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

Gnar vs Orianna

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

based on 561 Gnar vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Gnar battled Orianna in 561 rounds. Using so many matchups for Gnar vs Orianna provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a supported build to destroy Orianna. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Gnar encounters Orianna in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a dismal job of beating Orianna. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Gnar versus Orianna matches, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Gnar vs Orianna 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

Sundered SkyStridebreakerHullbreaker

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
>
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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Gnar vs Orianna Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Orianna Image
4.7
< Kills >
5.6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
9.1
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
166
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
17,127
< Physical Damage >
1,000
3,156
< Magic Damage >
19,753
438
< True Damage >
304
20,721
< Damage Dealt >
21,058
29,007
< Damage Taken >
19,218
11,246
< Gold Earned >
11,239
2.42
< Towers >
2.16
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,741
< Total Healing >
1,984
14,736
< Experience >
14,274
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
422
< Time Dealing CC >
336

How to Counter Orianna with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Gnar vs. Orianna matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Orianna..

Gnar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Orianna

Who is Better, Gnar or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Orianna, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a poor counter for Orianna.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate compared to Orianna, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Oriannaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Orianna matchups, Orianna is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter to Orianna. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Orianna.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Gnar, we analyzed 561 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 Orianna 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 in order to counter Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Orianna. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gnar versus Orianna build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Orianna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Orianna with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Orianna 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gnar vs Orianna matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Orianna as Gnar are given for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.