Viktor vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Viktor
based on 538 Viktor vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Gnar
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Viktor versus Gnar counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..
Viktor often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Gnar
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Who is Better, Viktor or Gnar?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes a good counter to Gnar.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Viktor also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Gnaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Gnar matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Viktor is a decent counter for Gnar. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Viktor versus Gnar build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Gnar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Gnar with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Gnar as Viktor, Viktor players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Viktor vs Gnar clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.
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