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

Gwen vs Renekton

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

based on 1,268 Gwen vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Renekton as Gwen resulted from an examination of 1268 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Gwen encounters Renekton in only 1.6% of her games.

Gwen vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Gwen does a decent job of beating Renekton. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Gwen against Renekton games, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Renekton.

Best Gwen vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveShadowflameZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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Q
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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 Renekton as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Gwen vs Renekton Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Renekton Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
4.6
< Assists >
5.3
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
160
< Minions Killed >
183
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,186
< Physical Damage >
16,516
16,128
< Magic Damage >
3,074
4,032
< True Damage >
784
23,347
< Damage Dealt >
20,374
29,853
< Damage Taken >
35,361
12,026
< Gold Earned >
11,773
2.63
< Towers >
2.26
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,026
< Total Healing >
10,219
14,895
< Experience >
14,813
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
149
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Renekton with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Gwen versus Renekton matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Renekton’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Renekton..

Gwen normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Renekton. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Renekton

Who is Better, Gwen or Renekton?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gwen usually wins when trying to fight Renekton, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes a good counter for Renekton.

While Gwen does have a higher win rate compared to Renekton, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Renekton.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Renekton matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a decent counter for Renekton. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Renekton.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Gwen, we analyzed 1,268 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 Renekton 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 Renekton during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Renekton. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Gwen versus Renekton build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Renekton than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Renekton with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Renekton 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Gwen vs Renekton clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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