Top Matchup

Warwick vs Gwen

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Warwick

Warwick

the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Top
Warwick Top Overall Win Rate
52.74%

Matchup Win Rate

58.5%
Warwick vs Gwen Wins
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41.5%
Gwen vs Warwick Wins
Gwen

Gwen

The Hallowed Seamstress
Top
Gwen Top Overall Win Rate
48.77%

Warwick vs Gwen - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Warwick Top vs Gwen Top - Who is stronger?

Warwick Top wins most games against Gwen (58.5% win rate) based on 531 games. This matchup works very well for Warwick players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Warwick Top vs Gwen Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 78.5% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.7% popularity, Warwick constantly encounters meta-dominant Gwen (4.0%, 19th place out of 62 Top champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Warwick performance in the current patch. Meta strength confirmed: Warwick's superior tier rating (S vs C) translates into a solid 58.5% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Warwick ranks 1st in win rate among Top champions. Warwick shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.7% overall win rate with matchup success. Amplify your advantage: The Lethal Tempo + Presence of Mind rune setup achieves 58.6% win rate (94.4% popularity), while the core build Blade of The Ruined King > Stridebreaker > Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads (78.5% win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Win through macro: Warwick takes the matchup (58.52%) despite falling behind in CS (5.76 vs 6.32/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Warwick wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (765 vs 896/min), the 58.5% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Warwick leads in both matchup win rate (58.5%) and KDA (1.80 vs 1.60) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Warwick vs Gwen - Top Stats Comparison

Warwick Top
Warwick Top		Versus
Gwen Top
Gwen Top
STierC
58.5%Matchup Winrate41.5%
52.74%Role Winrate48.77%
#1Winrate Rank#51
2.7%Pickrate4.0%
1.8Average KDA1.6
409Gold per Minute426
5.76CS/Min6.32
0.27Wards per Minute0.27
765Damage per Minute896

How to Beat Gwen as Warwick (Top)

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

Warwick deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Gwen has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Gwen, ranking 40th (versus 54th for Warwick) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.6 versus 1.8) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Warwick Top versus Gwen Top matchup

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

Warwick vs Gwen: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
57.7% Win Rate83.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
84.0% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Gwen: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

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
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

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

58.6% Win Rate94.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

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
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

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

58.6% Win Rate94.4% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Gwen: 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 Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
54.7% Win Rate87.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
55.4% Win Rate50.3% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
59.8% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
66.2% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter (900 gold) 15 Attack Damage
7% Life Steal
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Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
60.1% Win Rate19.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
33.0% Win Rate17.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate 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.
62.2% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
66.9% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
66.2% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
59.8% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
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Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
78.5% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
30 Ability Power
25% Attack Speed
Wrath
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage On-Hit.
Seething Strike
Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
While fully stacked, every third Attack applies On-Hit effects twice.
99.8% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
49.8% Win Rate17.0% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
50.3% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed
Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
50.1% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
99.6% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
0.0% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
0.0% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
30 Ability Power
25% Attack Speed
Wrath
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage On-Hit.
Seething Strike
Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
While fully stacked, every third Attack applies On-Hit effects twice.
99.8% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Gwen: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Jaws of the Beast Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
Q
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Q
W
W
Blood Hunt Warwick senses enemies below 50% health, gaining Move Speed toward and attack speed against them. When they fall below 25% health, he frenzies and these bonuses triple.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Primal Howl Warwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Infinite Duress Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
59.0% Win Rate56.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Jaws of the Beast Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Blood Hunt Warwick senses enemies below 50% health, gaining Move Speed toward and attack speed against them. When they fall below 25% health, he frenzies and these bonuses triple.
W
W
W
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W
R
E
Primal Howl Warwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.
E
E
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E
R
R
Infinite Duress Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
96.1% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Warwick tips:

  • Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.
  • Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.
  • Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Playing Against Gwen

  • Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
  • Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
  • Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

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