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Dr. Mundo vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Dr. Mundo

based on 832 Dr. Mundo vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Dr. Mundo resulted from an analysis of 832 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Dr. Mundo has to counter Gnar in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Dr. Mundo vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Dr. Mundo does a great job of beating Gnar. Typically, he wins a fantastic 55.8% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Dr. Mundo vs Gnar games, Dr. Mundo’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Gnar

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

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.

Dr. Mundo vs Gnar Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Gnar Image
4.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
159
< Minions Killed >
163
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.44
8,481
< Physical Damage >
21,262
13,064
< Magic Damage >
5,172
458
< True Damage >
491
22,004
< Damage Dealt >
26,926
45,529
< Damage Taken >
29,896
11,104
< Gold Earned >
11,127
2.67
< Towers >
2.2
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
14,789
< Total Healing >
6,379
14,409
< Experience >
14,485
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
249
< Time Dealing CC >
408

How to Counter Gnar with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Dr. Mundo against Gnar matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Dr. Mundo typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Gnar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Gnar

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Gnar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 55.8% win rate. Therefore, Dr. Mundo makes a fantastic counter to Gnar.

While Dr. Mundo does have a much higher win rate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Dr. Mundo also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Dr. Mundo into Gnar.

Furthermore, Dr. Mundo also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Gnar matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Dr. Mundo is a great counter for Gnar. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Dr. Mundo against Gnar.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 832 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 Dr. Mundo 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 truly master Dr. Mundo to counter Gnar during both the early game 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 will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Dr. Mundo versus Gnar build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Dr. Mundo incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Gnar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Dr. Mundo boasted an average winrate of 55.8% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Gnar as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Dr. Mundo vs Gnar face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.8% win rate overall.

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