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How to Win Yone vs Gwen Counter MatchupYone is in the b tier of champions

Yone vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Yone in LoLYone is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Yone

based on 4,914 Yone vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Yone resulted from an evaluation of 4914 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Yone fights Gwen in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Yone vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Yone does a good job of beating Gwen. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Yone vs Gwen games, Yone’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Yone vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yone to level upq
>
Second ability for Yone to level upe
>
Last skill for Yone to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Yone

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.

Yone vs Gwen Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Gwen Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
5
< Assists >
4.7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
181
< Minions Killed >
155
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.53
16,073
< Physical Damage >
2,815
4,888
< Magic Damage >
13,710
2,847
< True Damage >
3,454
23,809
< Damage Dealt >
19,980
25,101
< Damage Taken >
29,690
12,540
< Gold Earned >
11,727
2.21
< Towers >
2.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,016
< Total Healing >
7,344
15,157
< Experience >
14,655
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Gwen with Yone in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some vital Yone against Gwen matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen..

Yone normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yone and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Gwen

Who is Better, Yone or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yone usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Yone makes a great counter for Gwen.

While Yone does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yone into Gwenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yone has almost no 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yone vs Gwen matchups, Yone is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yone is a great counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yone against Gwen.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Yone, we analyzed 4,914 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 Yone 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

If you would like to truly master Yone in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone on average gets a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Yone versus Gwen build consist of Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yone used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Gwen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yone had an average winrate of 53.1% battling Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Gwen as Yone, Yone players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Yone vs Gwen matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Yone are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.