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How to Synergize Gnar and Maokai

based on 1,485 Gnar with Maokai pairs
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Gnar has been on the same team as Maokai in 1485 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data straight from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Gnar play with Maokai. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play alongside Maokai as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 3.7% of games with Gnar.

Gnar Maokai Synergy Summary

Gnar does a good job of synergizing with Maokai. Typically, he wins an epic 52.7% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Gnar when playing alongside Maokai by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Wit's EndForce of NatureSterak's GageTitanic Hydra

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
W
3
E
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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 Synergizing Gnar and Maokai

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Maokai

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 Maokai Will Play

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Gnar Maokai Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Maokai Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
170
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,727
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,479
< Magic Damage >
3,434
482
< True Damage >
477
22,688
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
29,573
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,650
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.64
< Towers >
2.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,327
< Total Healing >
6,111
15,071
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
419
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Maokai as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Maokai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Maokai, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Maokai helps Gnar perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gnar is paired with Maokai, he observes a little increase in his full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Maokai supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played together with Maokai on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Maokai.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Maokai on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Maokai does a decent job of covering Gnar during team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Maokai

Is Gnar better when played alongside Maokai?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Gnar that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, overall, Maokai is a top-tier ally for Gnar. By being on the same side as Gnar, he raises their win rate by 4.7% to 52.7%. This demonstrates that there is an important strategic relationship between Gnar and Maokai that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Maokai has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Maokai comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by pairing Gnar and Maokai together, you may not be granting your other allies enough attack damage. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Maokai ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Maokai Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Maokai, we analyzed 1,485 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 Maokai 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gnar in order to pair well with Maokai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to build first in your Gnar and Maokai synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Maokai than with most other common builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when playing alongside Maokai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing 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 we have analyed for Gnar and Maokai pairings, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

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