Vladimir vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Vladimir
based on 2,316 Vladimir vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Gwen
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Vladimir in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some important Vladimir against Gwen matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Vladimir usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Gwen
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Gwen?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Vladimir makes a good counter to Gwen.
While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir 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 fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Gwen matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Vladimir is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Gwen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Gwen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gwen as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vladimir vs Gwen counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.
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