- Win Rate
- 50.8%
- Pick Rate
- 2.6%
- Ban Rate
- 4.2%
Gwen vs Katarina
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 5,242
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 8, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Gwen vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gwen wins with a 72.2% win rate (+44.4%) over Katarina based on 18 games. Gwen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gwen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gwen vs Katarina matchup.
Gwen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gwen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Gwen vs Katarina?
Gwen wins 68.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.4% and 82.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +14.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 3 games, Gwen won 66.7%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gwen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gwen wins 68.0% of 25 games (95% range 48.4–82.8%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 53.9% for Gwen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Gwen players pick Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion far more often against Katarina: 42.0% of their other Mid games, 64.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Gwen and Katarina played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Gwen's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Gwen vs Katarina Laning Stats
Only 24 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Gwen vs Katarina Win Rate by Game Length
Gwen's win rate against Katarina by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Gwen's results against Katarina in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gwen vs Katarina Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gwen Changes Against Katarina
Choices Gwen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually42.0%vs Katarina64.0%+22.0 pts
Usually53.9%vs Katarina32.0%−21.9 pts
Crimson LucidityBootsUsually1.7%vs Katarina8.0%+6.3 pts
Sorcerer's ShoesBootsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Katarina4.0%+4.0 pts
Dagger + Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Glowing MoteStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Katarina4.0%+4.0 pts
Best Gwen Build vs Katarina
Against Katarina
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 14 Gwen games against Katarina carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gwen's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Gwen Runes vs Katarina
Usual Gwen runes (Mid)
First Strike
54.8% win rate · 354 games
Against Katarina
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Gwen draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Gwen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Gwen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gwen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Gwen Matchups
Hardest for Gwen
Easiest for Gwen
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Gwen vs Katarina FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gwen vs Katarina?
Current data slightly favors Gwen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gwen wins 68.0% of 25 games (95% range 48.4–82.8%).
What is Gwen's win rate against Katarina?
Gwen wins 68.0% of 25 Mid games against Katarina on patch 26.19 (95% range 48.4–82.8%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 53.9% would be expected.
Does Gwen counter Katarina?
Not clearly. Gwen wins 68.0% of 25 games against Katarina, and the 95% range (48.4–82.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gwen or Katarina?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (24) to say who wins lane.
Does Gwen outscale Katarina?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Katarina strongest against Gwen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Katarina is ahead of Gwen beyond the margin of error.
What should Gwen build against Katarina?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gwen's usual Mid core: Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Void Staff. The biggest change against Katarina: Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion (42.0% usually, 64.0% here).
What runes should Gwen use against Katarina?
Use Gwen's usual First Strike page (Inspiration + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.