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Gnar vs Lucian

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

based on 2,431 Gnar vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 2431 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Gnar has to counter Lucian in only 6.1% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a dismal job of beating Lucian. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Gnar versus Lucian matches, Gnar’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Lucian.

Best Gnar vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerSterak's GageForce of NatureThornmail

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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
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 Lucian as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Gnar vs Lucian Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
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5.2
< Kills >
7.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
169
< Minions Killed >
183
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,251
< Physical Damage >
19,199
3,438
< Magic Damage >
2,668
447
< True Damage >
539
22,136
< Damage Dealt >
22,406
29,678
< Damage Taken >
21,102
11,466
< Gold Earned >
12,440
2.43
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,131
< Total Healing >
4,946
14,877
< Experience >
12,691
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
419
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Gnar vs. Lucian counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Gnar usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Lucian

Who is Better, Gnar or Lucian?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when trying to fight Lucian, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter for Lucian.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Lucianas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a somewhat poor counter to Lucian. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Lucian.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Gnar, we analyzed 2,431 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 Lucian 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

If you would like to truly master Gnar to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Lucian. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gnar versus Lucian build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Lucian than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Lucian as Gnar, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Gnar vs Lucian clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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