July 2026 · Patch 7.2a
Bruiser · TOP · JUNGLE

Gwen Wild Rift Best Build Guide

AP duelist build for prolonged cutting: Gwen does not win on a single burst, but when she keeps contact long enough for her snips, mist, and melee scaling to become impossible to hold. The build must therefore fund access and durability as much as damage.

★ TOP · JUNGLE Tier S
DMG
UTIL
TANK
DIFF
Win 50.0% #37 · ↓14pt
Pick 4.3% #18
Ban 0.8% #45

Builds — official CN server data (patch 7.2)

Three reads of the same champion, computed by our engine on official CN server data (current-patch stats, ratios and prices): a reliable base to adapt to your game. Why this data? →

Plated Steelcaps
Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps
Conqueror
Recommended runesDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowthSudden Impact

Power spikes (computed)

Early (1-5)
1/10
Mid (6-10)
1/10
Late (11-15)
1/10
Lv 5 UltimateLv 9 Rabadon's Deathcap + Ultimate rank 2Lv 11 Nashor's Tooth

Situational adaptations

Morellonomicon
MorellonomiconAgainst healing (Soraka, Aatrox, lifesteal…)
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's VeilAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal ScepterAgainst heavy mobility

The detailed guide below dates from patch 7.0e and is being rewritten — for the current meta, rely on the variants above.

Gwen wins fights by staying active longer than her opponents. Her build must allow her to survive long enough for her DPS and sustain to take over.

Recommended Build

Starter

Ruby Crystal Ruby Crystal

Core

Riftmaker Riftmaker
Nashor's Tooth Nashor's Tooth
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
Riftmaker
Riftmaker

AP omnivamp in extended fights, with perfect synergy for E attack speed

Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth

AS + AP on-hit, amplifies the DPS auto with E boost

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap

AP scaling on the R Needlework and the passive True Damage

Final Build

Riftmaker Riftmaker
Nashor's Tooth Nashor's Tooth
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
Amaranth's Twinguard Amaranth's Twinguard
Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps

Boots & enchant

Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps
Alternative vs AP / CC
Mercurys Treads Mercurys Treads
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Glorious Glorious

Skill order

Q›E›W
Passive
Passive A Thousand Cuts
Q
Snip Snip!
1468
W
Hallowed Mist
3121415
E
Skip 'n Slash
271011
R
Needlework
5913

Runes

Conqueror
Conqueror

Q Snip Snip! repeated inside of the W Hallowed Mist stack Conqueror quickly.

Nullifying Orb
Nullifying Orb

Magic shield contre mages that try to the poke outside of his Hallowed Mist.

Second Wind
Second Wind

Passive sustain the fights to profiter of the passive Thousand Cuts.

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Accumulated HP to she is hard to kill during his split-push and dives.

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact

E (Skip 'N Slash) dash triggers penetration magic during his engages.

Situational Items

vs Shielding
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Oceanid's Trident Oceanid's Trident
vs Healing
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
vs Crowd Control
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Crown of the Shattered Queen Crown of the Shattered Queen
vs Ability Power
Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps
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Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads
vs Crowd Control
Glorious Glorious
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Quicksilver Quicksilver
vs Shielding
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Oceanid's Trident Oceanid's Trident
vs Healing
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
vs Crowd Control
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb
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Crown of the Shattered Queen Crown of the Shattered Queen
vs Crowd Control
Glorious Glorious
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Quicksilver Quicksilver

Situational Runes

vs Burst Damage
Second Wind Second Wind
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Bone Plating Bone Plating
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth Overgrowth
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Perseverance Perseverance
vs Tanks
Coup De Grace Coup De Grace
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Giant Slayer Giant Slayer
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