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

Gwen vs Morgana

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

based on 3,973 Gwen vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Morgana as Gwen resulted from an analysis of 3973 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Gwen fights Morgana in only 5.0% of her games.

Gwen vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a dismal job of countering Morgana. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Gwen vs Morgana rounds, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Morgana.

Best Gwen vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothCryptbloomRiftmaker

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflameCosmic Drive

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 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
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Morgana as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Gwen vs Morgana Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Morgana Image
6
< Kills >
3.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
4.6
< Assists >
12
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.8
159
< Minions Killed >
53
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.47
3,027
< Physical Damage >
856
15,240
< Magic Damage >
14,817
3,721
< True Damage >
934
21,989
< Damage Dealt >
16,608
30,700
< Damage Taken >
20,786
12,087
< Gold Earned >
9,589
2.61
< Towers >
1.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,818
< Total Healing >
4,460
15,109
< Experience >
11,545
17
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
22
147
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Morgana with Gwen in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Gwen vs. Morgana matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Morgana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Morgana..

Gwen usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Morgana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Morgana

Who is Better, Gwen or Morgana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gwen usually loses when facing off against Morgana, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a poor counter for Morgana.

While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Morgana, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Morgana.

Furthermore, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Morgana. 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 Morgana matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a garbage counter for Morgana. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Morgana.

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

KennenKennen+ 52.5% 318 GamesTryndamereTryndamere+ 52.6% 652 GamesKledKled+ 52.6% 289 GamesCassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 53% 506 Games

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Gwen, we analyzed 3,973 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 Morgana 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 Morgana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Morgana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen usually picks up more CS relative to Morgana. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Gwen versus Morgana build include Nashor's Tooth, Cryptbloom, and Riftmaker. When Gwen bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Morgana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 47.6% battling Morgana with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Morgana 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 sets players picked for Gwen vs Morgana LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Morgana as Gwen are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.