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Gwen vs Darius

GwenYOU · TOP
DariusENEMY · TOP
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

Beat his Q edge
Dash with E into the inner Q or outside it entirely: the outer edge heals him and hits hardest.
Survive, then scale
Play safe until 6 and you outscale him hard: give up CS rather than take an all-in you'll lose.
Race his passive
In long trades you must kill him before his bleed passive stacks: if he can proc it, never fight him.
Fight Darius once his bleed passive can proc on you: disengage every time it's stacked.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 487 games
Skill order
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Gwen · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gwen vs Darius in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q outer edge heals him and hits hard, dash into the inner part or dodge out entirely.

Gwen matchup data compiled from the Gwen OTP community matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).