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

Gwen vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Gwen

based on 1,287 Gwen vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Gwen resulted from an examination of 1287 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Gwen fights Nilah in only 1.6% of her games.

Gwen vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a awful job of beating Nilah. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Gwen versus Nilah games, Gwen’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Gwen vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameCosmic 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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Nilah as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Nilah

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.

Gwen vs Nilah Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Nilah Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
4.8
< Assists >
6.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
159
< Minions Killed >
171
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.59
2,968
< Physical Damage >
18,264
14,800
< Magic Damage >
180
3,713
< True Damage >
410
21,483
< Damage Dealt >
18,855
29,342
< Damage Taken >
23,816
11,736
< Gold Earned >
12,720
2.53
< Towers >
2.65
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,383
< Total Healing >
8,745
14,671
< Experience >
13,316
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
142
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Gwen in LoL

The stats shown here show several influential Gwen versus Nilah counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Gwen typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Nilah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Nilah

Who is Better, Gwen or Nilah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 46.2% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Gwen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Nilah.

Additionally, Gwen has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gwen is a garbage counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Gwen, we analyzed 1,287 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 Nilah 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gwen versus Nilah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Nilah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 46.2% when countering Nilah with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Nilah as Gwen, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gwen vs Nilah counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.2% winrate overall.

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