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Gnar vs Warwick

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How to Beat Warwick as Gnar

based on 1,646 Gnar vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Gnar came out of an analysis of 1646 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Gnar encounters Warwick in only 4.1% of his matches.

Gnar vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a terrible job of countering Warwick. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champs face one another in. In Gnar vs Warwick games, Gnar’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Gnar vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Titanic HydraForce of NatureStridebreakerHullbreaker

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Warwick as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Gnar vs Warwick Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Warwick Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.9
6.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
158
< Minions Killed >
45
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,503
< Physical Damage >
7,248
3,457
< Magic Damage >
8,794
490
< True Damage >
834
22,451
< Damage Dealt >
16,877
29,292
< Damage Taken >
40,068
11,280
< Gold Earned >
11,604
2.34
< Towers >
1.35
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,762
< Total Healing >
21,707
14,572
< Experience >
13,154
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
418
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Warwick with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Gnar versus Warwick matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Gnar normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Warwick

Who is Better, Gnar or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when facing off against Warwick, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter for Warwick.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gnar into Warwickas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Gnar is a terribly counter to Warwick. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Warwick.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gnar

Gnar Loses Against

RammusRammus42.8% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.2% winrateNilahNilah44.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrate

Gnar Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateKalistaKalista53.8% winrateKarthusKarthus53.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Gnar, we analyzed 1,646 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 Warwick 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gnar in order to counter Warwick 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 stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often accumulates much more CS relative to Warwick. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Gnar versus Warwick build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Warwick with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Warwick as Gnar, you should take 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 sets that we analyzed for Gnar vs Warwick LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

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