June 2026 · Patch 7.1f
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 47.7% #86 · ↓2pt
Pick 1.5% #35
Ban 0.2% #108

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.

Starter
Ruby Crystal Ruby Crystal
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

Boots & enchant
Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps
Alternative vs AP / CC
Mercurys Treads Mercurys Treads
Glorious Glorious
Skill order
QEW
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 Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Oceanid's Trident Oceanid's Trident AP anti-shield to break enemy shields
vs Healing
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon AP anti-heal applied by spells against healers
vs Crowd Control
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Crown of the Shattered Queen Crown of the Shattered Queen Anti-burst protection to avoid follow-up CC
vs Ability Power
Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage
Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC
vs Crowd Control
Glorious Glorious Move speed for engages
Quicksilver Quicksilver Instant cleanse to cancel focused CC
vs Shielding
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Oceanid's Trident Oceanid's Trident AP anti-shield to break enemy shields
vs Healing
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon AP anti-heal applied by spells against healers
vs Crowd Control
Infinity Orb Infinity Orb Magic penetration + execute below 35% HP
Crown of the Shattered Queen Crown of the Shattered Queen Anti-burst protection to avoid follow-up CC
vs Crowd Control
Glorious Glorious Move speed for engages
Quicksilver Quicksilver Instant cleanse to cancel focused CC
Situational Runes
vs Burst Damage
Second Wind Second Wind Regen after a burst trade to stay in lane
Bone Plating Bone Plating Reduces the burst from the first 3 hits of the enemy combo
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth Overgrowth Bonus HP to absorb CC and follow-up combos
Perseverance Perseverance Tenacity to reduce enemy CC duration
vs Tanks
Coup De Grace Coup De Grace Bonus damage on low-health targets to finish tanks
Giant Slayer Giant Slayer Bonus %HP damage to melt HP-stacking tanks