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

Gwen vs Lee Sin

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

based on 2,323 Gwen vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Gwen came out of an examination of 2323 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gwen has to counter Lee Sin in only 2.9% of her matches.

Gwen vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Gwen has done a decent job of beating Lee Sin. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face each other in. In Gwen against Lee Sin games, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Gwen vs Lee Sin 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 ToothZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveShadowflameHextech RocketbeltLiandry'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
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
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
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

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

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

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

Gwen vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Lee Sin Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
4.8
< Assists >
8.3
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
162
< Minions Killed >
35
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,050
< Physical Damage >
13,616
15,655
< Magic Damage >
2,801
3,813
< True Damage >
957
22,519
< Damage Dealt >
17,375
30,042
< Damage Taken >
35,324
12,144
< Gold Earned >
11,779
2.78
< Towers >
1.44
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,027
< Total Healing >
16,936
14,916
< Experience >
13,206
18
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
11
155
< Time Dealing CC >
437

How to Counter Lee Sin with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Gwen against Lee Sin matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin..

Gwen normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Gwen or Lee Sin?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually wins when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Gwen does have a higher win rate than Lee Sin, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Lee Sin.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Lee Sin matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gwen is a decent counter for Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Gwen, we analyzed 2,323 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen on average gets much more CS as Lee Sin. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Gwen versus Lee Sin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Gwen included at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Lee Sin than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Lee Sin with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Lee Sin as Gwen, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gwen vs Lee Sin counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lee Sin as Gwen are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.