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

Gwen vs Pantheon

How to Beat Pantheon as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Pantheon as Gwen

based on 3,440 Gwen vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Pantheon as Gwen came out of an analysis of 3440 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Gwen encounters Pantheon in only 4.3% of her games.

Gwen vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a poor job of countering Pantheon. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Gwen against Pantheon matches, Gwen’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Gwen vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothCosmic Drive

Optional Items

Lich BaneLiandry's TormentStormsurgeShadowflame

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Pantheon as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Gwen vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Pantheon Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
4.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
153
< Minions Killed >
107
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,832
< Physical Damage >
19,395
14,809
< Magic Damage >
745
3,487
< True Damage >
1,200
21,129
< Damage Dealt >
21,341
30,304
< Damage Taken >
25,327
11,954
< Gold Earned >
11,251
2.57
< Towers >
1.7
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,571
< Total Healing >
4,989
14,716
< Experience >
12,924
17
< Vision Score >
29
8
< Wards Placed >
13
149
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Pantheon with Gwen in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Gwen against Pantheon matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pantheon’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Gwen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Pantheon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Pantheon

Who is Better, Gwen or Pantheon?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when trying to fight Pantheon, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a poor counter for Pantheon.

While Gwen does have a lower win rate compared to Pantheon, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Pantheon.

Furthermore, Gwen also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pantheon. This 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 in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gwen is a somewhat poor counter to Pantheon. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Gwen, we analyzed 3,440 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 Pantheon 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 truly master Gwen in order to counter Pantheon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Pantheon. Champions who typically don't earn much CS 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gwen versus Pantheon build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cosmic Drive. When Gwen used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Pantheon than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Pantheon with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Pantheon as Gwen, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Gwen vs Pantheon counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

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