisation, and Splitpush. Tracking spells: Summoner spells, like flash, are the most universal, yet the most valuable asset any champion has. Target prioritisation: Target prioritization is all about choosing the right victim in a teamfight.