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

Gnar vs Renekton

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

based on 588 Gnar vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Renekton as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 588 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Gnar encounters Renekton in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Gnar does a decent job of beating Renekton. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Gnar versus Renekton games, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Renekton.

Best Gnar vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

ThornmailSundered 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
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E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Gnar vs Renekton Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Renekton Image
5
< Kills >
5.4
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
5
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
168
< Minions Killed >
177
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,271
< Physical Damage >
15,229
3,895
< Magic Damage >
2,835
478
< True Damage >
635
23,644
< Damage Dealt >
18,699
28,413
< Damage Taken >
35,740
11,300
< Gold Earned >
11,488
2.5
< Towers >
2.16
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,966
< Total Healing >
9,674
14,674
< Experience >
14,517
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
418
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Renekton with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Gnar vs. Renekton matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Renekton’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Renekton..

Gnar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Renekton. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Renekton

Who is Better, Gnar or Renekton?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually wins when taking on Renekton, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a good counter for Renekton.

While Gnar does have a higher win rate compared to Renekton, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Renektonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Renekton. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Renekton matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gnar is a decent counter to Renekton. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Renekton.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Gnar, we analyzed 588 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 Renekton 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 Renekton during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Renekton. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Renekton build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Renekton than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Renekton with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Renekton 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 runes players used for Gnar vs Renekton clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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