How to beat Gnar

Common role: Top

A ranged poke top who transforms into a raging tank with a game-ending AoE stun.

What makes Gnar dangerous

Mini Gnar pokes and kites from range with his boomerang and hops around. When his Rage bar fills he transforms into Mega Gnar — a beefy melee bruiser whose ultimate throws your whole team into a wall, stunning them for a wombo-combo. The danger is his transformation timing.

How to play against Gnar

• 1Track his Rage bar — engage on Mini Gnar (squishy, no reliable CC) and avoid all-ins when he's about to become Mega Gnar.
• 2Respect Mega Gnar's ult near walls — it stuns everyone thrown into terrain. Don't group near walls when his Rage is full.
• 3Mini Gnar can't be caught easily (he hops), but he's squishy — hard CC or a gap-closer punishes him before he transforms.
• 4Mega Gnar has no gap-closer. Once he's melee, kite him and don't fight in tight spaces where his ult lands.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Mini Gnar is squishy with no reliable CC.
• ✓Transformation timing is predictable via the Rage bar.
• ✓Mega Gnar has no gap-closer — kiteable.
• ✓His wombo ult needs walls and grouped enemies.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Gnar's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  狂怒基因

  在战斗时，纳尔会产生怒气。在怒气到达最大值时，他的下一个技能将使他变形成巨型纳尔，获得强化的生存能力并能使用新的技能。

  Strong: the Rage bar transforms him into a beefy Mega Gnar with a wombo ult. Weak: track the bar — engage Mini form and avoid all-ins right before he transforms.

• Q
  投掷回力标 / 投掷顽石

  纳尔扔出一个回力标，对敌人造成伤害和减速效果，直到开始折返为止。如果纳尔接住了折返的回力标，那么这个技能的冷却时间就会减少。巨型纳尔扔出一颗石头，石头会在命中第一个敌人后停下，对这个敌人附近的所有敌方单位造成伤害和减速效果。巨型纳尔可以通过拾取这颗石头来减少这个技能的冷却时间。

• W
  亢奋 / 痛殴

  纳尔的攻击和施法会让他亢奋起来，造成额外伤害并为他提供移动速度加成。巨型纳尔已经过于暴怒，所以用不着亢奋了，因此他会用后脚暴跳，并猛击他面前的区域，使区域内的所有敌人晕眩。

• E
  轻跳 / 猛踏

  纳尔跳到一个区域，并在落到任何单位上后，弹跳到更远的区域。巨型纳尔体积太大，无法弹跳，但落地后会使地面震颤，对区域内的敌人造成伤害。

• R
  呐啊！

  巨型纳尔将身边的所有东西都朝着一个选定的方向投掷，对他们造成伤害和减速效果。被投到墙上的敌人会被晕眩，并承受额外的伤害。

  Strong: (Mega) throws your team into a wall for a group stun. Weak: it needs walls and grouped enemies — don't clump near terrain when his Rage is full.

Itemization

Gnar is a hybrid poke/tank. Armor helps vs his auto poke; the real key is timing — engage Mini form and respect Mega's ult near walls. Don't clump when his Rage is full.

This guide covers Gnar's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.