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How to Win Twitch vs Gwen Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Twitch

based on 3,013 Twitch vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Twitch battled Gwen 3013 times. Including so many matchups for Twitch vs Gwen gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to wreck your opponent. This pairing is relatively rare. Twitch is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.0% of his matches.

Twitch vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Twitch has done a decent job of beating Gwen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Twitch against Gwen matches, Twitch’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Twitch vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneTerminus

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's EndKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Gwen

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Gwen Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
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8.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.3
< Assists >
4.7
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
145
< Minions Killed >
161
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.31
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.58
15,404
< Physical Damage >
3,093
3,301
< Magic Damage >
15,991
4,172
< True Damage >
3,871
22,877
< Damage Dealt >
22,956
21,077
< Damage Taken >
31,009
12,105
< Gold Earned >
12,274
2.02
< Towers >
2.68
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
4,770
< Total Healing >
8,112
12,662
< Experience >
15,133
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
309
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Gwen with Twitch in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Twitch versus Gwen matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between these two champs. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Twitch typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Gwen

Who is Better, Twitch or Gwen?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Twitch makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Gwen.

Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Gwen matchups, Twitch is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Twitch is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Twitch against Gwen.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Twitch, we analyzed 3,013 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 Twitch 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 learn all of the intricacies of Twitch in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Gwen build include Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Terminus. When Twitch bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Gwen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Gwen as Twitch, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Twitch vs Gwen clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Twitch are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.