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

Gwen vs Riven

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

based on 2,485 Gwen vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Gwen faced off against Riven in 2485 rounds. With so many games with Gwen vs Riven provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter your rival. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Gwen has to counter Riven in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Gwen vs Riven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a terrible job of beating Riven. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Gwen vs Riven rounds, Gwen’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Riven.

Best Gwen vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRiftmaker

Optional Items

ShadowflameLich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Riven as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Riven

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 Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Gwen vs Riven Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Riven Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
4.7
< Assists >
4.7
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
157
< Minions Killed >
179
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,666
< Physical Damage >
19,879
13,210
< Magic Damage >
55
3,262
< True Damage >
1,198
19,139
< Damage Dealt >
21,132
29,283
< Damage Taken >
24,534
11,972
< Gold Earned >
12,428
2.58
< Towers >
2.39
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,268
< Total Healing >
5,563
14,625
< Experience >
15,188
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
151
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Riven with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Gwen versus Riven matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Riven..

Gwen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Riven

Who is Better, Gwen or Riven?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when trying to fight Riven, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a bad counter to Riven.

While Gwen does have a lower winrate compared to Riven, when facing one another, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Riven.

Furthermore, Gwen also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Riven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Gwen is a bad counter for Riven. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Riven.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Gwen, we analyzed 2,485 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 Riven 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 to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Riven. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Gwen versus Riven build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Gwen included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Riven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 46.7% battling Riven with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Riven as Gwen, Gwen players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Gwen vs Riven face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% win rate overall.

If you want to get Gwen versus Riven tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every game finished with both champions.