Yasuo vs Gwen Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Yasuo versus Gwen — a fighter/assassin hybrid against a fighter. The sample behind this page is 314 games from patch 16.13.1, and Yasuo wins 57.0% of them. A 7.0-point edge is what puts this matchup in Yasuo’s column.
Wind Wall (W) and Needlework (R) are usually what decide a trade between Yasuo and Gwen. Last Breath and Needlework are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. One spends Flow and the other Mana, which changes how long each can keep poking.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 150), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
This is a physical-versus-physical exchange between Yasuo and Gwen. The stat sheet reads 590 HP and 32 armour for Yasuo against 620 and 39 for Gwen. Early physical trades read in Gwen’s favour thanks to 7 more armour. Scaling matters as well: Yasuo ends on 2460 HP, Gwen on 2575. Yasuo moves quicker at base (345 against 340), which shows up on roams.
Difficulty ratings read 10/10 and 5/10, with Yasuo on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. Treat 314 games as the confidence attached to 57.0%.
FAQ
Yes — Yasuo holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Yasuo wins 57.0% of the recorded games.
57.0% from Yasuo's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
314 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Yasuo build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Yasuo build page.