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Camille right now is very good in the top lane and counters gnar quite a bit, because of her E she can enter and get a really good trade.
She counters your mega form because of her Q true damage and R which gets taken a lot of your kitte potential
Aatrox
This more like nothing is a skill matchup in early game if you take a bad trade and dont have the sustain runes you are going to have a bad time.
But if you manage to dodge and to not take bad trades early game you are going to be fine bc the kite on gnar becomes better depending on your level so you can dodge a lot of skillshots.
This more than nothing is a skill matchup. A little tip is when an atrox grabs you with his pull you use E to not have a bad trade.
Try to fight him when you know he already use Q and you are in mega form
Cho'Gath
Here's an easy matchup bc of all your slows and kite you can dodge a lot of chogaths kit.
In early try to dodge his skills and bully him.
The only threat is at lvl 6 when cho gets a power spike bc of his R.
You can try to all in him as mega but I don't think you can oneshot him.
Darius
O dear darius broken as always :).
For this match try to poke him as much as you can, DO NOT FIGHT HIM IN ANY FORM; he will win most of the trades and even kill you bc 99% of the time they bring ignite.
Try to dodge his E to not get slow and try to survive lane.
You don't win the match even as mega because he can extend the trade on you and in lvl 6 he also hits his power spike so just survive lane
Dr. Mundo
Tbh i don't see a lot of mundo in the top so i don't think he is a very bad matchup if he gap closes you just kite him and slow so you can abuse.
i don't think you can oneshot a mundo as mega form
Fiora
Fiora is a skill matchup she can all in you at lvl 6 and little trades at early lvls, just try to poke until mega so you can all in.
Try to realize when she has her W to stop you one shooting as mega bc if she parrys you W or R you are screwed.
Gangplank
He has a lot of poke damage but not a lot of kill potential, you will be using fleet runes to not get poked out of lane.
Try to destroy his barrels as often as possible and all in him when you have mega, he doesn't have a lot of 1v1 if you destroy barrels
Garen
Garen struggles a lot against ranged because he doesn't have a gap close.
Abuse him early levels and try to stay in mini form as long as you can, you can all in him at lvl 6 or mini trades as mega but watch out for his damage and if he brings ignite you better watch out or he will be winning fights
Gragas
I don't find this matchup difficult. You can decide not to fight him if you want, usually it is just a poke/farm lane.
Just watch out for his R outplays under tower bc he has a lot of cc.
Gwen
i haven't find a lot of gwens in my matches but as long as i know is pretty ez to all in her as mega especially at lvl6 and try to take poke to gwen bc i notice she has a lot of disadvantages vs ranged.
Illaoi
Try not to eat a lot of poke from her kit and destroy the tentacles as often as you can.
She kinda wins you the lvl 6 as mega depending on the tentacles.
Irelia
INSTA BAN HER THERES NO COUNTERPLAY.
If you go against this champ I hope you have a lot of luck.
She has a lot of sustain thx to her Q for healing.
She wins all in even in mega all at lvl 3 and 6.
Just don play against her you need pretty stupid irelias to win the lane.
Jax
This matchup just depends on one factor, if you can dodge his E with your own E.
Try to poke him an all in at lvl 3 (risky) or 6.
Jayce
i don't find a lot of jayces so i don't know where to put him.
The only tip i got for u is watch out for his early damage and all in.
He heavily depends on snowballing so try not to die in lane and play safe.
Kayle
Rather ez matchup if you know how to make snowball, you got the ranged advantage to bully her on lane.At lvl 6 try to all in her even if you don't kill her your R has less cooldown than her.
Kennen
Watch out for early trades because if he is a good kennen he wins it, try to all in at lvl 6, kennen is a squishy champion so probably you will one shot him but he can respond with his R so watch out!
