Jayce vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Jayce
based on 556 Jayce vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Gnar
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
Advice to Win Against Gnar
Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.
Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
Jayce vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Jayce in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Jayce versus Gnar counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar..
Jayce normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Gnar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jayce and Gnar
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Who is Better, Jayce or Gnar?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a good counter for Gnar.
While Jayce does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Gnaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Jayce has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Gnar matchups, Jayce is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Jayce is a decent counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Jayce versus Gnar build consist of Muramana, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Gnar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Gnar with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Gnar as Jayce, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Jayce vs Gnar matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% winrate overall.
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