Playstyle: Gnar Builds

  1. Mobility & Empowered Autos

    2,653 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Trinity Force

    48%

  2. Fighter & Empowered Autos

    1,824 Games

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Trinity Force

    46%

  3. Sustain & Empowered Autos

    1,004 Games

    Grasp of the Undying
    Precision
    Trinity Force

    46%

Core Gnar Item Build Order

Doran's Blade

Starting

Trinity Force
Sheen
Hearthbound Axe
Kindlegem

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

3rd

Sterak's Gage
Pickaxe
Phage
Ruby Crystal

4th

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

5th

Blade of The Ruined King
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe

6th

Doran's Blade

Starting

Trinity Force
Sheen
Hearthbound Axe
Kindlegem

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

3rd

Sterak's Gage
Pickaxe
Phage
Ruby Crystal

4th

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

5th

Blade of The Ruined King
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe

6th

Core Gnar Item Build Path

Doran's Blade
Kindlegem
Sheen
Hearthbound Axe
Trinity Force
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword
Black Cleaver

Situational

Wit's End
Force of Nature
Randuin's Omen
Titanic Hydra
Death's Dance
Atma's Reckoning
Mercury's Treads

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

Gnar Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
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Rage Gene

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18

Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Hyper / Wallop

W

W

W

W

W

Hop / Crunch

E

E

E

E

E

GNAR!

R

R

R

Gnar Skill Order

Q

W

E

Gnar Guide

Key Insights
When Gnar reaches max Rage, he can cast any ability to transform earlier.
Gnar
Q
's cooldown is reduced dramatically if Gnar catches the boomerang or picks up the boulder.
After transforming back to Mini Gnar, he's granted
Gnar
W
's bonus movespeed and can't gain Rage for 15 seconds.
Gnar bounces a second time if
Gnar
E
hits a unit. If at max Rage, he will transform into Mega Gnar and still bounce a second time.
Strengths
Can create his own CC chain as Mega Gnar.
Excels at extended trades and teamfights.
At max rank,
Gnar
R
has a cooldown of 30 seconds, letting him cast it at least once every transformation.
Synergizes well with
Trinity Force
,
Black Cleaver
,
Sterak's Gage
,
Randuin's Omen
, and
Titanic Hydra
. Can opt for
Divine Sunderer
,
Stridebreaker
, or
Goredrinker
when needed.
Weaknesses
Forcing Gnar to transform before teamfights can hurt him and his team.
His laning strength is much weaker if he can't consistently catch or pick up
Gnar
Q
.
Gnar
E
has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.