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Gnar vs Diana

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How to Beat Diana as Gnar

based on 1,683 Gnar vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Gnar resulted from an examination of 1683 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Gnar has to counter Diana in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a below average job of beating Diana. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Gnar versus Diana rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Diana.

Best Gnar vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraThornmail

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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Diana as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Gnar vs Diana Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Diana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.9
6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
167
< Minions Killed >
100
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,705
< Physical Damage >
2,088
3,353
< Magic Damage >
19,192
443
< True Damage >
972
21,501
< Damage Dealt >
22,253
29,371
< Damage Taken >
24,739
11,392
< Gold Earned >
12,443
2.36
< Towers >
1.76
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
5,959
< Total Healing >
5,918
14,894
< Experience >
14,350
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
421
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Diana with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Gnar versus Diana matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Diana..

Gnar normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Diana

Who is Better, Gnar or Diana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when facing off against Diana, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a bad counter for Diana.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate compared to Diana, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gnar into Dianaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. 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 Gnar vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a garbage counter to Diana. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Diana.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Gnar, we analyzed 1,683 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 Diana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically accumulates more CS compared to Diana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Gnar versus Diana build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Diana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Diana as Gnar, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Gnar vs Diana fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

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