Hey guys, my name is Rapids. I have been playing league since season 4, and have been maining gnar since his release. I am currently hovering at rank 100NA on gnar with the intent to become #1.

Gnar is one of the most rewarding champs to master top in my opinion. He has ridiculous kiting potential, alongside with a basic skillset that can be picked up quickly and be masterfully used to outplay with some very stylish combos.

The first thing to know about gnar is that he is unique from almost every champ in the game (excluding kled). He has the unique passive to transform from a cute little boomarang warrior into a rock hurling monstrosity. Gaining new abilities in the process!

So, you want to be good at gnar? What should you do?

-Practice!!
Gnar is an un-orthodox champion which takes a long time to master!
Understand his rage meter. Learn how much rage you get per ability and memorize the cooldown period after mega form wears off!

Combos (mini form)
The typical gnar combo is Q,AA,AA (I know, crazy combo right)
This is used to ENGAGE initially

Engage combo #2 (60% rage filled)
Q,AA,E,AA - this combo is best used when you have vision on the enemy jungle since your e will be down, making a disengage more dificult. This is the fastest way to proc your w passive, and will set you up behind the enemy, making his escape attempts futile.

At this point you should be able to turn mega, allowing you to either solo kill the enemy top laner, or do massive teamfight damage.

(Mega Gnar Combos)
-get on top of the most people you can and throw them into a wall..its that easy.
Chain CC with your empowered W and hurl a boulder at the area to do some massive aoe damage. (The typical combo is E,R,W,Q,AA,Q)

As time goes on, you will become more comfortable with his rage meter and timing of these basic combos. Dont be discouraged if your first few games go poorly, you will get it!

My favorite thing to do on gnar is snipe people all the way across lane who recall at low HP.

To do this, throw your boomarang backwards, away from the enemy in a straight line.
Position yourself so that you are running parallel to the enemy, directly in there line of sight. Allow the boomarang to come back to you, but DONT catch it. Watch it fly behind you and snipe that enemy!