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How to Win Kayn vs Gwen Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Kayn

based on 3,757 Kayn vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Kayn came out of an examination of 3757 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kayn encounters Gwen in only 2.1% of his games.

Kayn vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Kayn does a ok job of beating Gwen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Kayn versus Gwen matches, Kayn’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Kayn vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceEclipseHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Gwen

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Gwen Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
7.3
< Assists >
4.8
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
37
< Minions Killed >
161
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.31
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.62
17,418
< Physical Damage >
3,158
1,346
< Magic Damage >
15,877
863
< True Damage >
3,779
19,627
< Damage Dealt >
22,815
37,389
< Damage Taken >
30,964
12,320
< Gold Earned >
12,273
1.15
< Towers >
2.72
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
18,551
< Total Healing >
8,000
14,173
< Experience >
15,215
20
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
285
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Gwen with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Kayn against Gwen matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..

Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Gwen

Who is Better, Kayn or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gwen, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter for Gwen.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kayn, we analyzed 3,757 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 Gwen as Kayn 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

Kayn Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kayn versus Gwen build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Gwen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Gwen as Kayn, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn vs Gwen counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Kayn x Gwen tips and counter builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.