Gnar vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Gnar
based on 4,005 Gnar vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gnar vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Gnar vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Gnar
Tips for Playing as Gnar against Caitlyn
Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.
Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Gnar vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Gnar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Gnar against Caitlyn counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn..
Gnar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gnar and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Gnar or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Gnar does have a lower win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gnar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Gnar is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gnar often gets a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Gnar versus Caitlyn build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Caitlyn than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Caitlyn as Gnar, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gnar vs Caitlyn clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.
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