Evelynn vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Evelynn
based on 1,061 Evelynn vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Evelynn vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Evelynn vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Evelynn
Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Gnar
If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.
While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.
Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.
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.
Evelynn vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Evelynn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Evelynn against Gnar counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gnar. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Evelynn often has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Evelynn and Gnar
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Who is Better, Evelynn or Gnar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Evelynn usually wins when playing against Gnar, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Evelynn makes a good counter for Gnar.
While Evelynn does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when on opposite teams, Evelynn also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Evelynn into Gnaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Evelynn has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Gnar matchups, Evelynn is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Evelynn is a decent counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Evelynn against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Evelynn in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Evelynn often gets a lot less CS as Gnar. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Evelynn versus Gnar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Evelynn included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Gnar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Evelynn had an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Gnar with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of crushing Gnar as Evelynn, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Evelynn vs Gnar counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.
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