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How to Win Dr. Mundo vs Gwen Counter MatchupDr. Mundo is in the a tier of champions

Dr. Mundo vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Dr. Mundo

based on 2,288 Dr. Mundo vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Dr. Mundo came out of an examination of 2288 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Dr. Mundo fights Gwen in only 2.9% of his games.

Dr. Mundo vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Dr. Mundo does a dismal job of countering Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs fight one another in. In Dr. Mundo versus Gwen matches, Dr. Mundo’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSpirit VisageThornmailSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Gwen

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

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.

Dr. Mundo vs Gwen Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Gwen Image
3.9
< Kills >
6.4
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
6.3
< Assists >
4.5
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
162
< Minions Killed >
172
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.63
8,288
< Physical Damage >
3,922
13,009
< Magic Damage >
20,517
473
< True Damage >
4,659
21,770
< Damage Dealt >
29,099
46,354
< Damage Taken >
31,354
11,089
< Gold Earned >
12,294
2.53
< Towers >
2.92
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
15,514
< Total Healing >
9,113
14,552
< Experience >
15,264
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
249
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Gwen with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Dr. Mundo vs. Gwen counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Dr. Mundo often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Gwen

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Gwen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually loses when playing against Gwen, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Dr. Mundo makes a poor counter for Gwen.

While Dr. Mundo does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Dr. Mundo also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Dr. Mundo into Gwen.

Moreover, Dr. Mundo has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Dr. Mundo is a somewhat poor counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Dr. Mundo against Gwen.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 2,288 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gwen as Dr. Mundo comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Dr. Mundo in order to counter Gwen during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Dr. Mundo versus Gwen build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Dr. Mundo combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Dr. Mundo had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Gwen as Dr. Mundo, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Dr. Mundo vs Gwen counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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