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How to Win Ezreal vs Gnar Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Ezreal

based on 2,463 Ezreal vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Ezreal resulted from an evaluation of 2463 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ezreal fights Gnar in only 1.1% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Ezreal does a ok job of beating Gnar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions battle one another in. In Ezreal versus Gnar rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Ezreal vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceFrozen HeartSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

HubrisNavori QuickbladesSpear of ShojinLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Gnar

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Gnar Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Gnar Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
172
< Minions Killed >
170
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,939
< Physical Damage >
18,484
7,111
< Magic Damage >
3,510
591
< True Damage >
483
23,642
< Damage Dealt >
22,478
20,555
< Damage Taken >
29,922
11,860
< Gold Earned >
11,538
2.29
< Towers >
2.46
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,613
< Total Healing >
6,335
12,692
< Experience >
15,044
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
85
< Time Dealing CC >
424

How to Counter Gnar with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Ezreal against Gnar counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Ezreal usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Gnar

Who is Better, Ezreal or Gnar?

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

While Ezreal does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Gnaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Gnar matchups, Ezreal 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 team fights.

Ezreal is a decent counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Gnar.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Ezreal, we analyzed 2,463 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 Ezreal 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Gnar build include Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Gnar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 50.3% battling Gnar with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Gnar as Ezreal, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Ezreal vs Gnar fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.

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