Malphite vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Malphite
based on 1,701 Malphite vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Gnar
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here feature several valuable Malphite against Gnar matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..
Malphite often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Gnar
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Who is Better, Malphite or Gnar?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a great counter to Gnar.
While Malphite does have a much higher winrate compared to Gnar, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Gnar.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Gnar matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a great counter to Gnar. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite to counter Gnar during both the lane 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 stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Malphite versus Gnar build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Gnar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 54.4% when playing against Gnar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Gnar as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Malphite vs Gnar clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.4% winrate overall.
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