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Gnar vs Viego

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

based on 1,513 Gnar vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Gnar battled Viego 1513 times. Including so many games with Gnar versus Viego provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to smash your opponent. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Gnar encounters Viego in only 3.8% of his matches.

Gnar vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a awful job of beating Viego. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Gnar versus Viego matches, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Gnar vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

ThornmailSterak's GageHullbreakerForce of Nature

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
>
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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viego as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Viego Image
5.1
< Kills >
7.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
5.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
167
< Minions Killed >
35
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.71
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,815
< Physical Damage >
15,439
3,341
< Magic Damage >
1,990
481
< True Damage >
865
21,637
< Damage Dealt >
18,295
29,127
< Damage Taken >
33,106
11,340
< Gold Earned >
12,249
2.34
< Towers >
1.5
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
5,880
< Total Healing >
16,545
14,865
< Experience >
13,824
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
419
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Viego with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Gnar vs. Viego matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Gnar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Viego

Who is Better, Gnar or Viego?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Viego, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes a poor counter for Viego.

While Gnar does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gnar into Viegoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gnar is a trash counter to Viego. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Viego.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Gnar, we analyzed 1,513 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 Viego 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 in order to counter Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar often gets much more CS compared to Viego. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Gnar versus Viego build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Viego than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 46.5% battling Viego with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Viego as Gnar, Gnar players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Gnar vs Viego counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

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