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

Gwen vs Gragas

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

based on 1,454 Gwen vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Gwen resulted from an examination of 1454 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Gwen encounters Gragas in only 1.8% of her games.

Gwen vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Gwen does a average job of countering Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Gwen versus Gragas games, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Gwen vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowAmplifying Tome

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceMagic Resist
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
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Gwen vs Gragas Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Gragas Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.8
6
< Deaths >
5.6
4.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
163
< Minions Killed >
113
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,914
< Physical Damage >
1,450
15,340
< Magic Damage >
18,038
3,740
< True Damage >
605
21,994
< Damage Dealt >
20,094
30,321
< Damage Taken >
28,720
12,130
< Gold Earned >
11,213
2.77
< Towers >
1.51
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
7,698
< Total Healing >
11,784
14,933
< Experience >
14,023
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
9
147
< Time Dealing CC >
394

How to Counter Gragas with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Gwen versus Gragas matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Gwen often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Gragas

Who is Better, Gwen or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when taking on Gragas, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Gwen does have a lower winrate than Gragas, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Gragas.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Gragas matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Gwen, we analyzed 1,454 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gwen versus Gragas build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Gragas than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Gragas with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gragas 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gwen vs Gragas face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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