He's never banned and he's probably even more OP than Tristana is. I also love when players on the other team rush BoRK or Triforce on him. I mean they're amazing on Gnar, but they should never be rushed because you want to be able to jump in and do your full Megnar combo.
DayVGaming3 votesHe's never banned and he's probably even more OP than Tristana is. I also love when players on the other team rush BoRK or Triforce on him. I mean they're amazing on Gnar, but they should never be rushed because you want to be able to jump in and do your full Megnar combo.
I haven't fell in love with a champ like I have with Gnar since I first started playing the game really.
Snipe4Life2 votesYou're not the only one. Gnar's been a great champ to play top for me, and building him full tank has led to some great mid and late-game assisting that has won me a lot of games. Early on, his W's harass and damage are more than enough to secure a few kills if you play him well, and his overall mobility gives you a very good grip on escaping or engaging in tricky situations. Late game, his overall damage and CC can really change the outcome of team frights, and I've pulled off some crazy saves by engaging the enemy team at Baron and stunning them on the pit with the ultimate, and then angling myself with the leap and using Mega-W for additional stun time. Usually the team's there within a second or two to make short work of the other team, but if not, the amount of tankiness I have on Gnar can make him a real thorn in your side :).
Good memories aside, Gnar's a fun champion to play. One moment you're dive bombing the poor soul top lane, the next moment you're giving your team some TLC by lining up enemy champions on a silver plate for them. Just watch out for those ganks and don't be too aggressive ^_^.
The Bunnÿ2 votesplay gnar top against me i dare you. (aatr0x) (sion) win lane
Der Lindwurm2 votesI love Gnar, I enjoy playing him, but Mega Gnar just isn't scary at all. Since you have so little control over when you transform and it slows you down, seems like the health bonus ought to be a lot bigger and his abilities should do a lot more damage (especially mega Q!)
lorewise2 votesI mean that's weird, I couldn't tell you how many times I've landed on an enemy and been surprised at just how much damage he's done once the dust clears, so to speak. Though I do wish Mega Gnar's animations and speed were a little bit faster, they do feel a tad slow.
Just out of curiosity are you leveling W over E?
NutScratcherx2 votesHe's bronze. And the dude that dared me to pick Gnar against Aatrox and Sion is a silver 4 player... Even as mini Gnar, with tank items, you can pretty much duel anyone because his W does so much damage while you're tanky as hell.
Lt Cuddles1 votes^^^^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^, This is why Gnar still crushes his "counters" in lane, like poor Irelia.
lorewise2 votesYes. He's definitely in my top ten.
Everything about this champ is so satisfying. Once you learn how the rage works and you're able to time it perfectly while also getting cs and harass in it feels pretty good. Perfectly executing a transformation into a multi-hit ultimate at just the right time is probably one of my favorite experiences in this game so far.
Plus he has hands down the best release alternative skin and everything about his design is just awesome.
I want a Gnar plushy so bad.
**So **bad.
Gunpoint2 votesSheen is good to rush, triforce/botrk isn't in my experience. After Sheen I usually build Randuins and finish Triforce as a 3rd or 4th item. I used to play him alot at release and laugh at the enemy gnar's building botrk as if him and Vayne were the same champion because of their W.
GhostStalker1 votesI like to see gnar. I just dont like playing him. I think he's a horrible champion. But he's so fun to watch.
Remlap12231 votesThe problem with Gnar is that the fun way to build him isn't viable because he's the squishiest champ in the game. "BUT DAT MEGA GNAR DOUGH!" How long exactly does Mega Gnar last? Not long enough is the answer to that. Someone crunched the numbers, and he loses against carries in terms of survivability, and that's not even who he's up against. He's up against Jayce, Teemo, and possibly Quinn and Vayne. And each champion murders him in terms of survivability. Let that sink in. Vayne. 
