Sivir vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Sivir
based on 1,168 Sivir vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Gwen
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
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.
Sivir vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Sivir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Sivir vs. Gwen counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gwen..
Sivir typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sivir and Gwen
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Who is Better, Sivir or Gwen?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually loses when playing against Gwen, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Sivir makes a bad counter for Gwen.
While Sivir does have a lower win rate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Sivir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Sivir into Gwen.
Additionally, Sivir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Sivir is a trash counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sivir against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sivir in order to counter Gwen during both the early game 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 here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Sivir versus Gwen build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Kraken Slayer. When Sivir used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Gwen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sivir had an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Gwen as Sivir, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sivir vs Gwen matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.
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