PSA : Vladimir Savages Gnar

I've seen a lot of posts recently complaining about Gnar, as he's back in meta. I'd like to give you all a tip: if you can, pick Vlad into Gnar.

This is an absolutely terrible matchup for Gnar. His Q is on a 20 sec cooldown at level 1, or 11 seconds if he catches it. Vlad's Q is on a shorter coodown(9 seconds at level 1), does more damage early, heals you, and, most importantly, has slightly longer range. With a little practice you can easily run in, Q him, and run out without being hit by the boomerang. When you have an empowered Q, you can play with the bushes and either zone him from far or seriously chunk him, with no way for him to safely trade. If Gnar transforms, you can charge your E as he jumps to you, hit him with a slow, then W away to safety and take almost no damage. The lane spirals out of control once you get Rylai's, as Gnar has no chance of escape or chasing you down.

Literally your only risk as Vlad is a gank, but running Ghost/Flash eliminates this, and I find TP isn't as important as you'll push Gnar out of lane often enough to give you time to run back. Give it a shot and stop worrying about Gnar.