, arguably the possesor of the worst laning phase in the game (whoops 
) second worst laning phase in the game, beats Gnar in terms of health. I should be building Gnar as a scrappy bruiser: Triforce, Sunfire, Banshee's, Infinity Edge, Yomumu's/BORK, you get the idea. Instead, I'm pidgeonholed into a full tank build on a ranged champion that has a mediocre slow on his Q. Unless you're Ryze, ranged tanks simply don't work. So until Gnar gets his damage and base health buffed, I question your sanity on calling Gnar "probably even more OP than Tristana is", especially considering the fact that Tristana has one of the safest early games in the game. A nice leftover of a poor balance choice of the Jax era that Riot made a huge oopsie by buffing Tristana into viability. Now Tristana Is doing was Jax did, having a farm happy, incredibly safe early game, followed by turning into an unstoppable force of nature that can't be derailed by even someone like Vayne.
Hayaishi5 votesThe problem with Gnar is that the fun way to build him isn't viable because he's the squishiest champ in the game. "BUT DAT MEGA GNAR DOUGH!" How long exactly does Mega Gnar last? Not long enough is the answer to that. Someone crunched the numbers, and he loses against carries in terms of survivability, and that's not even who he's up against. He's up against Jayce, Teemo, and possibly Quinn and Vayne. And each champion murders him in terms of survivability. Let that sink in. Vayne.
How does Gnar not work? You have no idea what you're talking about.
Remlap12231 votesRead it before down voting it moron. Or explain what you mean. Cuz I have no idea what YOU'RE talking about. Is it Tristana? Gnar? Vayne? My awesome haircut? 
Gunpoint2 votesMega Gnar has disadvantages too, it isn't like Squish Gnar sucks and Mega Gnar can 1v5. Squishy Gnar is way better for chasing and escaping, has great manaless harass and dueling/kiting potential. Mega Gnar has good teamfight potential and is burstier. If you are chasing and you end up having to transform into Mega Gnar, chances are you lost whoever you were chasing because you got so damn slow. Same concept with escaping and kiting.
Mega Gnar is also way less adorable because, c'mon, look at this face 
Remlap12231 votesNot what I was implying, sorry if it sounded like that. What I'm trying to say is that I'm arbitrarily pidgeonholed into building Gnar as a tank because he doesn't have enough survivability nor damage output to justify me building him as a bruiser. And when he does hulk out, that's for maybe 10 seconds? A little longer ish? Not long enough to justify me building him squish so that Mega Gnar can shrug the damage off and dish it out for that short time. At least with champs like Gangplank and Jax I have the option to build squishier, with Gnar, if I do, I get focused and die instantly. Same scenario with Jax and Gangplank, if I play smart I get away. This isn't a skill issue, it's that mini-gnar's lackluster damage output and little defense makes building him as a bruiser unviable.
Lt Cuddles1 votesI did see a crush 
and go 14/2 in a match while going full tank, he was Diamond III, but um yeah...
Arch Mage Magnus1 votesThe problem with Gnar is his unpredictability. I doubt you will ever see him in tournament play because his transformation just isn't something you can perfectly time. In solo queue he is a lot of fun because you make your own plays, teamwork isn't timed or played out very well.
Mostro Gallo1 votesYou only love him because they overbuffed him. lol. I'm calling it now, 3 weeks into season 5 at the most--he's getting nerfed.
Malix Farwin1 voteslol Gnar and OP, i chuckled a little
Xyphios1 votesPart of the reason why people hate him is because for some odd reason( i dont know why) idiots built 
or build full AD and then say he is useless because he is squishy when they cant even comprehend that he was a bruiser not an assassin then give up on him when they cant even build him right. Also another reason people think he sucks is because they won't follow the meta. Im not saying you cant jungle but eveything else is useless. Some people chose to play support even though he doent have heal, sheild, etc. Others also like ADC gnar even though his skills LOW AD ratios and is also a melee attacker. Lastly dont get me started with AP gnar... why the hell would you even do this. Are lol bronze players really this dumb?
Dryad Soraka1 votesHe's pretty overloaded, tons of free stats for some reason and his W is beyond broken.
RickyKTM1 votesI hate GNAR ;D
TUfekAeySi1 votesI'm sure the people abusing Gnar top are having fun, shame for the melee tops who have to endure it at his expense.