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Gnar vs Fizz

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How to Beat Fizz as Gnar

based on 2,033 Gnar vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Fizz as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 2033 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Gnar is forced to battle against Fizz in only 5.1% of his games.

Gnar vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a terrible job of countering Fizz. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Gnar versus Fizz games, Gnar’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Fizz.

Best Gnar vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceHullbreaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageForce of NatureThornmailWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gnar to level upq
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Second ability for Gnar to level upw
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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
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fizz as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Fizz

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 Fizz

Fizz's attacks becomes more deadly for a few seconds after he uses his empowered attack - keep him away while his trident is glowing!

Fizz is a slippery target when his abilities are not on cooldown - bait him into using them early and follow up with crowd control or hard-hitting attacks!

Gnar vs Fizz Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Fizz Image
5.3
< Kills >
9.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
166
< Minions Killed >
155
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,386
< Physical Damage >
2,762
3,460
< Magic Damage >
19,404
478
< True Damage >
1,118
22,324
< Damage Dealt >
23,285
29,627
< Damage Taken >
21,959
11,504
< Gold Earned >
12,652
2.37
< Towers >
1.82
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,898
< Total Healing >
2,846
14,843
< Experience >
14,301
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
419
< Time Dealing CC >
161

How to Counter Fizz with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Gnar versus Fizz counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fizz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fizz..

Gnar usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Fizz. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Fizz

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Fizz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

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Who is Better, Gnar or Fizz?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Fizz, with a 45.0% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a bad counter for Fizz.

While Gnar does have a much lower win rate than Fizz, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gnar into Fizzas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fizz. 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 in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Fizz matchups, Fizz is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gnar is a garbage counter to Fizz. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Fizz.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Fizz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fizz as Gnar, we analyzed 2,033 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 Fizz 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

To truly master Gnar to counter Fizz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Fizz. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gnar versus Fizz build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Gnar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Fizz than with most other common builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 45.0% battling Fizz with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Fizz as Gnar, Gnar players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gnar vs Fizz counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Gnar x Fizz tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all matches with data with these champions.