Ahri vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Ahri
based on 2,217 Ahri vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ahri vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Ahri vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Ahri
Tips for Playing as Ahri against Gwen
Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.
Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.
Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.
Advice to Win Against Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Ahri vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Ahri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Ahri versus Gwen counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ahri and Gwen
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Who is Better, Ahri or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when taking on Gwen, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes an ok counter for Gwen.
While Ahri does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Gwen.
Moreover, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Gwen matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Ahri is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ahri most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Ahri versus Gwen build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Gwen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Gwen with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Gwen as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Ahri vs Gwen face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.
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