Gwen vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Gwen
based on 2,423 Gwen vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Gwen vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Gwen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Gwen against Kayle counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kayle..
Gwen usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gwen and Kayle
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Who is Better, Gwen or Kayle?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually loses when playing against Kayle, with a 44.2% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a poor counter for Kayle.
While Gwen does have a much lower win rate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gwen into Kayle.
Additionally, Gwen has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a much lower 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 trash counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Kayle.
Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Gwen versus Kayle build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen included at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Kayle than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 44.2% battling Kayle with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kayle as Gwen, you should take 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 rune sets players picked for Gwen vs Kayle battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.2% win rate overall.
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