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

Gnar vs Morgana

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

based on 2,114 Gnar vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Morgana as Gnar came out of an evaluation of 2114 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Gnar is forced to battle against Morgana in only 5.3% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a awful job of countering Morgana. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Gnar against Morgana rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Morgana.

Best Gnar vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmail

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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
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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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 Morgana as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Gnar vs Morgana Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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5.2
< Kills >
3.7
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
12.2
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
0.82
164
< Minions Killed >
53
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,209
< Physical Damage >
878
3,355
< Magic Damage >
15,561
466
< True Damage >
968
22,030
< Damage Dealt >
17,407
30,302
< Damage Taken >
21,346
11,438
< Gold Earned >
9,636
2.32
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,140
< Total Healing >
4,500
14,963
< Experience >
11,571
18
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
418
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Morgana with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Gnar vs. Morgana counter stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Morgana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Morgana..

Gnar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Morgana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Morgana

Who is Better, Gnar or Morgana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Morgana, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter to Morgana.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate than Morgana, when facing one another, Gnar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gnar into Morganaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Morgana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Morgana matchups, Morgana 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 teamfights.

Gnar is a garbage counter for Morgana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Morgana.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Gnar, we analyzed 2,114 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 Morgana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to counter Morgana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often racks up much more CS as Morgana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Morgana build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Morgana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 46.8% battling Morgana with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Morgana as Gnar, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gnar vs Morgana battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

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