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Gnar with Xayah

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How to Synergize Gnar and Xayah

based on 634 Gnar with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has gone into battle with Xayah in 634 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we are sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Gnar synergize with Xayah. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play with Xayah on the same team. This has only taken place in about 1.6% of rounds with Gnar.

Gnar Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Xayah. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Gnar when fighting on the same team as Xayah by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Sundered SkyStridebreakerWit's End

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
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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
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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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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Gnar Xayah Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Xayah Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,987
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,463
< Magic Damage >
3,434
444
< True Damage >
477
21,895
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
29,195
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,451
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.41
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,935
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,894
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
417
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Xayah as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 Xayah. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xayah helps Gnar perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar plays on the same team as Xayah, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This change may indicate that Xayah does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Xayah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xayah.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Xayah on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Xayah does a decent job of protecting Gnar during team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Xayah

Is Gnar better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Gnar that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Xayah is a very typical companion for Gnar. By playing on the same side as Gnar, she raises their win rate by 0.6% to 48.6%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Gnar and Xayah that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Xayah has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be careful when lining up Xayah comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Gnar and Xayah together, you probably will not be providing your side much AP. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Xayah ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Xayah, we analyzed 634 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 Xayah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to pair well with Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to have in your Gnar and Xayah synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Xayah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, 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 builds players used for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

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