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Gnar vs Shaco

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How to Beat Shaco as Gnar

based on 1,338 Gnar vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Gnar came out of an evaluation of 1338 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Gnar encounters Shaco in only 3.4% of his matches.

Gnar vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a below average job of beating Shaco. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Gnar vs Shaco games, Gnar’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Gnar vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Force of NatureSterak's GageHullbreakerStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gnar to level upq
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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
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E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Gnar vs Shaco Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Shaco Image
5.5
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.8
< Assists >
8.3
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
172
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,930
< Physical Damage >
7,236
3,431
< Magic Damage >
9,982
475
< True Damage >
1,597
22,837
< Damage Dealt >
18,816
31,197
< Damage Taken >
26,011
11,836
< Gold Earned >
11,307
2.47
< Towers >
1.16
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
6,354
< Total Healing >
8,982
15,377
< Experience >
13,036
19
< Vision Score >
31
9
< Wards Placed >
10
443
< Time Dealing CC >
595

How to Counter Shaco with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Gnar vs. Shaco counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..

Gnar often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Shaco. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Shaco

Who is Better, Gnar or Shaco?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a bad counter for Shaco.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate compared to Shaco, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Shacoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter to Shaco. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gnar

Gnar Loses Against

RammusRammus42.8% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.2% winrateNilahNilah44.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrate

Gnar Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateKalistaKalista53.8% winrateKarthusKarthus53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Gnar, we analyzed 1,338 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 Shaco 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often accumulates much more CS compared to Shaco. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Gnar versus Shaco build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Shaco than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Shaco with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Shaco as Gnar, Gnar players should equip 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 picked for Gnar vs Shaco matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

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