Kled
I find myself having a really rough time against kleed. He has a good short trade and chunks a lot of hp from you. He has a lot of teamfight potential bc of his R and if you all in him at mega he might win bc of cc and his passive
Malphite
This is a farm lane more than anything just watch out at lvl6 for his ult and try not to get a lot of poke out of his Q.
You can't one shot him he is too tanky.
Maokai
This is just a ez lane if you want to kill him you could bring the Blade Of The Ruined king runes to abuse him but overall he doesn't have a lot of kill pressure on you
Mordekaiser
He wins early mega trades bc he's Q makes A LOT OF DAMAGE and his passive also, he has a gap closure that is the E.
He can kill confirm you with his R. Overall you can poke him out of lane but one bad trade and you are done.
Nasus
Same situation as Kayle try snowballing and look for all in the early game.
He is a little more difficult to win against.
Ornn
Almost no kill pressure from either part.
Same as maokai if you want to get a kill bring Blade Of the Ruined King runes.
Pantheon
To win lane just watch out for his early power spike he makes a lot of damage, you win mega and lvl 6 all in.
Poppy
If she gaps close into you and manages to stun you will take a really bad trade.
Just try to farm/survive and try to look at all ins with jungle and remember not to E on her E
Rumble
Very strong early game play passive until 6 to try to all in and just in case ask jg for help.
He is also buff so he has a lot of damage watch out with that.
Sett
If he manages to pull you into his e you are going to take a really bad trade. Try to kitte him and don't take trades before 6 is too risky!!!!.
Shen
If he uses E into you immediately use yours as soon as he is backing up Q him to slow and win trade.
Watch out with his roaming, when he uses R try to punish him in lane as much as you can while he is not in there.
Singed
Free lane.
When he tries to use his E on you E to the other side and Q him for slow.
Sion
Overall try to dodge his Q with your E and kite him to make a lot of damage.
Sylas
He wins a lot of trades bc of lifesteal and huge stun just try to fight him at 6 with help of your jungler.
Teemo
Try to not get poked out of lane, bring fleet foot for sustain and all him in mega, if you land w he instalooses the trade.
Tryndamere
Poke him out of lane and try to freeze, when he uses his E use your Q and also E for more space to use your ranged advantage.
Urgot
He has a lot of damage in early and lvl 6 all in DO NOT FIGHT HIM he will kill you if he lands his E which is very easy and watchout for his R.
Vayne
Same as teemo but more tricky try to not get poke, bring fleet and all in is a little bit harder than teemo but if you land your stun you win trade or all in.
Volibear
If he tries to engage with Q do the same as trynda dodge whit E and slow with Q so he doesnt chunk a lot of hp and when he is backing up auto him.
Wukong
He wins almost all trades bc of his high input damage try to not fight him or try poking.
He wins lvl 6.
Yorick
He is a lot stronger than normal, watch out for his mini monsters and try to kill his R before you all in him.
If he cages you insta E out of there.
Orianna
Over all the ideal synergi whit gnar is champ who can pull a lot of champs to get an ez 3 man r.
Some og them are pepole such as:
Rammus, diana, etc.
Ivern
The synergi whit supports that make shields for u is good bc u often are going to be in the frontline and some shields will come very good.
Sejuani
here are junglers who have a lot of cc to secure the kill as you have the q that slows the enemy for a while.
Synergies
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Orianna
Over all the ideal synergi whit gnar is champ who can pull a lot of champs to get an ez 3 man r.
Some og them are pepole such as:
Rammus, diana, etc.
Ivern
The synergi whit supports that make shields for u is good bc u often are going to be in the frontline and some shields will come very good.
Sejuani
here are junglers who have a lot of cc to secure the kill as you have the q that slows the enemy for a while.
Hello i am pioj12, i'm a gnar main and thought that making a gnar guide for new players interested in gnar will be fun, All this guide is based on my almost 300-500 matches as gnar experiences hope you enjoy it and leave a like if you want :D
Pros and cons:
Pros:
-Good oneshot potential
-Hybrid character
-Very safe on lane
-Cute
-Easy to climb
Play styles.
