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

Gnar vs Senna

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

based on 2,890 Gnar vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
7.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Senna as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 2890 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Gnar has to counter Senna in only 7.2% of his matches.

Gnar vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a poor job of beating Senna. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions face one another in. In Gnar versus Senna matches, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Senna.

Best Gnar vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreakerBlack CleaverThornmail

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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Senna as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Senna Image
5
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
5.7
< Assists >
11.7
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
167
< Minions Killed >
62
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,835
< Physical Damage >
17,955
3,340
< Magic Damage >
309
455
< True Damage >
519
21,631
< Damage Dealt >
18,784
29,500
< Damage Taken >
19,223
11,348
< Gold Earned >
10,645
2.39
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,041
< Total Healing >
9,850
14,785
< Experience >
11,560
18
< Vision Score >
49
9
< Wards Placed >
20
421
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Senna with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Gnar versus Senna counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Senna..

Gnar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Senna. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Senna

Who is Better, Gnar or Senna?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Senna, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter to Senna.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate than Senna, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Sennaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Senna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter for Senna. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Senna.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Gnar, we analyzed 2,890 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 Senna 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to counter Senna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average picks up more CS compared to Senna. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gnar versus Senna build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Senna than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Senna with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Senna as Gnar, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Gnar vs Senna fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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