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Gwen Patch History

Trending down — 2 of the last 3 changes were nerfs.

Every tracked buff, nerf and adjustment for Gwen, newest first — with the exact numbers from each patch. Latest change in Patch 26.12.

2Buffs
7Nerfs
1Adjustments

Change Timeline

  1. Patch 26.12

    BuffJun 9, 2026

    Gwen's early game damage and attack speed have been improved.

    Q - Snip Snip!

    • Base Damage Per Snip: 10/13.5/17/20.5/24 ⇒ 10/14/18/22/26

    E - Skip 'n Slash

    • Bonus Attack Speed: 20/35/50/65/80% ⇒ 30/42.5/55/67.5/80%
    Patch 26.12 details
  2. Patch 26.4

    NerfFeb 18, 2026

    Reduced base damage for Q and R.

    Q - Snip Snip!

    • Base Damage per Snip: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 ⇒ 10 / 13.5 / 17 / 20.5 / 24

    R - Needlework

    • Base Damage per Needle: 35 / 65 / 95 ⇒ 30 / 50 / 70
    Patch 26.4 details
  3. Patch 26.2

    NerfJan 21, 2026

    Reduced monster damage cap.

    Passive - A Thousand Cuts

    • Monster Damage Cap: 5 (+10% AP) ⇒ 3 (+5% AP)
    Patch 26.2 details
  4. Patch 25.21

    BuffOct 21, 2025

    Gwen's health and AP scaling have been improved.

    Base Stats

    • Health increased from 600 to 625, Health Growth increased from 100 to 125.

    Passive - A Thousand Cuts

    • AP Ratio increased from 0.55% to 0.6% per 100 AP.

    Q - Snip Snip!

    • Small Snip Damage AP scaling increased from 2% to 5%.

    W - Hallowed Mist

    • Armor and Magic Resistance scaling increased.

    E - Skip 'n Slash

    • Damage adjusted and cooldown increased.

    R - Needlework

    • Damage and slow have been increased.
    Patch 25.21 details
  5. Patch 25.17

    NerfAug 26, 2025

    Gwen's base armor decreased and her R slow reduced at lower ranks.

    Base Stats

    • Armor: 36 ⇒ 33
    • R - Needlework Initial Slow: 60% ⇒ 30 / 45 / 60%
    • Subsequent Slows: 25% ⇒ 15 / 20 / 25%
    Patch 25.17 details
  6. Patch 25.12

    NerfJun 10, 2025

    Gwen's health and W ability cooldown have been reduced.

    Base Stats

    • Base Health: 620 ⇒ 600

    W - Hallowed Mist

    • Cooldown: 22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18 ⇒ 24 / 22.5 / 21 / 19.5 / 18 seconds
    Patch 25.12 details
  7. Patch 25.09

    NerfApr 29, 2025

    Gwen's armor growth, passive damage to monsters, and Q damage have been decreased.

    Base Stats

    • Armor growth decreased.

    Passive

    • Damage to monsters decreased.

    Q

    • Damage decreased.
    Patch 25.09 details
  8. Patch 25.08

    NerfApr 15, 2025

    Gwen's E damage decreased.

    E - Skip 'N Slash

    • On-Hit Damage decreased.
    Patch 25.08 details
  9. Patch 25.07

    NerfApr 1, 2025

    Gwen's Q damage has been decreased and W scaling adjusted.

    Q - Snip Snip

    • Final damage decreased.

    W - Hallowed Mist

    • Resist scaling adjusted.
    Patch 25.07 details
  10. Patch 25.06

    AdjustmentMar 18, 2025

    Gwen's abilities have been adjusted, with some damage changes.

    Base Stats

    • Health Growth: 115 ⇒ 110

    Q - Snip Snip!

    • Final Snip Damage: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 ⇒ 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170
    Patch 25.06 details