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Gnar vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Gnar

based on 1,218 Gnar vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Gnar resulted from an analysis of 1218 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Gnar encounters Draven in only 3.1% of his games.

Gnar vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a terrible job of countering Draven. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Gnar versus Draven matches, Gnar’s side is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Draven.

Best Gnar vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Force of NatureSterak's GageThornmailStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Draven as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Gnar vs Draven Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Draven Image
5
< Kills >
8.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
167
< Minions Killed >
174
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,473
< Physical Damage >
22,545
3,374
< Magic Damage >
132
441
< True Damage >
439
21,288
< Damage Dealt >
23,117
28,093
< Damage Taken >
22,595
11,180
< Gold Earned >
13,894
2.28
< Towers >
2.55
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,802
< Total Healing >
6,920
14,612
< Experience >
12,394
17
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
7
414
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Draven with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Gnar versus Draven matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..

Gnar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Draven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Draven

Who is Better, Gnar or Draven?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Draven, with a 46.0% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a poor counter to Draven.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate compared to Draven, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gnar into Dravenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gnar is a trash counter to Draven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Draven.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Gnar, we analyzed 1,218 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 Draven as Gnar 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 Gnar in order to counter Draven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically gets a similar amount of CS as Draven. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Gnar versus Draven build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Draven than with many other common builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 46.0% when countering Draven with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Draven as Gnar, you should take 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 sets players used for Gnar vs Draven face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Draven as Gnar are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.