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Gnar vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Gnar

based on 604 Gnar vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 604 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Gnar fights Nilah in only 1.5% of his games.

Gnar vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a awful job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Gnar versus Nilah rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Gnar vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyStridebreaker

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Nilah Image
5.1
< Kills >
8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
164
< Minions Killed >
169
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.6
18,534
< Physical Damage >
18,530
3,353
< Magic Damage >
193
447
< True Damage >
397
22,334
< Damage Dealt >
19,121
29,025
< Damage Taken >
24,265
11,318
< Gold Earned >
12,703
2.28
< Towers >
2.65
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,928
< Total Healing >
8,766
14,753
< Experience >
13,242
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
411
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Gnar versus Nilah counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Gnar usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Nilah

Who is Better, Gnar or Nilah?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 44.5% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a bad counter for Nilah.

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

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Gnar is a garbage counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Nilah.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Gnar, we analyzed 604 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 Nilah 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 in order to counter Nilah during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often gets a similar amount of CS as Nilah. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gnar versus Nilah build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Nilah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 44.5% when playing against Nilah with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Nilah 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 rune sets players used for Gnar vs Nilah counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 44.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Gnar are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.