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

Gnar with Zoe

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

based on 551 Gnar with Zoe pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has been on the same team as Zoe in 551 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Gnar synergize with Zoe. It is very rare for Gnar to play with Zoe on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.4% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Zoe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Zoe. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Gnar when playing with Zoe by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureSundered SkyStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gnar to level upq
>
Second ability for Gnar to level upw
>
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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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Zoe

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Zoe

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 Zoe Will Play

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Gnar Zoe Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Zoe Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
170
< Minions Killed >
167
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
19,019
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,482
< Magic Damage >
3,434
490
< True Damage >
477
22,993
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
31,082
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,846
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.49
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,680
< Total Healing >
6,111
15,289
< Experience >
14,919
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
429
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Zoe as Gnar in LoL

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

When Gnar tries to synergize with Zoe, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Zoe provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played together with Zoe on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zoe.

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

Synergies between Gnar and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Zoe

Is Gnar better when played alongside Zoe?

There is no top companion for Gnar that will no matter what be his best ally. However, overall, Zoe is a not very good companion for Gnar. By being on the same team as Gnar, she drops their win rate by -2.4% to 45.6%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Gnar and Zoe that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Zoe has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Zoe comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Working alongside, Gnar players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Gnar and Zoe together, you may not be granting your team a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Zoe ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Zoe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Zoe, we analyzed 551 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 Zoe 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 in order to work well with Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Gnar and Zoe synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Zoe than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 45.6% helping carry Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Gnar players should equip 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 that we analyzed for Gnar and Zoe pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

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