Who counters Gwen Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Gwen are Jax (37.14%), Malphite (43.21%), Sett (44.44%). The percentage is Gwen's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Gwen Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Gwen does best against K'Sante (62.75%), Cho'Gath (58.57%), Dr. Mundo (56.25%).

Gwen Top build and counters

Gwen Top has a 49.56% win rate with 1.35% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier B. Based on our analysis of 2 369 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Gwen on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 2 369

Win rate 49.56%

Tier B

Gwen

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 369
Wins: 1 174
Win rate: 49.56%
Pick rate: 1.35%
Ban rate: 3.77%
Difficulty: Medium

Gwen Top stats

3 485

Physical Damage

18 896

Magic Damage

4 771

True Damage

27 152

Total Damage

35 345

Damage Taken

10 368

Healing

6.4

Kills

6.7

Deaths

4.6

Assists

2.9

Max Kill Spree

12 675

Gold

195

Minions Killed

Jungle CS

Gwen Top Builds

Runes

Precision

Resolve

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Skill Priority

Popularity1.18%Win rate32.14%

Popularity0.76%Win rate38.89%

Popularity0.42%Win rate50%

Popularity0.38%Win rate55.56%

Popularity0.38%Win rate33.33%

Popularity0.34%Win rate75%

Popularity0.25%Win rate83.33%

Popularity0.25%Win rate66.67%

Gwen Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Gwen Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 98.22% of games with a 49.91% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Snip Snip!
Skip 'n Slash
Hallowed Mist

Win rate: 49.91%
Pick rate: 98.22%
Games: 2 256

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Snip Snip!
Skip 'n Slash
Hallowed Mist

Win rate: 49.45%
Pick rate: 78.26%
Games: 1 832

Other options

Win rate 55.79%Pick rate 9.95%
Win rate 48.37%Pick rate 7.86%

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Gwen Top counters

Gwen Top struggles most against Jax (37.14%), Malphite (43.21%), Sett (44.44%) and has the easiest time against K'Sante (62.75%), Cho'Gath (58.57%), Dr. Mundo (56.25%). Percentages are Gwen's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 369 ranked solo games of Gwen in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Gwen

Lowest Gwen win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Gwen's win rate.

Champions Gwen counters

Highest Gwen win rate in the lane matchup.

All Gwen Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Gwen's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Gwen win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Jax	37.14%	70	−113
Games 70 Gold diff @15 −113
Malphite	43.21%	81	+485
Games 81 Gold diff @15 +485
Tryndamere	43.40%	53	−650
Games 53 Gold diff @15 −650
Teemo	43.86%	57	−646
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −646
Nasus	44.30%	79	+746
Games 79 Gold diff @15 +746
Sett	44.44%	90	−762
Games 90 Gold diff @15 −762
Yone	45.45%	99	−219
Games 99 Gold diff @15 −219
Garen	46.07%	89	−377
Games 89 Gold diff @15 −377
Shen	49.23%	65	+822
Games 65 Gold diff @15 +822
Gangplank	50.00%	56	−601
Games 56 Gold diff @15 −601
Yorick	51.43%	70	−572
Games 70 Gold diff @15 −572
Darius	52.05%	73	−84
Games 73 Gold diff @15 −84
Dr. Mundo	56.25%	80	+419
Games 80 Gold diff @15 +419
Mordekaiser	56.34%	71	−629
Games 71 Gold diff @15 −629
Sion	56.72%	67	−31
Games 67 Gold diff @15 −31
Illaoi	57.69%	52	−799
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −799
Cho'Gath	58.57%	70	+423
Games 70 Gold diff @15 +423
K'Sante	62.75%	51	−649
Games 51 Gold diff @15 −649

Gwen in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Gwen outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Gwen Jungle

Win rate: 54.74%
Pick rate: 0.47%
Games: 822

Core Items

Runes

Conqueror

Skill max order

Win rate 55.86%

Champions that counter Gwen

Viego

40%

4.59%

Gwen Middle

Win rate: 54.84%
Pick rate: 0.39%
Games: 682

Core Items

Runes

First Strike

Skill max order

Win rate 56.26%

Gwen Bottom

Win rate: 58.33%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 36

Skill max order

Win rate 60.61%

Gwen Support

Win rate: 42.86%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 7

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.5%
16–20 min	4.8%
21–25 min	15.2%
26–30 min	32.1%
31–35 min	25.8%
36–40 min	11.8%
41+ min	5.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	46.2%
16–20 min	46%
21–25 min	46.8%
26–30 min	48.8%
31–35 min	49.7%
36–40 min	53.4%
41+ min	58.3%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured54.3%
First Dragon secured59.2%
First Herald secured65.7%
First Tower secured67.7%
First Baron secured81.3%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Gwen Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Gwen are Jax (37.14%), Malphite (43.21%), Sett (44.44%). The percentage is Gwen's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Gwen Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Gwen does best against K'Sante (62.75%), Cho'Gath (58.57%), Dr. Mundo (56.25%).
What is the best Gwen Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Gwen Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 98.22% of games with a 49.91% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

How the Gwen Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Gwen Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Gwen in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Gwen performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Gwen in Top.

This Gwen Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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