What are the best runes for Gwen Mid?

First Strike in Inspiration with Sorcery secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (52.4% win rate).

What is the best build for Gwen?

Rush Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. It wins 60.5% of Mid games on patch 26.20.

Is Gwen good on patch 26.20?

Gwen has a 53.1% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a balanced pick.

Ahri, Yone, Viktor are among the strongest counters to Gwen Mid this patch, by ranked win rate.

Gwen build

Mid · patch 26.20

Gwen is currently a balanced Mid pick on patch 26.20, holding a 53.1% win rate across 8,407 games (0.6% pick rate, 3.1% ban rate). It scales well, its win rate climbs to 50.6% in games past 40 minutes, so playing for the late game pays off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

53.1%

Pick

0.6%

Ban

3.1%

Games

8,407

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 60.5% win ratevs 53.1% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start53.5%+0.4

First back

Core · in order60.5%+7.4

The whole build

Boots54.4%+1.3

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

52.4% win rate

Inspiration

Sorcery

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

E→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min45.3%

25-30 min54.4%

30-35 min57.5%

35-40 min57.6%

40+ min50.6%

44%50%59%

Win Rate Trend

51.8%

53.1%

26.1126.1226.1426.1526.1626.1726.1826.1926.20

// Matchups · who beats GwenAll matchups →

Ahri43.8%333

Yone45.0%282

Viktor48.5%264

// The short version

Start Doran's Ring, Health Potion and Health Potion and rush Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap; this core wins 60.5% of Mid games; First Strike is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → E → W.