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

Gwen vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Gwen

based on 2,585 Gwen vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Gwen resulted from an examination of 2585 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Gwen has to counter Darius in only 3.2% of her matches.

Gwen vs Darius Matchup Summary

Gwen does a ok job of countering Darius. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Gwen against Darius games, Gwen’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Gwen vs Darius 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 DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gwen to level upq
>
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
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Gwen vs Darius Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Darius Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
4.8
< Assists >
4.4
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
155
< Minions Killed >
167
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,960
< Physical Damage >
16,484
15,173
< Magic Damage >
79
3,686
< True Damage >
4,069
21,820
< Damage Dealt >
20,633
29,879
< Damage Taken >
31,797
12,211
< Gold Earned >
12,106
2.77
< Towers >
2.37
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,708
< Total Healing >
7,722
14,922
< Experience >
14,684
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
151
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Darius with Gwen in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several important Gwen vs. Darius counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Gwen often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Darius

Who is Better, Gwen or Darius?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Gwen does have a higher winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Darius.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Darius matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gwen is a decent counter for Darius. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Darius.

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

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Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Gwen, we analyzed 2,585 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 Darius 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 Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Darius during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Gwen versus Darius build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Gwen included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Darius than with most other common builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 50.1% battling Darius with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Darius 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 sets players chose for Gwen vs Darius fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Gwen are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.