Gwen is a melee fighter usually played Top/Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Gwen in ARAM: Gwen excels as a melee skirmisher in ARAM, using her mobility and damage reduction to dive enemies and sustain through fights with her healing.
Gwen ARAM Abilities
Gwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage based on target health and heal her against champions.
Gwen snips in a cone, dealing true damage and applying her passive to center targets.
Gwen summons mist that makes her untargetable to enemies outside of it.
Gwen dashes, gaining attack speed, range, and on-hit magic damage; hitting an enemy refunds part of the cooldown.
Gwen throws a slowing needle that marks champions, then recasts up to two times for more needles.
Gwen ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Gwen excels as a melee skirmisher in ARAM, using her mobility and damage reduction to dive enemies and sustain through fights with her healing.
Tips
Use your E to dash through walls for quick escapes or engages in the narrow ARAM map.
Build Riftmaker and Nashor's Tooth to maximize your sustained damage and healing.
Save your W (Hallowed Mist) to block key enemy skillshots like hooks or poke abilities.
Focus on stacking your passive with auto-attacks before using Q for maximum true damage.
In ARAM, prioritize Zhonya's Hourglass to survive burst damage while your R is active.
Combos
E to engage, auto-attack to stack passive, then Q for max damage.
R to slow and damage, follow with E to close gap, then Q and auto-attacks.
Use W to dodge CC, then E in and R to lock down multiple enemies.
Gwen ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Taste of BloodSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Blasting Wand - 2.
Ruby Crystal - 3.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Dusk and Dawn - 2.
Riftmaker - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Gwen ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Gwen in ARAM?
In ARAM, Gwen typically builds core items like Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker, Sorcerer's Shoes and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Gwen in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Gwen in ARAM.
How do you play Gwen in ARAM?
Gwen excels as a melee skirmisher in ARAM, using her mobility and damage reduction to dive enemies and sustain through fights with her healing.
What is Gwen's best combo in ARAM?
E to engage, auto-attack to stack passive, then Q for max damage.
