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How to Synergize Gnar with Ziggs on the Same TeamGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar with Ziggs

How to Win With Gnar and Ziggs Paired TogetherGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Gnar and Ziggs

based on 585 Gnar with Ziggs pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Gnar has gone into battle with Ziggs in 585 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Gnar synergize with Ziggs. It is very rare for Gnar to play with Ziggs as teammates. This has only occurred in approximately 1.5% of games with Gnar.

Gnar Ziggs Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Ziggs. On average, he wins a poor 48.2% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Gnar when fighting on the same team as Ziggs by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Ziggs 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

StridebreakerSundered SkyJak'Sho, The Protean

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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Ziggs

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 Ziggs Will Play

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Gnar Ziggs Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Ziggs Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
6.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,485
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,500
< Magic Damage >
3,434
483
< True Damage >
477
22,469
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
31,147
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,697
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.32
< Towers >
2.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,384
< Total Healing >
6,111
15,265
< Experience >
14,919
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
432
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Ziggs as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Ziggs synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ziggs, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ziggs. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Ziggs helps Gnar perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gnar tries to synergize with Ziggs, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Ziggs provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Ziggs on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ziggs. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ziggs.

Moreover, when Gnar plays with Ziggs on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Ziggs does a poor job of protecting Gnar during teamfights.

Synergies between Gnar and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Ziggs

Is Gnar better when played alongside Ziggs?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Gnar that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Ziggs is a very typical ally for Gnar. By locking into the same side as Gnar, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 48.2%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Gnar and Ziggs that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Ziggs has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be careful when arranging Ziggs teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing alongside, Gnar players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Gnar and Ziggs together, you may not be giving your other allies very much attack damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that offsets this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Ziggs ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold 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 Ziggs Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Ziggs, we analyzed 585 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 Ziggs 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to pair well with Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to get in your Gnar and Ziggs synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Ziggs than with most other common builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 48.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Gnar players should use 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 combinations players chose for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Ziggs with Gnar are displayed for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.