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Gnar vs Ivern

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

based on 427 Gnar vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ivern as Gnar came out of an evaluation of 427 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a terrible job of beating Ivern. On average, he wins a lowly 45.0% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Gnar versus Ivern games, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Gnar vs Ivern 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

StridebreakerSundered 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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Gnar vs Ivern Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Ivern Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.3
5.5
< Deaths >
4.5
5.7
< Assists >
13.3
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
0.48
163
< Minions Killed >
17
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.54
16,756
< Physical Damage >
2,661
3,081
< Magic Damage >
5,953
382
< True Damage >
1,042
20,220
< Damage Dealt >
9,657
28,355
< Damage Taken >
16,826
10,913
< Gold Earned >
9,694
2.24
< Towers >
1.88
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,865
< Total Healing >
6,241
14,076
< Experience >
12,357
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
418
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Ivern with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Gnar versus Ivern counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ivern..

Gnar typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ivern. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Ivern

Who is Better, Gnar or Ivern?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when facing off against Ivern, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a poor counter to Ivern.

While Gnar does have a much lower win rate compared to Ivern, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gnar into Ivernas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gnar is a trash counter for Ivern. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Ivern.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gnar

Gnar Loses Against

RammusRammus42.8% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.2% winrateNilahNilah44.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrate

Gnar Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateKalistaKalista53.8% winrateKarthusKarthus53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Gnar, we analyzed 427 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 Ivern 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to counter Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar usually racks up much more CS relative to Ivern. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Gnar versus Ivern build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Ivern than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 45.0% when playing against Ivern with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Ivern as Gnar, Gnar players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Gnar vs Ivern LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Gnar x Ivern tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all games played with these champions.