Draven vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Draven
based on 2,560 Draven vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Gwen
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Draven in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some valuable Draven versus Gwen counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..
Draven often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Gwen
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Who is Better, Draven or Gwen?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gwen, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Draven makes an ok counter to Gwen.
While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven 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 ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Draven vs Gwen matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Draven is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Draven to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Draven versus Gwen build consist of Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Draven bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Gwen with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Gwen as Draven, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Draven vs Gwen face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.
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