So this is quite simple, as mini gnar try to poke a lot of the enemy and get stacks on Grasp of the Undying, after you get lvl 2 you have to options, you can go for an all in lvl 2 bc you are going to have your Rage Gene up or try to hold your Rage Gene to get lvl 3 to all in.
There are not that many matchups That you lose as Mega Gnar at lvl 2/3 so you can start snowballing from there.
An essential part of gnar is freezing the wave bc you can all in whenever you want as mega and easily poke the enemy from the safety of your tower with basic attacks and you Boomerang Throw.
Try to all in your enemy when you are mega to get a good trade and even kill or force him back.
Some of this playstyle/rules are broken into really hard matchups.
Some tips.
A little trick that not much gnar mains do is that you can Hop of an enemy minions to transform mid air into Mega Gnar, you can also Hop from allies into a team fight to gap close into the enemy to get a good GNAR!, or in laning phase you can spam a unexpected Wallop to land a ez stun on the enemy.
You can also use GNAR! in mid air!!
Always try to destroy the tower so you can rotate and use your presence in teamfights.
Always try to positionate in a team fight to get a good GNAR!, some good ults can even pick off 3 people or win an already lost teamfight.
A thing that many gnars players don't know is that it is ez to dive into a turret (As Mega Gnar) so try practicing that.
Itemization
There's always a choice to make while playing gnar and this is the mythic item to choose the options most of the time are Iceborn Gauntlet and Stridebreaker. Each item offers you something different but in my personal opinion I prefer the Iceborn Gauntlet for the stats and active but let's take a look and when you should buy each item shall we? This depends on the next factors
- Iceborn Gauntlet, you will use this item when you are the only tank and the enemy has a lot of mixed damage.
- Stridebreaker, You will be using this item when you have a good main tank (usually from the jg) and want a little bit more cc.
For the resto fo the items are usually match dependant but you will usually build the core items and then take more tanky items bc you are going to be usually the main tank of the team.
Runes
So there's only two rune pages that i consider good for laning phase that are the Grasp of the Undying and Fleet Footwork each has his advantages and the Blade of the Ruined King is more of a fun rune page so lets cover each one. GRASP RUNE PAGE:
So first of all lets cover the main rune being Grasp of the Undying this rune is usually very ez to pop into an enemy toplaner bc you are a ranged top laner so in must matches you can grab a lot of stacks.
We bring Demolish bc gnar is good split pushing and also as a team fighter so most of the time you need to be with your team and to do that and make early plays you need to destroy the enemy tower and when needed split to destroy more towers.
We also bring Bone Plating and Overgrowth to help us scale a little bit and take less damage.
The secondary runes are just for sustain in lane. Fleet Footwork runes.
When normally use Fleet Footwork into ranged vs ranged matchup in top lane bc it gives us a lot of sustain for trades and keeps us healthy for all in as Megas Form.
We also bring Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace to help our 1v1 on lane.
The secondary runes are for the same purpose as above to have split push potential and take less damage. Blade of the ruined king runes.
This runes are the same as fleet but changing the keystone from Fleet Footwork to Press the Attack, the main idea of this rune page is to make a lot of damage as mini gnar and have kitting potential thx for Blade of the Ruined King so as soon as you pop the three basics for Press the Attack you also pop Hyper and the effect of Blade of the Ruined King the build is fun to play but tbh the other normal builds are better since you kinda lose a key rune and need to build damage items such as Black Cleaver to not lose damage.
Summary
Overall gnar is a pretty good top laner and a safe pick has split push potential thx to Demolish and teamfight only downsides could be the "bad timing" on his passive but at the same it offers all in/poke potential.
Hope you liked my guide. I will happily make a discussion in the comments to improve this guide, and I will keep it updated.
Have fun playing gnar :D.
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