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Gwen vs Katarina

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

based on 2,853 Gwen vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Gwen resulted from an analysis of 2853 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Gwen encounters Katarina in only 3.6% of her games.

Gwen vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen has done a below average job of beating Katarina. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Gwen vs Katarina matches, Gwen’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Gwen vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothCosmic Drive

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentBanshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Gwen vs Katarina Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Katarina Image
5.9
< Kills >
9.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
4.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
160
< Minions Killed >
155
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.37
2,940
< Physical Damage >
2,098
14,807
< Magic Damage >
21,186
3,657
< True Damage >
954
21,405
< Damage Dealt >
24,239
29,096
< Damage Taken >
24,010
11,836
< Gold Earned >
12,171
2.59
< Towers >
1.57
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,992
< Total Healing >
3,314
14,602
< Experience >
14,047
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
141
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Gwen in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Gwen vs. Katarina matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Katarina..

Gwen usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Katarina

Who is Better, Gwen or Katarina?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when taking on Katarina, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a poor counter to Katarina.

While Gwen does have a lower winrate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Katarina.

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

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

Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Gwen, we analyzed 2,853 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Katarina. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gwen versus Katarina build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cosmic Drive. When Gwen used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Katarina than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Katarina as Gwen, Gwen players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Gwen vs Katarina fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

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