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Gwen vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Gwen

based on 1,564 Gwen vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Gwen came out of an analysis of 1564 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gwen fights K'Sante in only 2.0% of her rounds.

Gwen vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Gwen does a good job of countering K'Sante. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champions face each other in. In Gwen against K'Sante matches, Gwen’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Gwen vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentCosmic DriveZhonya's Hourglass

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Gwen vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
K'Sante Image
6
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
4.8
< Assists >
6.2
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
169
< Minions Killed >
170
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.4
3,347
< Physical Damage >
13,726
16,334
< Magic Damage >
3,286
4,294
< True Damage >
1,469
23,976
< Damage Dealt >
18,483
30,149
< Damage Taken >
30,889
12,058
< Gold Earned >
10,803
2.79
< Towers >
2.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,229
< Total Healing >
4,549
14,862
< Experience >
14,498
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
146
< Time Dealing CC >
793

How to Counter K'Sante with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Gwen against K'Sante counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than K'Sante..

Gwen often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
K'Sante

Who is Better, Gwen or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually wins when playing against K'Sante, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Gwen does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Gwen into K'Sante.

Additionally, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs K'Sante matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gwen is an above average counter to K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gwen against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Gwen, we analyzed 1,564 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 K'Sante 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gwen in order to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often racks up a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Gwen versus K'Sante build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Gwen bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against K'Sante than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating K'Sante 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 sets that we analyzed for Gwen vs K'Sante fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

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