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How to Win Gnar vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Gnar

based on 229 Gnar vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Gnar resulted from an analysis of 229 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Gnar fights Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Gnar does a ok job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Gnar vs Rek'Sai games, Gnar’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Gnar vs Rek'Sai 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

Sundered Sky

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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Gnar vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
169
< Minions Killed >
36
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,898
< Physical Damage >
14,804
3,585
< Magic Damage >
71
515
< True Damage >
3,612
22,998
< Damage Dealt >
18,487
30,824
< Damage Taken >
36,859
11,626
< Gold Earned >
12,095
2.31
< Towers >
1.44
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
6,352
< Total Healing >
17,493
15,052
< Experience >
13,790
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
423
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Gnar against Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Gnar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Gnar or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Gnar does have a higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Rek'Sai matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Gnar is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Gnar, we analyzed 229 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 Rek'Sai 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

If you would like to truly master Gnar in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar usually picks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Gnar versus Rek'Sai build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Rek'Sai than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Rek'Sai 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 combinations players picked for Gnar vs Rek'Sai counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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