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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Gwen Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Kai'Sa

based on 3,347 Kai'Sa vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Kai'Sa resulted from an evaluation of 3347 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa has to counter Gwen in only 2.1% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a poor job of beating Gwen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Kai'Sa against Gwen rounds, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Kai'Sa vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
StormrazorNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

The CollectorStatikk ShivWit's EndBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Gwen

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Gwen Image
7.6
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
4.8
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
181
< Minions Killed >
160
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.58
11,831
< Physical Damage >
2,983
7,811
< Magic Damage >
15,192
394
< True Damage >
3,712
20,037
< Damage Dealt >
21,888
19,550
< Damage Taken >
29,929
12,490
< Gold Earned >
12,024
2.23
< Towers >
2.69
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,307
< Total Healing >
7,652
12,815
< Experience >
14,887
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
45
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Gwen with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Kai'Sa vs. Gwen matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Kai'Sa typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Gwen

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually fairs equally well when taking on Gwen, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kai'Sa into Gwen.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 3,347 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kai'Sa Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Gwen build include Stormrazor, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Gwen than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Gwen with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gwen as Kai'Sa, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kai'Sa vs Gwen face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Kai'Sa are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.