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Gnar Guide

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Manage Gnar’s Rage carefully: poke and trade as Mini Gnar with Boomerang Throw and Hyper, then time your transformation so Mega Gnar arrives exactly when you want to all-in or teamfight with Wallop and GNAR!

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Gnar build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Item 1055

Core Items

Item 3078
Item 3053
Item 3047

Situational Items

Item 3071
Item 3143
Item 3091
Item 3742
Item 4401
Item 3075
Item 3026
Item 3111

Lethal Tempo with Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, plus Bone Plating and Overgrowth, is the standard page; Fleet Footwork, Conqueror and Grasp are alternatives, with Grasp helping a fragile early Mini Gnar. Choose the Doran's start that suits the matchup. Rush Trinity Force, then Sterak's Gage or Black Cleaver, adding Randuin's Omen, Dead Man's Plate or Thornmail against AD and Wit's End or Force of Nature against AP, with Plated Steelcaps or Mercury's Treads for boots.

Runes

Primary Tree
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Secondary Tree
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching

Summoner Spells

Flash
+
Teleport

Strengths

  • Fits almost any team composition, with damage, poke, sustain, crowd control and mobility.
  • A safe ranged top laner who shreds tanks with Hyper's max-health damage.
  • GNAR! can win a teamfight on its own, especially when it slams enemies into walls.

Weaknesses

  • Hard to play well, and Rage can force transformations at awkward moments.
  • Struggles against gap closers like Irelia and Yasuo.
  • No waveclear as Mini Gnar, and he relies on setup in solo queue.

Laning Phase

As Mini Gnar, poke as much as possible with auto → Boomerang Throw → auto to proc Hyper's third hit and its movement speed, and use Boomerang Throw's range to farm safely in hard lanes. Control your Rage: deal damage as Mini Gnar, then transform to finish the job. A Crunch into the enemy minion wave sets up a very strong level 3 all-in with Wallop and Boulder Toss.

Mid & Late Game

In teamfights you want to be Mega Gnar, so time your Rage to transform as the fight begins, then go Crunch → GNAR! → auto → Wallop → auto → Boulder Toss, weaving autos between abilities. Ulting enemies into walls — including player-made terrain such as Anivia's wall — stuns them and deals bonus damage.

Key Tips

  • Throw Boomerang backwards and don't catch it to extend its range for snipes, camp steals or recall cancels.
  • Hop can bounce off allied abilities coded as minions, such as Syndra's spheres or Jayce's gate.
  • Hop and Boomerang on the same target at once grants two Hyper stacks instantly.
  • Cast an ability just as Mega Gnar is about to shrink to hide the transformation animation.
Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.