Malphite, Ornn, Irelia are among the strongest counters to Gnar this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Gnar Counters

BGnar · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.8%

Pick

3.5%

Ban

1.3%

Games

53,375

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 5h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Gnar

How often these champions beat Gnar. Pick one of these into it.

Malphite56.7%2,202 games 2

Ornn55.1%1,079 games 3

Irelia54.7%1,322 games 4

Sion54.3%527 games 5

Nasus54.2%906 games 6

Yasuo53.7%904 games 7

Singed53.6%461 games 8

Dr. Mundo53.3%568 games

Worst picks against Gnar

How often these champions beat Gnar: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Volibear44.3%991 games 2

Trundle45.2%305 games 3

K'Sante45.6%1,306 games 4

Kennen46.2%485 games 5

Varus47.4%232 games 6

Vladimir47.7%281 games 7

Aatrox48.4%1,384 games 8

Garen48.5%1,296 games

How to play against Gnar

To beat Gnar in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Gnar is an off-meta pick this patch with a 48.8% win rate across 53,375 ranked games at a 3.5% pick rate. The champions that beat Gnar hardest right now are Malphite, Ornn, Irelia: Malphite wins 56.7% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Gnar is strongest early (48.4% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team. Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming. Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Gnar's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.