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How to Win Nidalee vs Gwen Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Nidalee

based on 529 Nidalee vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Nidalee resulted from an evaluation of 529 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nidalee is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.0% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a pathetic job of countering Gwen. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Nidalee against Gwen games, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Nidalee vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nidalee's passive ability p
Nidalee's q ability q
Nidalee's w ability w
Nidalee's e ability e
Nidalee's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Gwen

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

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.

Nidalee vs Gwen Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Gwen Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.1
< Assists >
4.4
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
38
< Minions Killed >
160
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,133
< Physical Damage >
2,827
15,265
< Magic Damage >
14,359
898
< True Damage >
3,367
17,297
< Damage Dealt >
20,553
30,220
< Damage Taken >
28,305
11,234
< Gold Earned >
11,834
1.48
< Towers >
2.8
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
16,205
< Total Healing >
7,166
12,722
< Experience >
14,661
24
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
132
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Gwen with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Nidalee against Gwen matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..

Nidalee typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Gwen

Who is Better, Nidalee or Gwen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when playing against Gwen, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Gwen.

While Nidalee does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Gwenas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nidalee has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a trash counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Gwen.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Nidalee, we analyzed 529 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 Nidalee 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

To truly master Nidalee in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nidalee versus Gwen build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Gwen than with most other common builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Gwen as Nidalee, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nidalee vs Gwen face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Nidalee are given for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.