Xerath vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Xerath
based on 3,228 Xerath vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Gwen
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Xerath against Gwen counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Gwen
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Who is Better, Xerath or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when playing against Gwen, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a good counter for Gwen.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Gwen matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath on average picks up less CS relative to Gwen. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Xerath versus Gwen build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Gwen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 51.1% battling Gwen with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Gwen as Xerath, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Xerath vs Gwen fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.
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