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How to Win Zeri vs Gwen Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Zeri

based on 807 Zeri vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Zeri came out of an analysis of 807 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Zeri encounters Gwen in only 2.1% of their games.

Zeri vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a poor job of countering Gwen. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Zeri versus Gwen rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Zeri vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterStormrazorLord Dominik's RegardsPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
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E
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E
13
W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Gwen as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Gwen Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Gwen Image
7
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
4.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
187
< Minions Killed >
162
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.61
13,277
< Physical Damage >
2,978
6,431
< Magic Damage >
15,154
549
< True Damage >
3,726
20,258
< Damage Dealt >
21,859
22,701
< Damage Taken >
29,961
12,530
< Gold Earned >
11,970
2.25
< Towers >
2.71
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,236
< Total Healing >
7,706
12,606
< Experience >
14,871
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
119
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Gwen with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Zeri against Gwen matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..

Zeri typically has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Typically, they takes less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Gwen

Who is Better, Zeri or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when taking on Gwen, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a poor counter to Gwen.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Gwen.

Moreover, Zeri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zeri is a trash counter for Gwen. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Gwen.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Zeri, we analyzed 807 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 Zeri 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 Zeri in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri most often gets a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zeri versus Gwen build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better versus Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Gwen with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Gwen as Zeri, Zeri players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zeri vs Gwen fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Zeri x Gwen tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with both champs.