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How to Win Gnar vs Lissandra Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Lissandra

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

How to Beat Lissandra as Gnar

based on 461 Gnar vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Gnar did battle with Lissandra 461 times. Including so many games with Gnar versus Lissandra provides us confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to wreck your rival. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Gnar fights Lissandra in only 1.2% of his games.

Gnar vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Gnar has done a decent job of countering Lissandra. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Gnar vs Lissandra matches, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Gnar vs Lissandra 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
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Second ability for Gnar to level upw
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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 Lissandra as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Gnar vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Lissandra Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
8.8
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
171
< Minions Killed >
165
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,461
< Physical Damage >
1,163
3,448
< Magic Damage >
18,847
469
< True Damage >
938
22,379
< Damage Dealt >
20,949
29,461
< Damage Taken >
22,222
11,636
< Gold Earned >
11,092
2.56
< Towers >
1.68
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,200
< Total Healing >
3,300
14,965
< Experience >
13,905
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
415
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Counter Lissandra with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Gnar against Lissandra counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Gnar often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lissandra. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Lissandra

Who is Better, Gnar or Lissandra?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually wins when taking on Lissandra, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Gnar does have a higher win rate than Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Lissandraas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Lissandra matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gnar is a decent counter to Lissandra. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Gnar, we analyzed 461 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 Lissandra 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 to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Lissandra. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Lissandra build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Lissandra than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Lissandra with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Lissandra as Gnar, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gnar vs Lissandra face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

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