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How to Win Zeri vs Gnar Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Zeri

based on 394 Zeri vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Zeri fought Gnar 394 times. Having so many games with Zeri versus Gnar provides us confidence in our ability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to wreck Gnar. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zeri fights Gnar in only 1.0% of their games.

Zeri vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a awful job of beating Gnar. Typically, they wins a lowly 44.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Zeri against Gnar rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Zeri vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

StormrazorKraken SlayerNavori QuickbladesLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
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Q
9
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Gnar as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Gnar Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Gnar Image
6.6
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
186
< Minions Killed >
165
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.57
13,756
< Physical Damage >
18,543
6,313
< Magic Damage >
3,396
535
< True Damage >
467
20,605
< Damage Dealt >
22,406
23,383
< Damage Taken >
29,910
12,406
< Gold Earned >
11,444
2.1
< Towers >
2.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,359
< Total Healing >
6,331
12,641
< Experience >
14,942
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
120
< Time Dealing CC >
426

How to Counter Gnar with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Zeri versus Gnar counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between these two champions. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Gnar..

Zeri usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Typically, they receives less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Gnar

Who is Better, Zeri or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Gnar, with a 44.2% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a poor counter for Gnar.

While Zeri does have a much lower winrate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Zeri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Gnar.

Furthermore, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zeri is a terribly counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Gnar.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Zeri, we analyzed 394 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 Zeri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Zeri versus Gnar build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri bought at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs Gnar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 44.2% battling Gnar with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Gnar as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zeri vs Gnar battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.2% win rate overall.

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