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How to Synergize Jayce with Gnar on the Same TeamJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce with Gnar

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How to Synergize Jayce and Gnar

based on 209 Jayce with Gnar pairs
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Jayce has fought alongside Gnar in 209 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Jayce synergize with Gnar. It is very rare for Jayce to play with Gnar on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.4% of rounds with Jayce.

Jayce Gnar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a awful job of teaming up with Gnar. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.5% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Jayce when playing alongside Gnar by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Jayce vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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E

Guide to Synergizing Jayce and Gnar

Tips for Playing as Jayce with Gnar

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Advice to Understand How Gnar Will Play

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.

Jayce Gnar Synergy Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Gnar Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
180
< Minions Killed >
186
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,380
< Physical Damage >
20,114
4,039
< Magic Damage >
4,294
644
< True Damage >
612
24,064
< Damage Dealt >
25,021
21,796
< Damage Taken >
21,817
12,263
< Gold Earned >
12,409
2.34
< Towers >
2.49
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,727
< Total Healing >
2,844
14,392
< Experience >
14,795
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
131
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Play with Gnar as Jayce in LoL

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

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

When Jayce is an ally to Gnar, he sees a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Gnar does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Jayce is played with Gnar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Gnar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gnar.

Moreover, when Jayce plays with Gnar on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Gnar does a decent job of protecting Jayce in teamfights.

Synergies between Jayce and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Jayce
Gnar

Is Jayce better when played alongside Gnar?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Jayce that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, overall, Gnar is a terrible ally for Jayce. By being on the same side as Jayce, he lowers their win rate by -3.3% to 44.5%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Jayce and Gnar that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Gnar has a greater difficulty than Jayce. That means you must be very careful when lining up Gnar teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Jayce players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Jayce and Gnar together, you will not be providing your side enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Gnar ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce Gnar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Jayce and Gnar, we analyzed 209 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 Jayce with Gnar 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 Jayce to synergize with Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to get in your Jayce and Gnar synergy build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average win rate of 44.5% helping carry Gnar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Jayce players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Gnar with Jayce are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.