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How to Win Gnar vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Gnar

based on 1,628 Gnar vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Gnar faced Kai'Sa 1628 times. Using so many matchups for Gnar vs Kai'Sa gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to wreck Kai'Sa. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Gnar is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a poor job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Gnar vs Kai'Sa matches, Gnar’s side is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Gnar vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureStridebreaker

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 Kai'Sa as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Gnar vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.1
< Kills >
8
6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
168
< Minions Killed >
181
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,106
< Physical Damage >
12,562
3,355
< Magic Damage >
8,355
457
< True Damage >
444
21,918
< Damage Dealt >
21,361
29,749
< Damage Taken >
20,122
11,493
< Gold Earned >
12,700
2.42
< Towers >
2.23
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,063
< Total Healing >
4,459
14,990
< Experience >
12,922
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
421
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Gnar versus Kai'Sa counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Gnar normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Gnar or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a bad counter to Kai'Sa.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Kai'Sa matchups, Kai'Sa 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 somewhat poor counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Gnar, we analyzed 1,628 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Gnar in order to counter Kai'Sa 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Kai'Sa build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kai'Sa 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. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Gnar vs Kai'Sa matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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