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Gnar vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Gnar

based on 1,092 Gnar vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Gnar came out of an examination of 1092 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Gnar fights Nami in only 2.7% of his games.

Gnar vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a below average job of beating Nami. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Gnar against Nami matches, Gnar’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nami.

Best Gnar vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerThornmailForce of Nature

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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Gnar vs Nami Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Nami Image
5
< Kills >
1.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.4
5.7
< Assists >
15.3
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
170
< Minions Killed >
24
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.58
17,843
< Physical Damage >
872
3,305
< Magic Damage >
8,342
440
< True Damage >
590
21,589
< Damage Dealt >
9,804
29,434
< Damage Taken >
16,629
11,484
< Gold Earned >
8,503
2.54
< Towers >
2.17
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,012
< Total Healing >
10,418
14,948
< Experience >
10,813
18
< Vision Score >
59
9
< Wards Placed >
25
421
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Nami with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Gnar against Nami matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Gnar usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Nami

Who is Better, Gnar or Nami?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Nami, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a bad counter to Nami.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Namias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter for Nami. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Nami.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Gnar, we analyzed 1,092 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 Nami 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 Nami 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average accumulates much more CS relative to Nami. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gnar versus Nami build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Nami than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 48.7% battling Nami with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Nami 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 runes that we analyzed for Gnar vs Nami clashes, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

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