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How to Win Morgana vs Gnar Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Morgana

based on 2,114 Morgana vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Morgana battled Gnar in 2114 rounds. Having so many matchups for Morgana vs Gnar provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to shatter your rival. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Morgana fights Gnar in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Morgana vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Morgana has done a good job of countering Gnar. On average, she wins a terrific 53.2% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Morgana vs Gnar rounds, Morgana’s side is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Morgana vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

MalignanceSolstice SleighHorizon FocusZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
>
Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Gnar

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Gnar Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Gnar Image
3.7
< Kills >
5.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6
12.2
< Assists >
6
0.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
53
< Minions Killed >
164
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
878
< Physical Damage >
18,209
15,561
< Magic Damage >
3,355
968
< True Damage >
466
17,407
< Damage Dealt >
22,030
21,346
< Damage Taken >
30,302
9,636
< Gold Earned >
11,438
1.7
< Towers >
2.32
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,500
< Total Healing >
6,140
11,571
< Experience >
14,963
53
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
133
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Gnar with Morgana in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some important Morgana against Gnar counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gnar. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Morgana typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Gnar

Who is Better, Morgana or Gnar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Morgana makes a great counter to Gnar.

While Morgana does have a higher winrate compared to Gnar, when they face off with one another, Morgana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Morgana into Gnar.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Gnar matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Morgana is a great counter to Gnar. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Morgana against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Morgana

Morgana Loses Against

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Morgana Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Morgana, we analyzed 2,114 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 Morgana 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

To truly master Morgana in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Morgana versus Gnar build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Gnar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Morgana boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when playing against Gnar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Gnar as Morgana, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Morgana vs Gnar counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

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