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Gwen vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Gwen

based on 2,560 Gwen vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Gwen came out of an analysis of 2560 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gwen has to counter Draven in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Gwen vs Draven Matchup Summary

Gwen does a ok job of countering Draven. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Gwen versus Draven rounds, Gwen’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Draven.

Best Gwen vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerShadowflame

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gwen's passive ability p
Gwen's q ability q
Gwen's w ability w
Gwen's e ability e
Gwen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
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 Draven as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Draven

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.

Advice to Win Against Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Gwen vs Draven Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Draven Image
6.2
< Kills >
8.3
6
< Deaths >
6.6
4.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
161
< Minions Killed >
173
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.5
3,033
< Physical Damage >
21,177
15,456
< Magic Damage >
127
3,746
< True Damage >
451
22,236
< Damage Dealt >
21,757
29,611
< Damage Taken >
22,182
11,998
< Gold Earned >
13,634
2.66
< Towers >
2.4
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,705
< Total Healing >
6,806
14,776
< Experience >
12,244
17
< Vision Score >
15
7
< Wards Placed >
7
149
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Draven with Gwen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Gwen against Draven counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between this pair of champions. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Draven..

Gwen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Draven. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Draven

Who is Better, Gwen or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when playing against Draven, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes an ok counter for Draven.

While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Draven, when facing one another, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Draven.

Furthermore, Gwen also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Draven. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Draven.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Gwen, we analyzed 2,560 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 Draven as Gwen 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Draven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Draven. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gwen versus Draven build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Gwen bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Draven than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Draven with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Draven as Gwen, Gwen players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Gwen vs Draven matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Gwen versus Draven tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds played with both champions.