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Gnar vs Evelynn

How to Beat Evelynn as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Evelynn as Gnar

based on 1,061 Gnar vs Evelynn matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Gnar engaged Evelynn 1061 times. With so many matchups for Gnar versus Evelynn provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to suppress your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gnar fights Evelynn in only 2.7% of his matches.

Gnar vs Evelynn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a poor job of countering Evelynn. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Gnar versus Evelynn matches, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Evelynn.

Best Gnar vs Evelynn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

HullbreakerStridebreakerSundered SkyForce of Nature

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
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Evelynn

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 Evelynn

Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.

A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.

If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.

Gnar vs Evelynn Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Evelynn Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
5.9
< Assists >
7
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
171
< Minions Killed >
20
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.32
18,185
< Physical Damage >
704
3,473
< Magic Damage >
21,246
438
< True Damage >
608
22,097
< Damage Dealt >
22,558
30,485
< Damage Taken >
31,512
11,621
< Gold Earned >
12,268
2.4
< Towers >
0.89
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
6,084
< Total Healing >
15,328
15,202
< Experience >
13,929
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
419
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Evelynn with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Gnar against Evelynn matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Evelynn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Evelynn..

Gnar often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Evelynn. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Evelynn

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Evelynn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Evelynn

Who is Better, Gnar or Evelynn?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Evelynn, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a bad counter for Evelynn.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate compared to Evelynn, when facing one another, Gnar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Evelynnas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Evelynn matchups, Evelynn is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter for Evelynn. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Evelynn.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Evelynn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Evelynn as Gnar, we analyzed 1,061 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 Evelynn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to counter Evelynn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar most often accumulates much more CS relative to Evelynn. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well 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 surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Gnar versus Evelynn build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Evelynn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Evelynn with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Evelynn as Gnar, Gnar players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Gnar vs Evelynn fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Evelynn as Gnar are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.