Gwen is basically one of the easier heroes to play in the game. However, it requires smart positioning and using of her B
Skedaddle to successfully block stuns and roots from enemy heroes. This guide will bring you through the proper build for Gwen as you go into the game and how to actually play her well and carry your teammates to VICTORY.
Boomstick
Her passive is extremely useful for farming as well as poking the enemy laner in the early game. With the extra damage, you can last hit way easier and deal a heck ton of damage to the opponent. Try to make use of it as often as possible at the start to bring the opponent to low health.
HOWEVER, be sure to not get carried away and lose out on your farm.
FARM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND DO NOT SACRIFICE FARM TO DEAL DAMAGE (unless you can get a kill then sure why not)
Buckshot Bonanza
Great for the early game poke as well. Try not to use this to farm as you will run out of energy VERY quickly. If your play style uses this skill like CRAZY then I suggest going for the energy battery at the start.
Skedaddle
Basically another reflex block for you but also grants you extra speed for escaping. Make use of this well and anticipate any stuns or roots by the opponents. This skill is very easy to block Krul's
From Hell's Heart or Ardan's
Gauntlet. Also useful for Lance's
Impale and Catherine's
Merciless Pursuit.
Aces High
This skill is all about your aim and I can't really help you with that. Use it to stun the enemy laner in team fights, cancel ults, or when chasing after enemy heroes.
Positioning
Try to stay at the edge of the fights as much as possible. Do not attempt to rush in.
THAT'S A GUARANTEED DEATH. I have to admit the range of Gwen isn't very long so you have to be smart.
Team Fights
Don't bother going for the Captain especially if it's very tanky. Unless they cripple under your damage, try to go for the hero easiest to kill first (Basically the one that builds the least armour). Most likely the opponent laner will be the one easiest to hit so go for that first. Be careful when going against a
Celeste or
Kestrel. Celeste will probably half your health before you can even hit her especially with her overdrive on her
Heliogenesis. Kestrel and her B
Active Camo is pretty good for escaping as well. In this situation,
Buckshot Bonanza will be extremely useful. This applies to
Taka ss well.
Avoid using
Skedaddle early in the team fight to chase because you'll probably need it for blocking or escaping once you realised your whole team is dead. Unless you're very confident you can get the kill, avoid using it.
Team Compositions
Gwen goes very well with a captain that can stun the opponent. This includes
Catherine,
Lance,
Phinn. Phinn might not be the best of choice considering its slow speed so try to team up with a Catherine or Lance. For your jungler, it'll be great to have someone who has a long sustain so that you can continue hitting the opponents without them focusing on you. bleakfeather,
Reim,
Ozo,
Alpha all make fantastic junglers with Gwen.
My current team comp is
Gwen,
Reim and
Catherine. This 3 works pretty well and Reim's
Chill Winds is an additional root to Catherine's
Merciless Pursuit.
BE CAREFUL OF
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BAN OZO. So far as I played Gwen, Ozo is the only one I am struggling against. His lifesteal on his
 Three-Ring Circus and fortified health on his
 Acrobounce is insane. Fighting against him is basically an ant fighting a giant. You're definitely not gonna win.
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Just be careful of his
 X-Retsu. Once he gets on you it's very hard to escape. Make sure your captain stuns him at the start of the fight and get rid of him IMMEDIATELY.
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Last hitting against Saw is a nightmare and is pretty hard to hit him because Gwen's range is extremely short. Try to stun him before going near him or you'll get annihilated.
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BLOCK HER mericless pursuit
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You know what you need to block next right. This is getting redundant.
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Gwen's a pretty sick hero, so go out there and kick some ***!
Heavy Steel and
Six Sins. Proceed to get your Sorrowblade once you rack up 1300 gold.
Tornado Trigger as your second 3rd tier item. Depending on the situation, if you can't last long in fights then get the Monocle to get that burst damage. If you can survive long enough get the attack speed to deal more damage over time.
Atlas Pauldron because you'll probably die before you even get to use it. If you're doing fine, feel free to replace this with another
Journey Boots is fine but as I said, you're better off with energy throughout the game so you don't have to keep heading back to base to recharge your energy.
Big Red Button deals a lot of damage if your reaction isn't quick enough. Get out of it ASAP. If you're slow I suggest getting a
Slumbering Husk instead of a
Afterburn with your
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