Vayne vs Gwen Counter Pick

Two percentage-health engines meet, and the ranged one wins. Patch 16.13.1 has Vayne at 55.0% from 160 games. Silver Bolts converts every third consecutive hit into a share of maximum health, which is exactly what Gwen‘s frame invites — 620 health at level 1 climbing to 2,575 at 18, the most durable figure either side brings. Gwen replies with A Thousand Cuts, bonus magic damage scaled to target health with healing attached, but 550 attack range against 150 means she rarely applies it for free.

The fight turns on Skip ‘n Slash and Hallowed Mist. The dash grants attack speed and extra attack range; the mist makes Gwen untargetable to anything standing outside it, a direct answer to ranged basic attacks provided the marksman walks in. Waiting outside costs nothing. Her mixed damage forces split defensive buying, while purely physical output is answered with straight armor, and she already carries 39 base armor rising to 122.3 against 23 and 101.2. She also moves at 340 to 330 and opens with 63 base attack damage against 60, so a level-one all-in favours her if the spacing slips. Both pay Mana, and neither runs dry quickly. Difficulty ratings are 5 for Gwen and 8 for Vayne, meaning the harder champion holds the better statistic across those 160 games.