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How to Win Gnar vs Lulu Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Lulu

How to Beat Lulu as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lulu as Gnar

based on 574 Gnar vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Gnar fought Lulu in 574 rounds. Using so many matchups for Gnar vs Lulu provides us faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a pro build to smash Lulu. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Gnar encounters Lulu in only 1.4% of his matches.

Gnar vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a terrible job of countering Lulu. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champions fight one another in. In Gnar versus Lulu rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Lulu.

Best Gnar vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

StridebreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyHullbreaker

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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Gnar vs Lulu Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Lulu Image
4.8
< Kills >
1.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5
5.8
< Assists >
14.5
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
172
< Minions Killed >
28
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.57
17,629
< Physical Damage >
1,056
3,292
< Magic Damage >
5,446
391
< True Damage >
552
21,312
< Damage Dealt >
7,055
29,017
< Damage Taken >
16,110
11,385
< Gold Earned >
8,354
2.56
< Towers >
2.28
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,935
< Total Healing >
2,299
14,785
< Experience >
10,710
18
< Vision Score >
57
9
< Wards Placed >
25
417
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Lulu with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Gnar versus Lulu counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lulu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Gnar usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lulu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Lulu

Who is Better, Gnar or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Lulu, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter to Lulu.

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

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Lulu matchups, Lulu is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a terribly counter to Lulu. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Lulu.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Gnar, we analyzed 574 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 Lulu 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 Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often gets much more CS compared to Lulu. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Lulu build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Lulu than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 46.3% when playing against Lulu with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Lulu 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gnar vs Lulu face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Gnar are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.