Background Image
How to Win Gnar vs Zeri Counter MatchupGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Gnar in LoLGnar is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Marksman

How to Beat Zeri as Gnar

based on 394 Gnar vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Gnar resulted from an examination of 394 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Gnar has to counter Zeri in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Gnar does a great job of beating Zeri. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.8% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Gnar versus Zeri matches, Gnar’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Gnar vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Sundered SkyStridebreaker

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Zeri Image
5
< Kills >
6.6
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
165
< Minions Killed >
186
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,543
< Physical Damage >
13,756
3,396
< Magic Damage >
6,313
467
< True Damage >
535
22,406
< Damage Dealt >
20,605
29,910
< Damage Taken >
23,383
11,444
< Gold Earned >
12,406
2.61
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,331
< Total Healing >
4,359
14,942
< Experience >
12,641
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
426
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Counter Zeri with Gnar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Gnar against Zeri counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Gnar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Zeri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gnar and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Zeri

Who is Better, Gnar or Zeri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 55.8% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a fantastic counter for Zeri.

While Gnar does have a much higher winrate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Gnar into Zerias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Zeri matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Gnar is a great counter for Zeri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Zeri.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Gnar, we analyzed 394 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 Zeri 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Gnar versus Zeri build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Zeri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 55.8% when playing against Zeri with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zeri 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 builds players used for Gnar vs Zeri fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Gnar are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.