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How to Win Ahri vs Gnar Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Ahri

based on 1,181 Ahri vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Ahri resulted from an evaluation of 1181 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Ahri encounters Gnar in only 1.1% of her games.

Ahri vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Ahri does a average job of beating Gnar. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions face one another in. In Ahri vs Gnar games, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Ahri vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Gnar

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Ahri vs Gnar Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Gnar Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
7.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
166
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,522
< Physical Damage >
18,043
14,806
< Magic Damage >
3,343
5,150
< True Damage >
466
21,480
< Damage Dealt >
21,853
20,219
< Damage Taken >
29,557
11,252
< Gold Earned >
11,500
1.98
< Towers >
2.5
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,844
< Total Healing >
6,096
14,215
< Experience >
14,931
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
71
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Gnar with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Ahri vs. Gnar counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Ahri usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Gnar

Who is Better, Ahri or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when taking on Gnar, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes an ok counter to Gnar.

While Ahri does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Gnar.

Furthermore, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Gnar matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a decent counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Gnar.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Ahri, we analyzed 1,181 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gnar as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Gnar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Gnar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Gnar as Ahri, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ahri vs Gnar fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you want to get Ahri vs Gnar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game with data with these champs.