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Gnar vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Gnar

based on 618 Gnar vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Gnar faced off against K'Sante in 618 matches. Using so many games with Gnar vs K'Sante gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to smash K'Sante. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Gnar encounters K'Sante in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Gnar vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Gnar has done a ok job of countering K'Sante. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Gnar against K'Sante rounds, Gnar’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Gnar vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanStridebreakerSundered SkyBlade of The Ruined King

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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Gnar vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
K'Sante Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
173
< Minions Killed >
167
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,511
< Physical Damage >
13,465
4,092
< Magic Damage >
3,022
460
< True Damage >
1,464
23,064
< Damage Dealt >
17,952
29,815
< Damage Taken >
30,952
11,505
< Gold Earned >
10,752
2.49
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,547
< Total Healing >
4,656
14,844
< Experience >
14,583
18
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
439
< Time Dealing CC >
1,219

How to Counter K'Sante with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Gnar versus K'Sante matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Gnar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
K'Sante

Who is Better, Gnar or K'Sante?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when playing against K'Sante, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Gnar does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Gnar also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into K'Santeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Gnar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. 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 K'Sante matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a decent counter to K'Sante. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Gnar, we analyzed 618 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to K'Sante. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Gnar versus K'Sante build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs K'Sante than with most other common builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 50.5% when countering K'Sante with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing K'Sante 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 rune combinations players chose for Gnar vs K'Sante clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

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