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Gwen

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

11.5%#72 of 173 champions

Pick: 5.5%picked in 1,026 of 18,785 games
Ban: 6.0%1,060 bans over 17,777 games, against 0.7% in soloQ

Win rate as Top49.2% between 46.3% and 52.2% over 786 gamesSoloQ 50.4%: no clear gap

Median length29.1 minsoloQ 26 min

Amateur: 19,023 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 348,503 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.DraftLength
How to play itConqueror, then Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTeam damage first: more damage than 99% of top laners.DamagePokeSplit-push
With / againstBetter than expected against Xin Zhao in amateur play: +21.8 pts over 30 games, range above zero.+21.8 pt30 games
In draftTaken at any point of the series.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.

DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
2.1%
SoloQ
1.0%
2.1% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 1.0% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
5.6%
SoloQ
0.7%
5.6% ban rate in amateur play over 12,177 games, against 0.7% in soloQ over 162,170 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.1 min
SoloQ
26 min
Median of 29.1 min in amateur play, against 26 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Conqueror, then Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesConqueror92% · 6,175

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Ignite33% · 2,239

Amateur: Flash + Teleport (35%), gap not settled

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 150 games

Core (3 legendaries)14% · 347

14%of soloQ games

Riftmaker
Nashor's Tooth
Shadowflame

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Team damage first: more damage than 99% of top laners.

Team damagetop1%27% · top laners: 20%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners

What marks it

Damage
Poke
Split-push

Like other top laners

Damage in lane
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills

What it is not

Little CC

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 59 in lane, 78 in mid game and 86 in late game, out of 100 top laners.

618+19 vs 599

935+67 vs 868

1,221+142 vs 1,079

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Gwentop laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 92% of top laners against the direct opponent.

top laners

Where it stands among top laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 59 of 100 among top laners618 · median 599
Damage in mid game · rank 78 of 100 among top laners935 · median 868
Damage in late game · rank 86 of 100 among top laners1,221 · median 1,079
Gold at 15 min · rank 86 of 100 among top laners+465 · median +119
Gold at 20 min · rank 92 of 100 among top laners+778 · median +100
Absorbs damage · rank 50 of 100 among top laners931 · median 970
Plays teamfights · rank 59 of 100 among top laners54% · median 53%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 59 of 100 among top laners29% · median 28%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 29 of 100 among top lanersrank 29 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 7 of 100 among top laners0.2 · median 0.8
Team damage · rank 99 of 100 among top laners27% · median 20%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Xin Zhao in amateur play: +21.8 pts over 30 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected

Renekton60.0% · expected 48.5% · 30 g+11.5 ptSoloQ +0.2

Shen60.0% · expected 50.5% · 35 g+9.5 ptSoloQ +6.8

Ambessa59.4% · expected 49.4% · 32 g+10.0 ptSoloQ -1.2

Dr. Mundo54.2% · expected 51.7% · 59 g+2.6 ptSoloQ +11.4

Junglegap to expected

Xin Zhao70.0% · expected 48.2% · 30 g+21.8 ptSoloQ -5.7

Lee Sin51.2% · expected 50.3% · 80 g+0.9 ptSoloQ +1.8

Sylas50.0% · expected 48.6% · 50 g+1.4 ptSoloQ +1.6

Midgap to expected

Syndra57.6% · expected 48.6% · 33 g+9.0 ptSoloQ +4.8

Viktor50.9% · expected 48.7% · 53 g+2.2 ptSoloQ +1.9

ADCgap to expected

Kai'Sa55.1% · expected 48.8% · 69 g+6.3 ptSoloQ -1.0

Xayah56.8% · expected 47.6% · 37 g+9.2 ptSoloQ -1.7

Lucian55.6% · expected 50.0% · 54 g+5.5 ptSoloQ +3.9

Zeri51.2% · expected 45.2% · 41 g+6.1 ptSoloQ -5.5

Tristana55.6% · expected 50.7% · 36 g+4.9 ptSoloQ +3.8

Supportgap to expected

Thresh63.3% · expected 47.7% · 49 g+15.6 ptSoloQ +1.5

Milio56.8% · expected 50.7% · 44 g+6.1 ptSoloQ +8.6

Braum47.6% · expected 46.8% · 42 g+0.8 ptSoloQ +2.5

With

Junglegap to expected

Lee Sin53.0% · expected 48.2% · 83 g+4.9 ptSoloQ +0.7

Wukong54.7% · expected 53.7% · 75 g+0.9 ptSoloQ +1.6

Midgap to expected

Galio57.9% · expected 48.5% · 38 g+9.4 ptSoloQ +6.3

Yone56.3% · expected 53.0% · 48 g+3.2 ptSoloQ -4.6

Zed58.8% · expected 54.4% · 34 g+4.5 ptSoloQ +0.3

Syndra51.6% · expected 49.9% · 31 g+1.8 ptSoloQ -0.6

ADCgap to expected

Lucian60.5% · expected 48.4% · 38 g+12.1 ptSoloQ +1.1

Kai'Sa59.6% · expected 49.7% · 52 g+10.0 ptSoloQ -0.7

Xayah59.3% · expected 50.9% · 59 g+8.4 ptSoloQ -1.2

Jinx56.0% · expected 53.1% · 50 g+2.9 ptSoloQ +2.4

Yunara51.6% · expected 51.2% · 64 g+0.3 ptSoloQ -1.9

Supportgap to expected

Rakan65.6% · expected 48.1% · 32 g+17.6 ptSoloQ +0.1

Braum61.5% · expected 51.6% · 52 g+9.9 ptSoloQ -0.5

Nautilus54.1% · expected 47.7% · 74 g+6.4 ptSoloQ -4.2

Blitzcrank54.9% · expected 50.4% · 51 g+4.5 ptSoloQ -2.8

Matchups and allies

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