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How to Synergize Gnar and Anivia

based on 574 Gnar with Anivia pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has gone into battle with Anivia in 574 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Gnar synergize with Anivia. It is very rare for Gnar to play with Anivia as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.4% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Anivia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a dismal job of playing alongside Anivia. On average, he wins a poor 47.0% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Gnar when playing with Anivia by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Sundered SkyStridebreakerThornmail

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
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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
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Anivia

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Anivia

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 Anivia Will Play

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Gnar Anivia Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
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5
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
165
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,243
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,433
< Magic Damage >
3,434
459
< True Damage >
477
22,136
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
30,047
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,328
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.33
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,012
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,765
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
416
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Anivia as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Anivia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Anivia, 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 Anivia. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Anivia helps Gnar perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar is an ally to Anivia, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Anivia supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played alongside Anivia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Anivia.

Moreover, when Gnar plays with Anivia on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Anivia does a poor job of covering Gnar in teamfights.

Synergies between Gnar and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Anivia

Is Gnar better when played alongside Anivia?

There is no top synergy for Gnar that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Anivia is a very typical teammate for Gnar. By playing on the same side as Gnar, she lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 47.0%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Gnar and Anivia that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Anivia has a greater difficulty than Gnar. That means you must be cautious when arranging Anivia allies to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, Gnar players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Gnar and Anivia together, you will not be providing your other allies enough AD. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Anivia ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Anivia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Anivia, we analyzed 574 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 Anivia 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

If you would like to truly master Gnar in order to pair well with Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Gnar and Anivia synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Anivia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 47.0% helping carry Anivia with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

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