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How to Synergize Gnar with Gwen on the Same TeamGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar with Gwen

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How to Synergize Gnar and Gwen

based on 183 Gnar with Gwen pairs
Win Rate
42.6 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Gnar has gone into battle with Gwen in 183 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Gnar synergize with Gwen. It is very rare for Gnar to play with Gwen on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.5% of rounds with Gnar.

Gnar Gwen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a awful job of teaming up with Gwen. On average, he wins a lowly 42.6% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Gnar when playing alongside Gwen by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

Optional Items

Black CleaverSundered Sky

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
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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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Gwen

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 Understand How Gwen Will Play

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Gnar Gwen Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
42.6 %
VS
Win Rate
57.4 %
Gwen Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
153
< Minions Killed >
167
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,007
< Physical Damage >
18,194
2,849
< Magic Damage >
3,434
411
< True Damage >
477
19,268
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
26,766
< Damage Taken >
29,737
10,728
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.03
< Towers >
2.4
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,498
< Total Healing >
6,111
13,833
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
403
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Gwen as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Gwen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gwen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gnar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gwen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Gwen helps Gnar perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gnar plays on the same team as Gwen, he observes a noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Gwen does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Gwen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Gwen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gwen.

Moreover, when Gnar plays with Gwen on the same side, he typically receives less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Gwen does a decent job of protecting Gnar during team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Gwen

Is Gnar better when played alongside Gwen?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Gnar that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. However, Gwen is a terrible companion for Gnar. By being on the same side as Gnar, she lowers their win rate by -5.4% to 42.6%. This proves that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Gnar and Gwen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Gwen has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be careful when lining up Gwen allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, Gnar players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Gnar and Gwen together, you probably will not be giving your side enough utility. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Gwen teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Gwen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Gwen, we analyzed 183 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gnar with Gwen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gnar to synergize with Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to use in your Gnar and Gwen synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Gnar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gwen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 42.6% helping carry Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, 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 rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.6% win rate overall.

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