What counters Gnar in top lane?
In NA and EUW ranked top lane games at every rank, Gnar's hardest matchups are Malphite (42.9% of 1,700 games), Olaf (42.8% of 460) and Ornn (43.8% of 621), by Gnar's win rate.
Gnar counters in top lane
32,426 NA and EUW ranked games at every rank, a 48.1% win rate. The hardest come first by a win rate weighed by games, so a small sample can't lead.
Hardest matchups
- vs Malphite 42.9% WR
- vs Olaf 42.8% WR
- vs Ornn 43.8% WR
- vs Dr. Mundo 44.1% WR
- vs Illaoi 44.6% WR
- vs Cho'Gath 44.9% WR
Best matchups
- vs K'Sante 57.1% WR
- vs Shen 52.1% WR
- vs Tryndamere 52.0% WR
- vs Volibear 50.3% WR
- vs Yone 50.0% WR
- vs Trundle 50.5% WR
How to build Gnar into the hardest counters in top lane
The most common ranked build into each, and where it differs from Gnar's usual one.
What changes into Malphite
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 20% of Gnar's games into Malphite, against 58% overall. Mercury's Treads are the boots in 65% of Gnar's games into Malphite, against 28% overall. Doran's Shield opens 30% of Gnar's games into Malphite, against 14% overall. Doran's Blade opens 51% of Gnar's games into Malphite, against 65% overall.
What changes into Olaf
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 77% of Gnar's games into Olaf, against 58% overall.
Into Malphite
Runes
Spells
Flash
Teleport
FlashTeleportStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
Q → W → E
Into Olaf
Runes
SpellsFlashTeleport
FlashTeleportStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
Q → W → E
Every rated matchup in top lane
All 40 opponents Gnar met in 100 or more ranked games, hardest first.
| Opponent | Win rate | Games | Gold at 15 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malphite | 42.9% | 1,700 | −267 | Hard |
| Olaf | 42.8% | 460 | −368 | Hard |
| Ornn | 43.8% | 621 | +263 | Hard |
| Dr. Mundo | 44.1% | 666 | +461 | Hard |
| Illaoi | 44.6% | 598 | −515 | Hard |
| Cho'Gath | 44.9% | 624 | +198 | Hard |
 Nasus | 45.2% | 713 | +361 | Hard |
 Tahm Kench | 45.0% | 367 | −90 | Hard |
 Irelia | 45.8% | 745 | −1,425 | Hard |
 Yorick | 45.9% | 614 | −517 | Hard |
 Urgot | 46.3% | 587 | −9 | Hard |
 Kayle | 46.8% | 449 | +873 | Hard |
 Heimerdinger | 46.8% | 340 | −331 | Hard |
 Singed | 47.2% | 407 | +676 | Hard |
 Yasuo | 47.5% | 609 | −532 | Hard |
 Akali | 47.8% | 441 | −362 | Hard |
 Kennen | 48.3% | 317 | 0 | Hard |
 Gangplank | 48.3% | 586 | −186 | Hard |
 Ambessa | 48.5% | 336 | +131 | Hard |
 Teemo | 48.4% | 1,243 | +108 | Hard |
 Gwen | 48.8% | 363 | +237 | Hard |
 Garen | 48.6% | 1,509 | +205 | Hard |
 Jayce | 49.0% | 492 | −242 | Hard |
 Fiora | 48.9% | 677 | −165 | Hard |
 Mordekaiser | 48.9% | 1,009 | −125 | Hard |
 Zaahen | 49.3% | 400 | +236 | Even |
 Sett | 49.0% | 1,648 | +193 | Hard |
 Renekton | 49.2% | 786 | +69 | Even |
 Darius | 49.2% | 1,433 | −258 | Even |
 Sion | 49.5% | 580 | +173 | Even |
 Jax | 49.6% | 784 | +248 | Even |
 Camille | 49.9% | 477 | +255 | Even |
 Aatrox | 49.8% | 641 | −269 | Even |
 Pantheon | 50.0% | 504 | −103 | Even |
| Trundle | 50.5% | 329 | +487 | Even |
| Yone | 50.0% | 1,186 | −22 | Even |
| Volibear | 50.3% | 758 | +347 | Even |
| Tryndamere | 52.0% | 502 | −452 | Easy |
| Shen | 52.1% | 620 | +1,007 | Easy |
| K'Sante | 57.1% | 312 | +108 | Easy |
Common questions about Gnar counters
Who does Gnar counter in top lane?
Gnar does best in top lane against K'Sante (57.1% of 312 games), Shen (52.1% of 620) and Tryndamere (52.0% of 502), by Gnar's win rate.
What should Gnar build against Malphite?
Across 1,700 ranked games of Gnar into Malphite, players most often take Fleet Footwork, open with Doran's Blade and build Trinity Force, Black Cleaver and Sterak's Gage.
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