Gwen vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Gwen
based on 7,824 Gwen vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Gwen vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Gwen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Gwen vs. Lux matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Gwen often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Lux. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gwen and Lux
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Who is Better, Gwen or Lux?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when trying to fight Lux, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a poor counter for Lux.
While Gwen does have a lower winrate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Lux.
Moreover, Gwen has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gwen is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Lux 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen on average picks up more CS relative to Lux. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gwen versus Lux build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cryptbloom. When Gwen bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Lux with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Lux as Gwen, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gwen vs Lux counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lux as Gwen are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.