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Gnar vs Katarina

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

based on 1,362 Gnar vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. In our data, Gnar did battle with Katarina in 1362 matches. Using so many games with Gnar vs Katarina gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to counter your foe. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Gnar encounters Katarina in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Gnar has done a ok job of countering Katarina. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Gnar versus Katarina rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Katarina.

Best Gnar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

StridebreakerSundered SkyForce of NatureJak'Sho, The Protean

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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Gnar vs Katarina Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Katarina Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.1
< Assists >
5.5
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
166
< Minions Killed >
154
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.34
18,154
< Physical Damage >
2,156
3,448
< Magic Damage >
21,199
480
< True Damage >
972
22,083
< Damage Dealt >
24,328
28,753
< Damage Taken >
24,918
11,381
< Gold Earned >
12,160
2.53
< Towers >
1.49
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,850
< Total Healing >
3,388
14,814
< Experience >
13,987
17
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
409
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Katarina with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Gnar against Katarina counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Gnar usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Katarina

Who is Better, Gnar or Katarina?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when taking on Katarina, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Gnar does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Katarina matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Gnar is a decent counter for Katarina. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Katarina.

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

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Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Gnar, we analyzed 1,362 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 Katarina 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 truly master Gnar in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average gets a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gnar versus Katarina build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Katarina than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Katarina 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Gnar vs Katarina counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Gnar x Katarina tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with these champs.