Gnar top counter list:

SleepyLionCub·2/15/2015, 5:16:21 AM·1 votes·3,561 views

People complain about gnar top a lot, but he has a good set of counters that completely shut him down. Many people dont even know of these counters, but im here to inform! NOTE: These are picks that are effective at countering gnar that many people don't know of, or use often. Super popular picks like Riven, and Irelia will not appear on this list.

  • YASUO: Yasuo Does extremely well against Gnar. His windwall isn't extremely good at blocking boomerangs since it has a long cooldown. However his passive shield makes up for it, leaving him as one of the best picks to counter gnars constant boomerang spam. Also, being manaless means he can be on par with gnar in terms of sustain overall. If paired with any knockup junglers Malphite MonkeyKing Volibear LeeSin , he can easily destroy gnar after reaching level 6 in a gank. But even without a jungler with knockups he can still do much better than other melee champions.

  • MORGANA: Morgana Is not typically played top, however is good in select matchups. Gnar being one of these matchups. Her Tormented Soil can be a great ranged farming tool in fighting gnar Simply lay some soil down, stand far enough away from gnar to dodge his boomerang and exploit your long distance farm. Being a ranged champion allows you to harass, and farm better than melee champions, and gnar typically wont be able to land many auto attacks on you if you abuse your range. And even if Gnar decides to be super aggressive and run past his minion wave, he will be an extremely easy target for a snare, making kiting easy. Your shield can be used to block all of his cc, and he is unlikely to break your shield as he is primarily physical damage. If you see him bounce at you while MegaGnar just shield yourself. His ult, and W will not be able to stun you, leaving you the victor in all trades. Just be careful to watch your mana, and health, as he may be able to out sustain you if you are careless.

  • *HEIMERDINGER * Heimerdinger Very effective at zone control, and maintaining farm through the boomerang harass. Gnar wont be able to kill all of your turrets and harass you at the same time, so you will have the advantage of farming almost completely free of harass. If gnar manages to catch you, stun him and run, This matchup is all about keeping your distance from gnar. That being said however, zhonya, RQ comboing gnar when he trys to all in you has its benefits. Just place turrets and keep away from gnar unless you are completely sure you can kill him. Gnar excels at ranged harass, and all inning low hp champions. Keep your turrets up to keep him from harassing you, and stay away from him to prevent him from all inning on you. Its relatively easy to outfarm and out carry him in the late game teamfights if he doesn't get kills early.

11 Comments

Drunk Rummate2/15/2015, 5:20:18 AM1 votes

edit: sorry didnt notice your disclaimer about riven and irelia. nevermind.

redniwediS2/15/2015, 5:24:28 AM1 votes

My personal pick against Gnar is Garen. Between the defensive steroids, silence, and ability to deal most of his damage while stunned Garen can make quick work of Gnar if he decides to fight. If he doesn't decide to fight you simply freeze lane, force him to choose between fighting a losing fight and missing CS, and once you've got your item advantage take his towers while he gives you a back massage.

Franco Sanchez2/15/2015, 5:53:01 AM1 votes

I've had a lot of success playing Brand against Gnar. Good range, shoves lane well, and can actually bully Mega-Gnar pre 6 rather easily.

Grimspeake2/15/2015, 1:25:26 PM1 votes

gnar counters yasuo...

Sohleks2/15/2015, 3:22:18 PM1 votes

The most annoying matchups for my Gnar are champs that can outrange, outpush, and kite/CC Gnar. So a lot of the stronger and safer mages.

Ahri Cassiopeia (should outscale 1v1 if played careful) Corki (I like to play Corki mid/top. He's an ADC with very strong waveclear and damage which makes it easy to solo lane with him.) Kennen (another top laner I like to play, Kennen has a range and zoning advantage early, however once Gnar is tanky Gnar is hard to 1v1, but Kennen has great teamfight presence like Gnar) Lissandra (she's OP versus short ranged champions)

Zazusha2/15/2015, 3:25:29 PM1 votes

Vladimir

uhm, ya.

Edit: more detail i guess.

Vlad out harrasses gnar, out sustains and pushes while doing it, can counter his all in's with W, and If Vlad top picked with AD mid and jungle, Forces Gnar to rush MR to counter build Vlad and sacrifice defenses in early team fights, or stick to his normal build for late game and feed Vlad.

Vlad can start Cloth 5 pots vs gnar and not be bothered by gnar.

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Peel Your ADC2/16/2015, 3:01:21 AM1 votes

Fiora

Damage, double engage, almost as broken as gnar.

One item makes being low at dragon a horrible idea during a fight.

acidreams4/4/2015, 3:40:47 AM1 votes

yea i main gnar and irealia doesnt really counter me... hiem doesnt counter me fiora does but not late game.Gnar

BluePolarizer4/4/2015, 4:54:36 AM1 votes

Pantheon Fizz but too bad they fall off like a rock in teamfights while Gnar is the teamfighting god with just a item 3142 and full tank.

SleepyLionCub4/4/2015, 5:05:30 AM1 votes

I MADE THIS THREAD 2 MONTHS AGO. WHY ARE PEOPLE COMMENTING ON IT AGIAN