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How to Win Orianna vs Gnar Counter MatchupOrianna is in the b tier of champions

Orianna vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Orianna

based on 561 Orianna vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Orianna faced Gnar in 561 rounds. Using so many matchups for Orianna versus Gnar provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a recommended build to crush Gnar. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Orianna encounters Gnar in only 1.1% of her matches.

Orianna vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Orianna does a decent job of countering Gnar. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Orianna vs Gnar games, Orianna’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Orianna vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Orianna to level upq
>
Second ability for Orianna to level upw
>
Last skill for Orianna to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Orianna's passive ability p
Orianna's q ability q
Orianna's w ability w
Orianna's e ability e
Orianna'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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W
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Gnar

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

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.

Orianna vs Gnar Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Gnar Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
9.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
168
< Minions Killed >
166
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,000
< Physical Damage >
17,127
19,753
< Magic Damage >
3,156
304
< True Damage >
438
21,058
< Damage Dealt >
20,721
19,218
< Damage Taken >
29,007
11,239
< Gold Earned >
11,246
2.16
< Towers >
2.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,984
< Total Healing >
5,741
14,274
< Experience >
14,736
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
336
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Gnar with Orianna in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Orianna versus Gnar matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gnar..

Orianna typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Orianna and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Gnar

Who is Better, Orianna or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a good counter to Gnar.

While Orianna does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Orianna into Gnaras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Gnar matchups, Orianna is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Orianna is a decent counter to Gnar. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Orianna against Gnar.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Orianna, we analyzed 561 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 Orianna 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 truly master Orianna in order to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Orianna versus Gnar build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Orianna had an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Gnar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Gnar as Orianna, Orianna players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Orianna vs Gnar counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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