Naafiri vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Naafiri
based on 1,051 Naafiri vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Gwen Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Gwen
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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.
Naafiri vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Naafiri against Gwen matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..
Naafiri usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their foe does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Gwen?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a great counter to Gwen.
While Naafiri does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Gwen.
Furthermore, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Gwen matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Naafiri is a great counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Naafiri in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Gwen build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri used at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs. Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 53.4% battling Gwen with these items in their kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Gwen as Naafiri, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Gwen LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.
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