'League of Legends' Patch 11.8's NEW Gwen Release Date: Builds and Abilities; 'LoL' Bug Prevents Critical Damage

"League of Legends" Patch 11.8 is expected to release some exciting new content and major updates. As of the moment, it is one of the most popular PC strategic games.

Right now, one of the most exciting aspects of "League of Legends" is Riot's in-development MMO. The game developer already revealed some of its details that will give the players an idea about what is coming to them.

Aside from this, Riot is also expected to release its popular "League of Legends: Wild Rift," the mobile version of "LoL," into various consoles. However, the game company didn't release any detail yet regarding its release date and what consoles will it be available on.

'League of Legends' Gwen's new release date and abilities

Previously, "League of Legends" Patch 11.8 announced that the new popular champion should have arrived on Apr. 14. However, Gwen's release date is now changed to Apr. 15.

Since her arrival is delayed, this means that Gwen will arrive together with the new SpaceGroove series. To give you more idea, here are her abilities:

Thousand Cuts (Passive)

Gwen's passive deal bonus on-hit magic damage. It will base on the percentage of her enemies' maximum health. Aside from this, her passive will also heal her based on the dealt damage.

Snip snip (Q or 1st Skill)

• She will quickly use her scissors two to six times. Deals extra magic damage in a cone.
• Her enemies positioned at the center will receive true damage.

Hallowed Mist (W or 2nd Skill)

• Gwen will have a spinning force field around her for five seconds. This Will give her extra armor and magic resistance. She will be vulnerable against enemies, who are outside the circle.

Skip and Slash (E or 3rd Skill)

• Gwen will dash forward. This will empower her attacks. Aside from these, she will also have increased speed, range, and on-hit damage for four seconds.

Needlework (R or Last Skill)

• When you use her last skill, she will cast Needlework up to three times. However, she needs to hit an enemy within eight seconds to unlock each subsequent cast. The first cast will fire one needle.
• On the other hand, the second cast will fire three and the last cat will cast five needles, as explained by HITC.

Gwen's Builds

• Zhonya's Hourglass
• Cosmic Drive
• Nashor's Tooth
• Everfrost
• Banshee's Veil
• Lich Bane
• Rabadon's Deathcap
• Void Staff

'League of Legends' Patch 11.8's new bug

"League of Legends" Patch 11.8 not only brings a new hero and updates, but it also delivered a new bug that prevents certain heroes from dealing critical damage. Since Gwen is not released yet, she is not affected by the new issue.

However, this new bug forced Riot to disable three heroes from the servers. Dot Esports reported that these are Xayah, Twitch, and Aphelios.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon