Gnar: Lifesteal vs Health

Teh Song·Jul 31, 2016·1 votes·878 views

Thoughts? Opinions? I'm mostly trying to choose between the 2 Hydra's, but it's an in general question.

Oh, there's another debatable question: Lifesteal vs Health Regen?

8 Comments

EndlessSorcererJul 31, 20162 votes

I'm not sure if Gnar can even buy the Hydra items since they are melee-only and mini-Gnar is Ranged. Even if he can, they aren't that great on him since they would only apply their passives in mega-Gnar.

Two of the best damage items on Gnar are Black Cleaver and Frozen Mallet. Those are what I would recommend building.

Teh SongJul 31, 20161 votes

I got cleaver in my set as a core, and mallet as one of the things taking it over 6 items.

I am aware that item 3074 item 3748 only applies while Melee, and item 3085 only applies while ranged. I buy both. Because reasons.

LBB412Jul 31, 20161 votes

Lul, i used to do the same with Kayle :P

Shrek LuigiAug 1, 20162 votes

If you're looking for a good lifesteal rush on Gnar, Death's Dance takes the cake. The bleed passive synergizes perfectly with his kit, gives CDR and a nice chunk of AD, and is cheaper.

Buying either of the Hydra items is wasted gold on Gnar because the greatest component of his kill-potential comes from his Mini-Gnar W and chase power. His Mega form is more attuned to initiating fights, and the extra AOE in mega-form only makes a negligible difference and is not worth the gold

Mini Gnar has the lowest base HP5 of all champions, and since bonus HP5 only multiplies base-HP5 values he barely gets any health return from it at all. His AD centric kit heavily favors lifesteal for sustain.

Teh SongJul 31, 20161 votes

Oh, there's another debatable question: Lifesteal vs Health Regen?

Teh SongAug 2, 20161 votes

Does anybody else like to get both item 3085 and item 3074 / item 3748 ? I rather doubt it's common but I also doubt I'm the only one or anything.

For that matter, are there any other champions that can pull odd little nonsense things like this duality? I seem to like this kind of weirdness.

Back when I used to play before, item 3748 wasn't a thing, and I was able to make an epic damage build that had item 3074 . Built no tankyness though.