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How to Win Renekton vs Gnar Counter MatchupRenekton is in the b tier of champions

Renekton vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Renekton in LoLRenekton is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Renekton

based on 588 Renekton vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Renekton came out of an analysis of 588 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Renekton encounters Gnar in only 1.0% of his matches.

Renekton vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Renekton has done a poor job of countering Gnar. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Renekton vs Gnar rounds, Renekton’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Renekton vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Renekton Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Renekton to level upq
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Second ability for Renekton to level upe
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Last skill for Renekton to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Renekton's passive ability p
Renekton's q ability q
Renekton's w ability w
Renekton's e ability e
Renekton's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Renekton

Tips for Playing as Renekton against Gnar

Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.

Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.

Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.

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.

Renekton vs Gnar Counter Stats

Renekton Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Gnar Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
5
< Assists >
6.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
177
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,229
< Physical Damage >
19,271
2,835
< Magic Damage >
3,895
635
< True Damage >
478
18,699
< Damage Dealt >
23,644
35,740
< Damage Taken >
28,413
11,488
< Gold Earned >
11,300
2.16
< Towers >
2.5
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,674
< Total Healing >
5,966
14,517
< Experience >
14,674
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
72
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Gnar with Renekton in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Renekton versus Gnar matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Renekton’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Renekton may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Renekton usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Renekton and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Renekton
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Renekton
Gnar

Who is Better, Renekton or Gnar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Renekton usually loses when facing off against Gnar, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Renekton makes a poor counter to Gnar.

While Renekton does have a lower winrate than Gnar, when facing one another, Renekton also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Renekton into Gnar.

Furthermore, Renekton also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Renekton is a somewhat poor counter for Gnar. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Renekton against Gnar.

Additional Information for Renekton Players

How We Calculated Our Renekton vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Renekton, we analyzed 588 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 Renekton 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 Renekton in order to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Renekton typically gets a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Renekton versus Gnar build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Renekton incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gnar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Renekton had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Gnar as Renekton, Renekton players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Renekton vs Gnar LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Renekton are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.