gnar nerf is pretty unnecessary.

The Bard Dog·Nov 13, 2014·2 votes·540 views

gnar is picked 9% of the time in ranked, has a 50% winrate, and people still qq like mad for nerfs on him. meanwhile rammus has almost the same pick rate, has a a 54% winrate in ranked, and is pretty much an all-around terror in most elos. why doesn't he get a nerf? in fact, gnar isn't even in the top 10 for highest winrates, and not even close, might i add. so why nerf him? to make the babbies in top lane stop qqing about him instead of just, idk COUNTERPICKING/COUNTERBUILDING HIM? how about amumu, who maintains a 55% winrate and 11% pick rate in ALL modes of ranked? why does riot nerf people who are in a good place, while leaving others bullcrappingly strong who have high pick/win rates alone?

10 Comments

EffectFXNov 13, 20142 votes

He's also permabanned in high tiers of play. Which is why he's getting nerfed because he's currently top lane cancer.

The Bard DogNov 13, 20141 votes

He's also permabanned in high tiers of play. Which is why he's getting nerfed because he's currently top lane cancer.

metas can change everywhere except for toplane, i forgot. if it changes in top everyone cries.

EffectFXNov 13, 20142 votes

Or because a single type of character making an entire class of character impossible to lane with probably isn't a good idea.

Lord DusteonNov 13, 20141 votes

Just a thought experiment, how do you counterbuild gnar? He scales almost entirely on AD, yet has a very hard hitting %maxhp magic damage on W.

The Bard DogNov 13, 20142 votes

Just a thought experiment, how do you counterbuild gnar? He scales almost entirely on AD, yet has a very hard hitting %maxhp magic damage on W.

liandry's void staff, pen boots. do not engage when he's about to go mega. ez. for melee, brutalizer, lw, bt/bork and then stack hp(banshees), and armor(randuin's/frozen heart). problem solved. and there's the solution to play against gnar.

SkiasNov 14, 20142 votes

He really doesn't have any large openings where you have an advantage. At best, you can hope for a small amount of equal ground until he transforms. You'll eat a ton of Max health % damage getting to him though. His bounce is a disengage though, so there is a good chance you'll eat damage and get nothing in return.

TheI3igDaddyNov 14, 20141 votes

Riot doesn't want you to counterbuild; they've been putting %HP magic damage on so many champions lately.

The Bard DogNov 13, 20141 votes

also, how about janna, who gets picked over 20% of the time past silver, and has a 55% winrate? why isn't anything done about that?

EffectFXNov 13, 20142 votes

Because winrates/pickrates are not the sole factor for determining balance

SkiasNov 14, 20141 votes

It's because he's super horrible to lane against. Seriously, its like Nasus bad. I absolutely hate fighting him. He's like a bruiser tank wearing vayne as a hat. I can't stand anything about him. Also his voice over makes my skin crawl.