Nunu & Willump vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Nunu & Willump
based on 939 Nunu & Willump vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Gnar
Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.
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.
Nunu & Willump vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several vital Nunu & Willump against Gnar matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nunu & Willump and Gnar
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Gnar?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Gnar, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Gnar.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Gnar, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Gnar.
Moreover, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Gnar build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Gnar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gnar as Nunu & Willump, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Gnar fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.
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