Background Image
How to Win Gnar vs Fiddlesticks Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
MageSupport

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Gnar

based on 663 Gnar vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Gnar did battle with Fiddlesticks in 663 games. Including so many matchups for Gnar vs Fiddlesticks provides us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to crush your enemy. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of his matches.

Gnar vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a awful job of beating Fiddlesticks. On average, he wins a lowly 45.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Gnar versus Fiddlesticks rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Fiddlesticks.

Best Gnar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Force of NatureSterak's GageStridebreakerHullbreaker

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Fiddlesticks

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.

Gnar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Fiddlesticks Image
4.9
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
9
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
166
< Minions Killed >
42
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.36
17,624
< Physical Damage >
300
3,387
< Magic Damage >
18,154
424
< True Damage >
1,190
21,437
< Damage Dealt >
19,645
30,342
< Damage Taken >
33,040
11,341
< Gold Earned >
11,412
2.28
< Towers >
1.19
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
6,051
< Total Healing >
16,979
14,854
< Experience >
13,125
18
< Vision Score >
46
9
< Wards Placed >
4
422
< Time Dealing CC >
738

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Gnar vs. Fiddlesticks counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..

Gnar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Gnar or Fiddlesticks?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 45.1% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Gnar does have a much lower winrate compared to Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gnar into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gnar is a garbage counter to Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Gnar, we analyzed 663 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often accumulates much more CS as Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Gnar versus Fiddlesticks build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Fiddlesticks than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 45.1% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Fiddlesticks as Gnar, Gnar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Gnar vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Gnar vs Fiddlesticks tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all games run with both champs.