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How to Synergize Gnar and Jhin

based on 4,335 Gnar with Jhin pairs
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
10.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has gone into battle with Jhin in 4335 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Gnar synergize with Jhin. It is very common for Gnar to play alongside Jhin on the same side. This pairing has occurred in approximately 10.9% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Jhin Synergy Summary

Gnar has done a ok job of synergizing with Jhin. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.6% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Gnar when playing alongside Jhin by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHearthbound Axe

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureHullbreakerWit's EndTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Jhin

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Jhin

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 Understand How Jhin Will Play

Your ultimate deals significantly less damage to enemies with full health. Look to pick off weakened targets as they run away.

Deadly Flourish has incredible range. When approaching a fight be sure to look ahead for enemies that could be rooted.

You can still cast your spells while reloading. Use them to fill the down time.

Gnar Jhin Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Jhin Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,663
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,523
< Magic Damage >
3,434
492
< True Damage >
477
22,678
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
30,301
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,596
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.49
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,377
< Total Healing >
6,111
15,097
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
424
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Jhin as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Jhin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jhin, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gnar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jhin. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Jhin helps Gnar perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gnar tries to synergize with Jhin, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Jhin provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played together with Jhin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Jhin. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Jhin.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Jhin on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Jhin does a poor job of protecting Gnar in teamfights.

Synergies between Gnar and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Jhin

Is Gnar better when played alongside Jhin?

There is no top ally for Gnar that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Jhin is a pretty good teammate for Gnar. By being on the same side as Gnar, he improves their win rate by 1.6% to 49.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Gnar and Jhin that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Jhin has a lower difficulty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be careful when arranging Jhin teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Gnar and Jhin together, you will not be giving your team enough engage. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Jhin ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Jhin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Jhin, we analyzed 4,335 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gnar with Jhin comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Gnar to work well with Jhin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to use in your Gnar and Jhin synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Jhin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing alongside Jhin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Gnar and Jhin synergy tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are calculated using every round run with both champs.