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How to Win Draven vs Gnar Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Draven in LoLDraven is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Draven

based on 1,218 Draven vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Draven resulted from an analysis of 1218 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Draven fights Gnar in only 1.0% of his games.

Draven vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Draven does a great job of beating Gnar. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Draven versus Gnar games, Draven’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Draven vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeEssence Reaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
>
Second ability for Draven to level upw
>
Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Gnar

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Draven vs Gnar Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Gnar Image
8.7
< Kills >
5
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
5.6
< Assists >
5.9
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
174
< Minions Killed >
167
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.4
22,545
< Physical Damage >
17,473
132
< Magic Damage >
3,374
439
< True Damage >
441
23,117
< Damage Dealt >
21,288
22,595
< Damage Taken >
28,093
13,894
< Gold Earned >
11,180
2.55
< Towers >
2.28
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,920
< Total Healing >
5,802
12,394
< Experience >
14,612
15
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
86
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gnar with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Draven against Gnar matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Draven often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gnar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Gnar

Who is Better, Draven or Gnar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 54.0% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a great counter for Gnar.

While Draven does have a much higher win rate than Gnar, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Draven into Gnaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Gnar matchups, Draven is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Draven is a great counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Draven against Gnar.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Draven, we analyzed 1,218 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gnar as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gnar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Draven versus Gnar build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 54.0% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Gnar as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Draven vs Gnar matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.0% win rate overall.

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