Gragas vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Gragas
based on 1,454 Gragas vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gragas vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Gragas vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Gragas
Tips for Playing as Gragas against Gwen
Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.
Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.
The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.
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.
Gragas vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Gragas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Gragas vs. Gwen counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Gragas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gragas and Gwen
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Who is Better, Gragas or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when taking on Gwen, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter to Gwen.
While Gragas does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Gwen.
Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Gwen matchups, Gragas is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Gragas is a decent counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gragas to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gragas most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Gragas versus Gwen build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Gwen with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Gwen as Gragas, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gragas vs Gwen counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.
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