Kassadin vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Kassadin
based on 1,105 Kassadin vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Gwen
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Advice to Win Against Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Kassadin vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Kassadin vs. Gwen counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..
Kassadin typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Gwen
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Gwen?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a good counter to Gwen.
While Kassadin does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Gwenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kassadin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Gwen matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kassadin is a decent counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Kassadin versus Gwen build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Gwen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Gwen as Kassadin, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kassadin vs Gwen face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.
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