Gwen vs Zoe
How to Beat Zoe as Gwen
based on 1,014 Gwen vs Zoe matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Zoe Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Zoe Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Zoe
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 Zoe
Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.
Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.
Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.
Gwen vs Zoe Counter Stats
How to Counter Zoe with Gwen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Gwen vs. Zoe matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..
Gwen often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Zoe. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Zoe
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Who is Better, Gwen or Zoe?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a good counter for Zoe.
While Gwen does have a higher win rate than Zoe, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Zoe.
Additionally, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Zoe matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gwen is a decent counter to Zoe. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Zoe.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gwen to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zoe. Champions who typically don't take 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gwen versus Zoe build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Gwen bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Zoe than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Zoe with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Zoe as Gwen, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Gwen vs Zoe counters, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.
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