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How to Win Gnar vs Aurelion Sol Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Gnar

based on 615 Gnar vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Gnar resulted from an examination of 615 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Aurelion Sol in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a terrible job of countering Aurelion Sol. On average, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Gnar against Aurelion Sol games, Gnar’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Gnar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Force of NatureHullbreakerStridebreakerSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Aurelion Sol

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Gnar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Aurelion Sol Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
8
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
167
< Minions Killed >
183
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
18,639
< Physical Damage >
328
3,414
< Magic Damage >
22,349
502
< True Damage >
629
22,556
< Damage Dealt >
23,307
30,690
< Damage Taken >
21,425
11,672
< Gold Earned >
12,408
2.43
< Towers >
1.67
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,289
< Total Healing >
2,612
15,188
< Experience >
15,030
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
420
< Time Dealing CC >
337

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Gnar vs. Aurelion Sol counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aurelion Sol..

Gnar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Gnar or Aurelion Sol?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Aurelion Sol, with a 46.5% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a poor counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gnar into Aurelion Solas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a trash counter for Aurelion Sol. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Gnar, we analyzed 615 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 Aurelion Sol as Gnar 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 Gnar in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Aurelion Sol than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 46.5% when countering Aurelion Sol with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Aurelion Sol as Gnar, Gnar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Gnar vs Aurelion Sol clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Gnar are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.