he has been in 6 games, ive done 2 with him and won and lost with him, i feel like he is hidden broken, he has free poke 3 stuns % true damage, manaless.. how do you counter him? like he even beats me when im Ekko top, he out damages me and out sustains me cuz of Ekkos high mana costs, he pokes hard
ValyrianBlade3 votesI'm assuming you mean Gnar has a 100% win rate in every game you've played, with or against him.
Anyways: The biggest thing is knowing which form of Gnar you're strong agains t and which you're weak against. There's almost always one. In general, little gnar is strong against people he can kite and poke, but weak against champions with hard engage that can get on him. Mega Gnar is the opposite, he's strong against people that have to be within melee range because he has good base stats and lots of CC. He's weak against people that can poke at him and kite him.
When it comes to mid/late game, pay attention to his rage. Don't engage a fight when little gnar is about to go mega - that's his deadliest moment (because he gets the mobility of mini gnar to get on top of your back line before turning mega to tank the damage and CC them). In contrast, the best time to engage is when mega gnar is mostly done - he's immobile and thus unable to get on to your back line, and by the time he gets there will turn mini and be an easy kill. In general, you want to fight mini gnar, NOT mega gnar. You want to poke mega Gnar, NOT mini gnar.
Avoid clumping up as both his W and R are AOE, and with e+flash he will get on top of you if you clump up. Making up miss his Q in either form puts it on a much higher cooldown which will greatly reduce his poke and chase/kite.
Drackolus1 votesThis exactly. He counters AND is countered by almost every champion. Makes it more of a skill matchup, which is nice.
DrDiaga1 votesDepends on your champ. People who can get to him as squishy and do a lot if damage will ruin him.
Avoid him while in mega form.
Bait out his bounce, its on a long cooldown and without it he is vulnerable.
DREADN0UGHT1 votesI have 190k Mastery Points with Gnar in Gold elo, so here is how I think Gnar can be countered:
He has a very good kit for Bullying immobile champs like juggernauts (
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So if you pick gnar into them, and keep your distance, everything should be fine.
As to HOW to counter him, the answer is very simple: Gap closers.
When you are in Mini Gnar, a good player will know to abuse your squishiness. And you must learn to manage your rage properly and position accordingly.
Good luck.