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Gnar vs Vladimir

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

How to Beat Vladimir as Gnar

based on 1,139 Gnar vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Gnar faced Vladimir in 1139 rounds. Including so many matchups for Gnar vs Vladimir provides us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a pro build to counter Vladimir. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Gnar fights Vladimir in only 2.9% of his matches.

Gnar vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a awful job of beating Vladimir. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Gnar versus Vladimir games, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Gnar vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceForce of Nature

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailStridebreaker

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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Gnar vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Vladimir Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.4
5.7
< Deaths >
5
5.9
< Assists >
5.8
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
167
< Minions Killed >
183
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,742
< Physical Damage >
988
3,790
< Magic Damage >
22,642
426
< True Damage >
362
22,959
< Damage Dealt >
23,993
29,222
< Damage Taken >
32,768
11,155
< Gold Earned >
11,649
2.37
< Towers >
1.99
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,071
< Total Healing >
27,980
14,546
< Experience >
14,709
17
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
409
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Vladimir with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Gnar vs. Vladimir counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..

Gnar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Vladimir

Who is Better, Gnar or Vladimir?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Vladimir, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter for Vladimir.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Gnar into Vladimiras his relative depth means that 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 Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a trash counter for Vladimir. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Gnar, we analyzed 1,139 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 Vladimir 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 to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often gets a similar amount of CS as Vladimir. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Vladimir build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Force of Nature. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Vladimir than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 46.3% battling Vladimir with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Vladimir as Gnar, Gnar players 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 used for Gnar vs Vladimir counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Gnar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.