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How to Win Morgana vs Gwen Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Morgana

based on 3,973 Morgana vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Morgana resulted from an evaluation of 3973 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Morgana encounters Gwen in only 2.0% of her matches.

Morgana vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Morgana has done a good job of countering Gwen. On average, she wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Morgana against Gwen games, Morgana’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Morgana vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterSolstice SleighMalignanceHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Gwen

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Gwen Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Gwen Image
3.6
< Kills >
6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
12
< Assists >
4.6
0.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
53
< Minions Killed >
159
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.59
856
< Physical Damage >
3,027
14,817
< Magic Damage >
15,240
934
< True Damage >
3,721
16,608
< Damage Dealt >
21,989
20,786
< Damage Taken >
30,700
9,589
< Gold Earned >
12,087
1.74
< Towers >
2.61
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,460
< Total Healing >
7,818
11,545
< Experience >
15,109
52
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
133
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Gwen with Morgana in LoL

The stats provided here feature some valuable Morgana against Gwen matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Morgana usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gwen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Gwen

Who is Better, Morgana or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Morgana usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a good counter for Gwen.

While Morgana does have a higher win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Morgana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Gwen.

Furthermore, Morgana has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Gwen matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Morgana is a good counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Morgana against Gwen.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Morgana, we analyzed 3,973 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 Morgana 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 Morgana in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Morgana versus Gwen build consist of Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Gwen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Morgana had an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Gwen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Gwen as Morgana, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Morgana vs Gwen face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Morgana are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.