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How to Synergize Caitlyn with Gwen on the Same TeamCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn with Gwen

How to Win With Caitlyn and Gwen Paired TogetherCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Gwen

based on 7,949 Caitlyn with Gwen pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Gwen in 7949 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Gwen. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play with Gwen on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 2.1% of matches with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Gwen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn has done a poor job of playing alongside Gwen. On average, she wins a dismal 48.0% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing alongside Gwen by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelAxiom ArcRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Gwen

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Gwen

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Gwen Will Play

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Caitlyn Gwen Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Gwen Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
176
< Minions Killed >
176
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,607
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,429
< Magic Damage >
1,469
535
< True Damage >
556
21,571
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,234
< Damage Taken >
19,590
11,962
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.37
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,326
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,517
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Gwen as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Gwen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gwen, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gwen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gwen helps Caitlyn perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn is paired with Gwen, she sees a small decrease in her total damage output. This change may indicate that Gwen doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Gwen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Gwen.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Gwen on the same side, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Gwen does a decent job of covering Caitlyn in teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Gwen

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Gwen?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Caitlyn that will always be her best teammate. However, overall, Gwen is a not very good ally for Caitlyn. By locking into the same side as Caitlyn, she lowers their win rate by -1.3% to 48.0%. This signals that there is a bad bond between Caitlyn and Gwen that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Gwen has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players don't need to be cautious when arranging Gwen comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Caitlyn and Gwen together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a great deal of cover. We recommend you include other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Gwen ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Gwen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Gwen, we analyzed 7,949 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Gwen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Caitlyn to work well with Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Caitlyn and Gwen synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and The Collector. When Caitlyn included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Gwen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 48.0% helping carry Gwen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Gwen with Caitlyn are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.