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Gnar vs Samira

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

based on 1,805 Gnar vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Gnar resulted from an evaluation of 1805 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Gnar fights Samira in only 4.5% of his matches.

Gnar vs Samira Matchup Summary

Gnar has done a ok job of beating Samira. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Gnar against Samira games, Gnar’s side is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Gnar vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerSundered SkyThornmail

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

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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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Samira as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Samira

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.

Gnar vs Samira Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Samira Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.5
5.9
< Deaths >
7
6.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
162
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,102
< Physical Damage >
18,909
3,385
< Magic Damage >
2,526
480
< True Damage >
545
21,969
< Damage Dealt >
21,981
28,709
< Damage Taken >
23,802
11,249
< Gold Earned >
12,938
2.46
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,924
< Total Healing >
7,696
14,557
< Experience >
12,244
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
411
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Gnar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Gnar against Samira matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Gnar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Samira

Who is Better, Gnar or Samira?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Samira, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes an ok counter for Samira.

While Gnar does have a higher winrate than Samira, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Samiraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Gnar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Samira matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gnar is a decent counter for Samira. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Gnar, we analyzed 1,805 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 Samira 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 to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow 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 as Samira. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Gnar versus Samira build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Gnar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Samira than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Samira with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Samira as Gnar, Gnar players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Gnar vs Samira matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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