Taliyah vs Gwen

Not enough games

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSSplit pushHigh burst

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Gwen

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

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Standard

4Magic pen

5—

Summoner spells

100%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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Domination

Dark Harvest

Cheap Shot

Grisly Mementos

Treasure Hunter

Inspiration

Magical Footwear

Cosmic Insight

Strength by game phase

Passive, spells and ultimate

A Thousand Cuts (P)

Gwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage based on the targets health. She heals for a portion of the damage dealt to champions by this effect.

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	6.5s	22s	13s	–
6	5s	22s	13s	2m
9	3.5s	21s	13s	2m
11	3.5s	20s	13s	1m40
16	3.5s	18s	12s	1m20
18	3.5s	18s	11s	1m20

Tips to maximize your impact

Throw them into your minefield
Place Unraveled Earth (E), then throw the enemy across the stones with Seismic Shove (W): the stones explode and stun them.
Pick your volley based on the ground
Cast Threaded Volley (Q) off Worked Ground to throw 5 rocks, or on it for a single boulder that slows, costs less and has a shorter cooldown.
Cut off their retreat with your wall
Place Weaver's Wall (R) across the enemy's path to cut off their escape or split their team: its range goes from 2500 to 6500 with rank.
Roam along the walls
To roam, follow the walls of the map: Rock Surfing (passive) increases your move speed when you're near them.

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Enter her mist or wait
To hit her during Hallowed Mist (W), walk into the mist or wait for it to fade: from outside, you can't target her.
Trade before her 4 autos
Take short trades before she lands 4 autos: each one adds a snip to Snip Snip! (Q).
Get out of her needles' path
Step out of the Needlework (R) line: she can recast it twice within 6 seconds, with three then five needles.
Send two to answer her split
Answer her split push with two players rather than alone: A Thousand Cuts (passive) heals her on every auto against a champion.

Patch 16.21.1