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How to Synergize Gnar with Ahri on the Same TeamGnar is in the a tier of champions

Gnar with Ahri

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How to Synergize Gnar and Ahri

based on 1,222 Gnar with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Gnar has gone into battle with Ahri in 1222 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Gnar play with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play with Ahri on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 3.1% of rounds with Gnar.

Gnar Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Ahri. Normally, he wins a poor 45.1% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Gnar when fighting on the same team as Ahri by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Force of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanStridebreakerSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar'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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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Ahri

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Advice to Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Gnar Ahri Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
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5.2
< Kills >
5.2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,183
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,416
< Magic Damage >
3,434
471
< True Damage >
477
22,070
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
30,018
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,441
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.35
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,050
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,947
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
424
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Ahri as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gnar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ahri helps Gnar perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar is paired with Ahri, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference may indicate that Ahri does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ahri.

Moreover, when Gnar plays with Ahri on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Ahri does a poor job of protecting Gnar during team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Ahri

Is Gnar better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Gnar that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Ahri is a below average teammate for Gnar. By being on the same team as Gnar, she decreases their win rate by -2.9% to 45.1%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Gnar and Ahri that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Ahri has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be very careful when arranging Ahri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Gnar and Ahri together, you may not be granting your team a great deal of sustained damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Ahri ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Ahri, we analyzed 1,222 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gnar with Ahri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Gnar in order to work well with Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Gnar and Ahri synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Ahri than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 45.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Gnar players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Gnar and Ahri pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Ahri with Gnar are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located above.