Gwen vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Gwen
based on 5,461 Gwen vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Gwen vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Gwen in LoL
The stats provided here feature some significant Gwen vs. Yasuo matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between these two champions. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..
Gwen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Gwen or Yasuo?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 44.8% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes a bad counter for Yasuo.
While Gwen does have a much lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Yasuo.
Furthermore, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Gwen is a garbage counter to Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Gwen versus Yasuo build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Gwen bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Yasuo than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 44.8% battling Yasuo with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Yasuo as Gwen, Gwen players should take 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 sets we have analyed for Gwen vs Yasuo face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.8% win rate overall.
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