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

Gwen vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Gwen

based on 1,151 Gwen vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Gwen faced Anivia in 1151 games. With so many games with Gwen versus Anivia gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to obliterate Anivia. This pairing is fairly rare. Gwen has to counter Anivia in only 1.4% of her matches.

Gwen vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Gwen has done a good job of beating Anivia. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Gwen against Anivia games, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Gwen vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRiftmaker

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameNashor's ToothHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Gwen vs Anivia Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Anivia Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.3
5.8
< Deaths >
4.9
4.6
< Assists >
7.6
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
161
< Minions Killed >
158
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.65
< Inhibitors >
0.5
3,221
< Physical Damage >
1,213
16,657
< Magic Damage >
16,723
3,942
< True Damage >
1,121
23,821
< Damage Dealt >
19,058
30,254
< Damage Taken >
26,079
12,215
< Gold Earned >
11,051
2.81
< Towers >
2.04
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,249
< Total Healing >
3,749
15,078
< Experience >
14,792
18
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
153
< Time Dealing CC >
974

How to Counter Anivia with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Gwen vs. Anivia counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Gwen typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Anivia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Anivia

Who is Better, Gwen or Anivia?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually wins when playing against Anivia, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes a good counter to Anivia.

While Gwen does have a higher win rate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Gwen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Gwen into Anivia.

Moreover, Gwen has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Anivia matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a good counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Anivia.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Gwen, we analyzed 1,151 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 Anivia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gwen in order to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Gwen versus Anivia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Gwen included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Anivia than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Anivia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Anivia as Gwen, Gwen players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gwen vs Anivia matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Gwen vs Anivia tips and builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.