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How to Win Gwen vs Graves Counter MatchupGwen is in the b tier of champions

Gwen vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Gwen

based on 3,619 Gwen vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Gwen resulted from an analysis of 3619 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This matchup is somewhat uncommon. Gwen is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.5% of her matches.

Gwen vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a below average job of beating Graves. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Gwen versus Graves rounds, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Graves.

Best Gwen vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
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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 Graves as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Gwen vs Graves Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Graves Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
4.4
< Assists >
7
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
162
< Minions Killed >
53
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,939
< Physical Damage >
17,406
15,144
< Magic Damage >
795
3,595
< True Damage >
1,555
21,678
< Damage Dealt >
19,756
29,994
< Damage Taken >
28,871
12,080
< Gold Earned >
12,731
2.66
< Towers >
1.76
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
7,958
< Total Healing >
13,696
14,907
< Experience >
14,381
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
155
< Time Dealing CC >
487

How to Counter Graves with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Gwen versus Graves counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Graves..

Gwen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Graves

Who is Better, Gwen or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Gwen does have a lower winrate than Graves, when facing one another, Gwen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Graves.

Additionally, Gwen also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gwen is a garbage counter to Graves. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen

Gwen Loses Against

SingedSinged40.6% winrateLilliaLillia44% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth44.2% winrateFizzFizz44.2% winrate

Gwen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrateKarthusKarthus52.9% winrateOlafOlaf52.8% winrate

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Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Gwen, we analyzed 3,619 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 Graves 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen typically gets much more CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gwen versus Graves build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Graves than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 47.9% battling Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Graves as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Gwen vs Graves counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

If you want to get Gwen vs Graves tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match with data with both champs.