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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Gnar Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Kai'Sa

based on 1,628 Kai'Sa vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Kai'Sa resulted from an evaluation of 1628 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa encounters Gnar in only 1.0% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Kai'Sa does a decent job of countering Gnar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Gnar games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Kai'Sa vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

The CollectorNashor's ToothStatikk ShivStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Gnar

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Kai'Sa vs Gnar Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Gnar Image
8
< Kills >
5.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
181
< Minions Killed >
168
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,562
< Physical Damage >
18,106
8,355
< Magic Damage >
3,355
444
< True Damage >
457
21,361
< Damage Dealt >
21,918
20,122
< Damage Taken >
29,749
12,700
< Gold Earned >
11,493
2.23
< Towers >
2.42
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,459
< Total Healing >
6,063
12,922
< Experience >
14,990
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
46
< Time Dealing CC >
421

How to Counter Gnar with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Kai'Sa vs. Gnar matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Kai'Sa often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Gnar

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Kai'Sa does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kai'Sa into Gnar.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Gnar matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kai'Sa is a decent counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,628 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 Gnar as Kai'Sa 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Gnar build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Gnar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Gnar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Gnar as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kai'Sa vs Gnar counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Kai'Sa versus Gnar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every game finished with both champions.