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Gnar vs Urgot

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How to Beat Urgot as Gnar

based on 827 Gnar vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Urgot as Gnar resulted from an analysis of 827 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Urgot in only 2.1% of his games.

Gnar vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a terrible job of beating Urgot. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Gnar vs Urgot rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Urgot.

Best Gnar vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureSundered Sky

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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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 Urgot as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Gnar vs Urgot Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Urgot Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
5.3
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
174
< Minions Killed >
185
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.6
17,124
< Physical Damage >
19,755
3,156
< Magic Damage >
127
428
< True Damage >
1,717
20,709
< Damage Dealt >
21,600
29,990
< Damage Taken >
29,366
11,618
< Gold Earned >
12,713
2.33
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,980
< Total Healing >
5,606
15,155
< Experience >
15,712
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
422
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Urgot with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Gnar versus Urgot counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Urgot’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Urgot..

Gnar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Urgot. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Urgot

Who is Better, Gnar or Urgot?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Urgot, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a bad counter to Urgot.

While Gnar does have a much lower winrate than Urgot, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gnar into Urgotas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Urgot matchups, Urgot is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a garbage counter for Urgot. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Urgot.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Gnar, we analyzed 827 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 Urgot 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 in order to counter Urgot during both the lane 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 above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Urgot. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Urgot build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Urgot than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 45.0% when playing against Urgot with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Urgot 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 picked for Gnar vs Urgot matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Urgot as Gnar are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.