Surrender at 20: Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, in 11.8

"This place certainly brings out the fight in everyone. Wouldn't be fair if I didn't present my best." - Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, is now available! Gwen is priced at 975 RP / 7800 BE and will drop to the standard 6300 BE price after 4/22! You can pick up Gwen and her release skin Space Groove Gwen in a bundle for 1837 RP for a limited time!

Continue reading for a look at her kit, release skin, and more!

New Champion: Gwen

New Champion: Gwen

Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, is now available!

Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress

Champion Spotlight

Before we cut into the details, here's Gwen's champion spotlight:

Stats & Abilities

Stats

Base HP: 550
HP5: 7
HP Per Level: 90
HP Regen Per Level: 0.11
Base Mana: 330
Mana Per Level: 40
Base MR: 32
MR Per Level: 1.25
Base AD: 63
AD Per Level: 3
Base Armor: 37
Armor Per Level: 4
Base Move Speed: 340
Attack Speed Per Level: 2.25
Attack Range: 150

Abilities

A Thousand Cuts (Passive)

Gwen's Attacks deal an additional (1% + 0.008% AP) Max Health magic damage on hit. Gwen recovers health equal to 70% of the damage this Ability deals to champions.

Max damage to monsters: [10 +25% AP]. Deals [8-30] bonus damage to minions below 40% health.

Snip Snip! (Q)

40 Mana

6.5/5.75/5/4.25/3.5s Cooldown

Passive: Gwen gains 1 stack when she hits an enemy with an attack (max 4, lasts 6 seconds).

Active: Consumes stacks. Gwen snips once for [8/10.75/13.5/16.25/19 +5% AP] magic damage, snips again for each ammo consumed, and then snips a final time for [40/53.75/67.5/81.25/95 +25% AP] magic damage.

The center of each strikes deals true damage instead and applies A Thousand Cuts to enemies hit.

(Max damage: 80, plus [6% +4.8% AP)% percent health)

Hallowed Mist (W)

60 Mana

22/20/18/16/14s Cooldown

Gwen summons the Hallowed Mist, making her untargetable to all enemies (except towers) outside of the zone for 5 seconds or until she leaves it. While in the Mist, Gwen gains [20 + 5% AP] Armor and Magic Resist.

Gwen can Recast this ability once to call the Mist to her. This will automatically Recast the first time Gwen attempts to leave the zone.

Skip 'n Slash (E)

35 Mana

13/12/11/10/9s Cooldown

Gwen dashes and empowers her Attacks for 4 seconds.

Empowered Attacks gain 40/50/60/70/80% Attack Speed, [10 +15% AP] on hit magic damage, 100 range, and the first one to hit an enemy refunds 50% of this Ability's Cooldown.

Needlework (R)

100 Mana

120/100/80s Cooldown

First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals [30/55/80 +8% AP] magic damage, Slows by 40/50/60% for 1.5 seconds, and applies A Thousand Cuts to all enemies. If Gwen hits an enemy with an Attack or Ability within 6 seconds of casting this, she can Recast it (up to 2 additional times.)

Second Cast: Fire three needles to deal [3x Base Damage] magic damage

Third Cast: Fire five needles to deal [5x Base Damage] magic damage

Subsequent needle hits on the same unit slow by 15/20/25% instead.

Max damage: [9x Base Damage], plus [9% +0.072% AP]% max health damage from A Thousand Cuts.

Lore

Gwen's champion page and biography are up on the Universe!

In-Client bio:

"A former doll transformed and brought to life by magic, Gwen wields the very tools that once created her. She carries the weight of her maker's love with every step, taking nothing for granted. At her command is the Hallowed Mist, an ancient and protective magic that has blessed Gwen's scissors, needles, and sewing thread. So much is new to her, but Gwen remains joyfully determined to fight for the good that survives in a broken world."

Color Story: The Stranger Who Sews
by Michael Luo

Voiceover

Here's Gwen's full voiceover:

Choose VO: "Head high, chin up, scissors ready!"

Ban VO: "Why not? My scissors don't bite."

Gwen's theme was also added to the PBE!

Here's Gwen's full special interactions:

Champion Theme

Here's Gwen's champion theme:

Release Skin

Gwen's release skin is Space Groove Gwen:

Space Groove Gwen

1350 RP

"It was pretty far out when Gwen applied to be Lux and Samira's quartermaster—after all, no one else did. Cheerfully sewing good vibes into great clothes, she amplifies disco energy through her nifty threads. Though she's new to this whole galactic hero gig, one thing's for sure: no way Gwen lets her friends liberate the galaxy in less-than-stellar outfits."