Akshan vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Akshan
based on 1,444 Akshan vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akshan vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Akshan vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Akshan
Tips for Playing as Akshan against Gwen
Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”
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.
Akshan vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Akshan in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Akshan versus Gwen counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Akshan often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. On average, they takes less damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Akshan or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually wins when playing against Gwen, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a good counter for Gwen.
While Akshan does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Akshan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Akshan into Gwen.
Additionally, Akshan has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Gwen matchups, Akshan is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Akshan is a decent counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akshan against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Akshan to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akshan typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Akshan versus Gwen build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better versus Gwen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Gwen with these items in their kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Gwen as Akshan, Akshan players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Shield Bash, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Akshan vs Gwen counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.
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