Gwen vs Annie
How to Beat Annie as Gwen
based on 1,217 Gwen vs Annie matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Annie Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Annie Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Annie as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Annie
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 Annie
Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.
Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.
Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.
Gwen vs Annie Counter Stats
How to Counter Annie with Gwen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Gwen vs. Annie counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Annie..
Gwen usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Annie
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Who is Better, Gwen or Annie?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually loses when facing off against Annie, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a bad counter for Annie.
While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Annie, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Annie.
Moreover, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Gwen is a garbage counter to Annie. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Annie.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gwen versus Annie build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Annie than with many other common builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Annie with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Annie as Gwen, you 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 Annie counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.
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