Diana vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Diana
based on 3,281 Diana vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Gwen
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
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.
Diana vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Diana versus Gwen counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Diana typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Diana and Gwen
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Who is Better, Diana or Gwen?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Diana usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a great counter for Gwen.
While Diana does have a much higher win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Diana into Gwen.
Additionally, Diana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Diana vs Gwen matchups, Diana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Diana is a great counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Diana against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Diana in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana on average racks up less CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Diana versus Gwen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Diana used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana boasted an average winrate of 54.2% when playing against Gwen with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing Gwen as Diana, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Diana vs Gwen battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.2% win rate overall.
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