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Gnar vs Gragas

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How to Beat Gragas as Gnar

based on 661 Gnar vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our data, Gnar faced Gragas in 661 rounds. Having so many matchups for Gnar versus Gragas gives us faith in our capability to provide informative data and a recommended build to counter Gragas. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Gnar encounters Gragas in only 1.7% of his games.

Gnar vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Gnar does a decent job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champions face one another in. In Gnar against Gragas rounds, Gnar’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Gnar vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerSterak's GageStridebreakerForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gnar to level upq
>
Second ability for Gnar to level upw
>
Last skill for Gnar to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Gragas

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Gnar vs Gragas Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Gragas Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
176
< Minions Killed >
109
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,623
< Physical Damage >
1,422
3,429
< Magic Damage >
18,240
459
< True Damage >
620
22,511
< Damage Dealt >
20,282
30,114
< Damage Taken >
30,087
11,742
< Gold Earned >
11,289
2.55
< Towers >
1.48
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
6,268
< Total Healing >
12,397
15,321
< Experience >
14,109
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
9
430
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Gragas with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some vital Gnar versus Gragas counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Gnar often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Gragas

Who is Better, Gnar or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Gnar does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Gragasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Gragas matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gnar is a decent counter for Gragas. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Gragas.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Gnar, we analyzed 661 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 Gragas as Gnar 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 Gnar to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often picks up more CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Gragas build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Gragas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Gragas as Gnar, Gnar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Gnar vs Gragas clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Gnar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.