Top Matchup

Gwen vs Ambessa

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Gwen

Gwen

The Hallowed Seamstress
Top
Gwen Top Overall Win Rate
49.74%

Matchup Win Rate

52.5%
Gwen vs Ambessa Wins
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47.5%
Ambessa vs Gwen Wins
Ambessa

Ambessa

Matriarch of War
Top
Ambessa Top Overall Win Rate
49.48%

Gwen vs Ambessa - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Gwen Top vs Ambessa Top - Who is stronger?

Gwen Top has an advantage against Ambessa (52.5% win rate) based on 583 games. The matchup leans toward Gwen.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Gwen Top vs Ambessa Top in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 65.3% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Gwen (3.8% pick rate, 17th most popular out of 63 Top champions) versus Ambessa (5.2%, 9th place). These two top lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at B+-tier, but Gwen claims a meaningful 52.5% vs 47.5% advantage. Gwen's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Grasp of the Undying paired with Demolish (83.8% win rate, 1.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Nashor's Tooth > Shadowflame > Rabadon's Deathcap with Plated Steelcaps delivers 65.3% win rate against Ambessa.

Win through macro: Gwen takes the matchup (52.53%) despite falling behind in CS (6.67 vs 6.80/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Complete superiority: Gwen dominates both win rate (52.5%) and damage output (907 vs 850/min, 2nd among Top). The 57 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Gwen wins the matchup (52.5%) despite a lower KDA (1.60 vs 1.90). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Gwen vs Ambessa - Top Stats Comparison

Gwen Top
Gwen Top		Versus
Ambessa Top
Ambessa Top
B+TierB+
52.5%Matchup Winrate47.5%
49.74%Role Winrate49.48%
#37Winrate Rank#43
3.8%Pickrate5.2%
1.6Average KDA1.9
445Gold per Minute415
6.67CS/Min6.80
0.27Wards per Minute0.27
907Damage per Minute850

How to Beat Ambessa as Gwen (Top)

The Gwen versus Ambessa matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Gwen deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Ambessa deals mainly physical damage (92.77%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Ambessa, ranking 26th (versus 28th for Gwen) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (1.9 versus 1.6) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Gwen Top versus Ambessa Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Gwen player to maintain constant pressure on Ambessa, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Gwen vs Ambessa: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
47.5% Win Rate39.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
67.4% Win Rate7.3% Pick Rate

Gwen vs Ambessa: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

48.1% Win Rate78.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Demolish
    Demolish Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

    Bone Plating
    Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

    Duration: 1.5s
    Cooldown: 55s

    Bone Plating

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

    Unflinching
    Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

    Unflinching

    Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Biscuit Delivery
    Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

    Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

    Biscuit Delivery

    Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

    Cosmic Insight
    Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
    +10 Item Haste

    Cosmic Insight

    +18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    +65 Health
    +65 Health +65 Health

    +65 Health

    +65 Health

    83.8% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

    Gwen vs Ambessa: Top Lane Item Builds

    Most Popular Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Doran's Ring
    Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
    90 Health
    Restoration
    Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
    Helping Hand
    Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    48.7% Win Rate57.6% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    48.0% Win Rate38.8% Pick Rate
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
    45 Move Speed
    51.1% Win Rate29.1% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    49.2% Win Rate16.1% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Haunting Guise
    Haunting Guise (1300 gold) 30 Ability Power
    200 Health
    Madness
    For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
    ->
    Riftmaker
    Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
    350 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    Void Corruption
    For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
    Void Infusion
    Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
    Nashor's Tooth
    Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
    50% Attack Speed
    15 Ability Haste
    Icathian Bite
    Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
    Shadowflame
    Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
    15 Magic Penetration
    Cinderbloom
    Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
    53.1% Win Rate10.4% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Zhonya's Hourglass
    Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
    50 Armor

    Time Stop
    Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
    54.1% Win Rate17.9% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Oracle Lens
    Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
    Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
    Scorchclaw Pup
    Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
    Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
    Scorchclaw's Slash
    The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
    54.9% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Symbiotic Soles
    Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
    Voidborn
    Gain Empowered Recall.
    Symbiosis
    After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
    62.1% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    55.7% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    53.4% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Blasting Wand
    Blasting Wand (850 gold) 45 Ability Power
    ->
    Nashor's Tooth
    Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
    50% Attack Speed
    15 Ability Haste
    Icathian Bite
    Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
    Shadowflame
    Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
    15 Magic Penetration
    Cinderbloom
    Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
    Rabadon's Deathcap
    Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
    Magical Opus
    Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
    65.3% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    79.5% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Rabadon's Deathcap
    Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
    Magical Opus
    Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
    59.9% Win Rate17.5% Pick Rate
    Void Staff
    Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
    40% Magic Penetration
    59.8% Win Rate15.2% Pick Rate
    Cosmic Drive
    Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
    350 Health
    25 Ability Haste
    4% Move Speed
    Spelldance
    Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
    55.6% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Lich Bane
    Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
    4% Move Speed
    10 Ability Haste
    Spellblade
    After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
    53.9% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate
    Banshee's Veil
    Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
    40 Magic Resist
    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    51.0% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    79.5% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
    Morellonomicon
    Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
    350 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    Grievous Wounds
    Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
    56.7% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate

    Gwen vs Ambessa: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Snip Snip! 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.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Hallowed Mist Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Skip 'n Slash 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's cooldown is partially refunded.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Needlework Gwen hurls a needle that slows enemies hit, deals magic damage, and applies A Thousand Cuts to champions hit.

    This ability can be cast up to two more times, with each cast throwing additional needles and dealing more damage.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    46.8% Win Rate59.1% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
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    Snip Snip! 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.
    Q
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    Q
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    Hallowed Mist Gwen summons mist that protects her from enemies outside of it. She can only be targeted by enemies who enter the mist.
    W
    W
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    W
    W
    R
    E
    Skip 'n Slash 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's cooldown is partially refunded.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Needlework Gwen hurls a needle that slows enemies hit, deals magic damage, and applies A Thousand Cuts to champions hit. This ability can be cast up to two more times, with each cast throwing additional needles and dealing more damage.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    98.7% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

    Gwen tips:

    • Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
    • Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
    • Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

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    Yorick

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    +3.4%
    Cho'Gath

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    +3.0%
    Sion

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    Gwen
    +1.8%
    Malphite

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    Gwen
    +1.4%
    Renekton

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    Gwen
    +1.3%
    Gangplank

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    Gwen
    +0.6%
    Shen

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    Gwen
    0.0%
    Ornn

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    Gwen
    -0.5%
    Gragas

    Gwen vs Gragas

    Gwen
    -1.0%
    Sett

    Gwen vs Sett

    Gwen
    -1.3%
    Darius

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    Gwen
    -1.5%
    Aatrox

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    Gwen
    -1.6%
    Volibear

    Gwen vs Volibear

    Gwen
    -1.8%
    Garen

    Gwen vs Garen

    Gwen
    -2.2%
    Mordekaiser

    Gwen vs Mordekaiser

    Gwen
    -2.3%
    Jax

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    Gwen
    -2.7%
    Irelia

    Gwen vs Irelia

    Gwen
    -4.1%
    Nasus

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    Gwen
    -4.1%
    Fiora

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    Gwen
    -4.5%
    Riven

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    Gwen
    -4.5%
    Jayce

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    Gwen
    -9.1%
    Warwick

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    -9.2%
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