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How to Win Gwen vs Alistar Counter MatchupGwen is in the b tier of champions

Gwen vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Gwen

based on 1,407 Gwen vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Gwen battled Alistar 1407 times. Including so many matchups for Gwen vs Alistar gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to crush your enemy. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Gwen is forced to battle against Alistar in only 1.8% of her rounds.

Gwen vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen has done a dismal job of beating Alistar. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Gwen versus Alistar games, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Alistar.

Best Gwen vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltCosmic DriveZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gwen to level upq
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Second ability for Gwen to level upe
>
Last skill for Gwen to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gwen's passive ability p
Gwen's q ability q
Gwen's w ability w
Gwen's e ability e
Gwen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Alistar

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Gwen vs Alistar Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Alistar Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
5.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
159
< Minions Killed >
34
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,008
< Physical Damage >
1,352
15,935
< Magic Damage >
7,114
4,097
< True Damage >
897
23,040
< Damage Dealt >
9,363
30,169
< Damage Taken >
25,844
11,950
< Gold Earned >
8,519
2.67
< Towers >
1.89
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0
7,783
< Total Healing >
9,477
14,649
< Experience >
10,530
17
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
149
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Alistar with Gwen in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Gwen versus Alistar counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Alistar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Gwen usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Alistar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Alistar

Who is Better, Gwen or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when taking on Alistar, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a bad counter to Alistar.

While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Alistar, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gwen into Alistar.

Additionally, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a terribly counter for Alistar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen

Gwen Loses Against

SingedSinged40.6% winrateLilliaLillia44% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth44.2% winrateFizzFizz44.2% winrate

Gwen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrateKarthusKarthus52.9% winrateOlafOlaf52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KennenKennen+ 52.5% 318 GamesTryndamereTryndamere+ 52.6% 652 GamesKledKled+ 52.6% 289 GamesCassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 53% 506 Games

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Gwen, we analyzed 1,407 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 Alistar as Gwen 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gwen Build Alistar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often accumulates much more CS as Alistar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gwen versus Alistar build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Gwen included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Alistar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Alistar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Alistar as Gwen, Gwen players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gwen vs Alistar face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Alistar as Gwen are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.