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Gnar vs Sona

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

based on 877 Gnar vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Gnar did battle with Sona 877 times. Using so many matchups for Gnar versus Sona provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate your rival. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Gnar is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.2% of his games.

Gnar vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a below average job of countering Sona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Gnar against Sona games, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Gnar vs Sona 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

StridebreakerSundered SkyHullbreakerJak'Sho, The Protean

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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Gnar vs Sona Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Sona Image
5.1
< Kills >
2.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
5.8
< Assists >
14.5
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
165
< Minions Killed >
28
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.59
18,072
< Physical Damage >
1,637
3,375
< Magic Damage >
8,177
435
< True Damage >
555
21,882
< Damage Dealt >
10,369
28,623
< Damage Taken >
18,639
11,277
< Gold Earned >
8,579
2.43
< Towers >
2.37
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,133
< Total Healing >
12,962
14,579
< Experience >
10,674
18
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
24
417
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Sona with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Gnar against Sona counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona..

Gnar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Sona

Who is Better, Gnar or Sona?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Gnar makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Gnar does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Gnar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Sonaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Sona matchups, Sona 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 Sona. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gnar against Sona.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Gnar, we analyzed 877 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 Sona 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 to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically gets much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gnar versus Sona build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Sona 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 we have analyed for Gnar vs Sona counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Gnar are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.