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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Gnar Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Kha'Zix

based on 1,125 Kha'Zix vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Kha'Zix engaged Gnar 1125 times. Having so many matchups for Kha'Zix versus Gnar gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Kha'Zix has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix has done a below average job of beating Gnar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Kha'Zix vs Gnar matches, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Kha'Zix vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisVoltaic CycloswordProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Gnar

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Gnar Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Gnar Image
8.1
< Kills >
5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.8
5.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
26
< Minions Killed >
170
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,689
< Physical Damage >
18,054
1,068
< Magic Damage >
3,299
978
< True Damage >
419
19,736
< Damage Dealt >
21,773
33,471
< Damage Taken >
29,592
12,661
< Gold Earned >
11,482
0.93
< Towers >
2.49
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,360
< Total Healing >
6,050
13,863
< Experience >
15,034
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
217
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Gnar with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Kha'Zix versus Gnar counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champions. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Gnar

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Gnar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when taking on Gnar, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Gnar.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower win rate than Gnar, when they face off with one another, Kha'Zix also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kha'Zix into Gnar.

Furthermore, Kha'Zix also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter for Gnar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Gnar.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 1,125 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 Gnar as Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often picks up a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kha'Zix versus Gnar build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Gnar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Gnar as Kha'Zix, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kha'Zix vs Gnar matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

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