# Gnar Counters Who counters Gnar? Best and worst picks against Gnar by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Gnar in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Gnar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/) ## Page Content [Gnar guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/) [Play against Gnar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/how-to-play-against/) [Gnar counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/counters/) Best and worst picks against Gnar in Top at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Ornn, Malphite and Vayne beat Gnar most often. Irelia, Illaoi and Yorick win the laning phase against Gnar by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Gnar Highest win rate versus Gnar in Top. - 1 [Ornn](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ornn/) 413 games 60.5% - 2 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 938 games 57.6% - 3 [Vayne](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vayne/) 170 games 57.1% - 4 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 414 games 55.8% - 5 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 266 games 55.6% - 6 [Warwick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/warwick/) 121 games 55.4% - 7 [Riven](https://baronbuff.com/champions/riven/) 181 games 55.2% - 8 [Kennen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kennen/) 223 games 55.2% - 9 [Camille](https://baronbuff.com/champions/camille/) 298 games 55.0% - 10 [Rumble](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rumble/) 165 games 54.5% - 11 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 554 games 54.5% - 12 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 224 games 54.0% - 13 [Varus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/varus/) 115 games 53.9% - 14 [Yorick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yorick/) 339 games 53.7% - 15 [Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) 301 games 53.5% ## Worst picks against Gnar Lowest win rate versus Gnar in Top. - 1 [K'Sante](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ksante/) 506 games 42.5% - 2 [Trundle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/trundle/) 174 games 42.5% - 3 [Volibear](https://baronbuff.com/champions/volibear/) 501 games 43.1% - 4 [Tryndamere](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tryndamere/) 256 games 44.9% - 5 [Singed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/singed/) 202 games 45.0% - 6 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 465 games 46.9% - 7 [Fiora](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fiora/) 417 games 47.5% - 8 [Zaahen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zaahen/) 207 games 47.8% - 9 [Kled](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kled/) 147 games 48.3% - 10 [Heimerdinger](https://baronbuff.com/champions/heimerdinger/) 137 games 48.9% ## Best lane counters vs Gnar Largest gold lead over Gnar at 15 minutes in Top. - 1 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 163 games +1,207 - 2 [Illaoi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/illaoi/) 117 games +710 - 3 [Yorick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yorick/) 193 games +388 - 4 [Jayce](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jayce/) 119 games +320 - 5 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 128 games +284 - 6 [Aatrox](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aatrox/) 185 games +274 - 7 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 347 games +233 ## How to play against Gnar Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Trade during mini form when his rage is low, then back off before it fills. - Stand outside minion angles for Q bounces and punish missed returns. - Delay objective fights until his rage drops or force them before it fills. - Set vision in flank paths so he cannot enter with full rage from fog. - Spread away from walls when his rage is high; one R near terrain can decide the fight. ## Where Gnar is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Gnar's engage depends on rage timing, so teams can wait out Mega or fight before it arrives. - Mini Gnar is punishable when caught without hop because his ranged poke comes with low durability. ## Gnar counters: questions ### Who counters Gnar in Top? At Gold+, Ornn (60.5%), Malphite (57.6%) and Vayne (57.1%) have the highest win rates against Gnar. ### Who does Gnar counter? Gnar wins most often against K'Sante (42.5%), Trundle (42.5%) and Volibear (43.1%). ### Who wins lane against Gnar? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+1,207), Illaoi (+710) and Yorick (+388) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Gnar. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Top Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/top/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) - [Illaoi counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/illaoi/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)