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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Gwen Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Kha'Zix

based on 2,208 Kha'Zix vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Kha'Zix resulted from an evaluation of 2208 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kha'Zix encounters Gwen in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Kha'Zix vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix has done a good job of beating Gwen. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.7% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Kha'Zix versus Gwen matches, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Kha'Zix vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
>
Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Gwen

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Kha'Zix vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Gwen Image
8.5
< Kills >
5.8
6
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
4.4
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
27
< Minions Killed >
164
1.78
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.6
17,904
< Physical Damage >
3,011
1,115
< Magic Damage >
15,155
987
< True Damage >
3,711
20,008
< Damage Dealt >
21,878
33,038
< Damage Taken >
30,548
12,882
< Gold Earned >
12,150
1.1
< Towers >
2.75
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,576
< Total Healing >
7,678
14,117
< Experience >
15,066
24
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
218
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Gwen with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Kha'Zix against Gwen counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..

Kha'Zix usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Gwen

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Gwen?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Kha'Zix makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kha'Zix into Gwen.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Gwen matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is an above average counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Gwen.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 2,208 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 Gwen as Kha'Zix 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 truly master Kha'Zix in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically racks up a lot less CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Gwen build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gwen than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gwen as Kha'Zix, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Gwen counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

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