{"id":2758,"date":"2023-07-25T15:27:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T22:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:30:14","slug":"gwen-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/league-of-legends\/gwen-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Gwen Quick Guide \u2013 Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champion At a Glance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen is a melee, magic, duelist that specializes skirmishing through her ability to block damage with her Hallowed Miss and her ridiculous passive Thousand Cuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8pbtSDrtZhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The ONLY GWEN Guide You'll EVER NEED - League of Legends\">Effectively using her wind wall ability properly differentiates average and amazing Gwen players<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Archetype<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Damage Types<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Region<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Resource<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Range<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Difficulty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fighter<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Magic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Shadow Isles<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mana<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Melee<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Intermediate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gwen\u2019s kit makes her a powerful duelist and split pushing threat that can be difficult to lock down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skip\u2019N Slash (E) and Hallowed Mist (W) grant Gwen powerful self-peel and mobility tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent DPS output if allowed to scale and left unchecked during team fights and skirmishes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weaknesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gwen can feel underwhelming before she gets access to items that augment her attack-speed oriented kit (i.e. Nashor\u2019s Tooth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gwen lacks inherent sustain and can be easily poked out by longer-ranged and poke-oriented enemies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her close-range kit means she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/league-of-legends\/10-game-losing-mistakes-low-elo-lol-players-always-make\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10 Game Losing Mistakes Low ELO LoL Players Always Make\">can be easily kited by enemies that can match her mobility<\/a> and leave her stranded in the front-line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skill Breakdown<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-1536x705.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen5-2048x940.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passive Ability &#8211; <strong>A THOUSAND CUTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen_Passive.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen&#8217;s attacks deal bonus magic damage based on the target&#8217;s health. She heals for a portion of the damage dealt to champions by this effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q Ability &#8211; <strong>SNIP SNIP!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen_Q.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen snips her scissors in a cone up to 6 times, dealing magic damage. Gwen deals true damage to units in the center and applies her passive to them on each snip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W Ability &#8211; <strong>HALLOWED MIST<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen_W.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E Ability &#8211; <strong>SKIP &#8216;N SLASH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen_E.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen dashes a short distance, then gains Attack Speed, attack range, and magic damage On-Hit for a few seconds. If she hits an enemy during that time, this Ability&#8217;s cooldown is partially refunded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">R (Ultimate) Ability &#8211; <strong>NEEDLEWORK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen_R.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen hurls a needle that slows the enemy&#8217;s hit, deals magic damage, and applies A Thousand Cuts to the champion&#8217;s hit. This ability can be cast up to two more times, with each cast throwing additional needles and dealing more damage. Gwen must hit an enemy between each cast to unlock the next one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips and Tricks<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen3-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen3-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen3-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen3-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gwen3.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #1 &#8211; Closing the Gap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen can combine her flash with her Q and E to further the distance of the cast ability. This allows her to close the gap on enemies and surprise opponents easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #2 &#8211; Slipping Through CC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot tank enemy crowd control for your allies with Gwen W since it will just pass through Gwen into your teammate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trick #3 &#8211; Avoiding Damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwen can use her W ability to avoid blast cones and also damage from dragons and Baron Nashors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formerly a doll, this League of Legends champion was brought to life by magic. Check out this guide to learn how to use Gwen and the tools that created her!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[58,97,104],"class_list":["post-2758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-league-of-legends","tag-champion-guide","tag-fighter","tag-gwen","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2758"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2859,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2758\/revisions\/2859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}