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How to Win Gnar vs Veigar Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Gnar

based on 1,380 Gnar vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Gnar resulted from an analysis of 1380 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.5% of his matches.

Gnar vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a poor job of countering Veigar. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Gnar versus Veigar games, Gnar’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Gnar vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

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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Guide to Countering Veigar as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Gnar vs Veigar Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Veigar Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
6.4
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
169
< Minions Killed >
169
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,230
< Physical Damage >
654
3,391
< Magic Damage >
22,361
479
< True Damage >
577
22,101
< Damage Dealt >
23,593
30,943
< Damage Taken >
19,387
11,693
< Gold Earned >
12,337
2.46
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,201
< Total Healing >
1,937
15,334
< Experience >
14,703
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
436
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Gnar against Veigar matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Gnar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Veigar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Veigar

Who is Better, Gnar or Veigar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Veigar, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a bad counter to Veigar.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter to Veigar. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Veigar.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Gnar, we analyzed 1,380 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 Veigar 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 in order to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gnar versus Veigar build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing against Veigar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Veigar as Gnar, you 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 runes players picked for Gnar vs Veigar counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

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