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

Gnar with Nidalee

How to Win With Gnar and Nidalee Paired TogetherGnar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Gnar and Nidalee

based on 301 Gnar with Nidalee pairs
Win Rate
38.5 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Gnar has gone into battle with Nidalee in 301 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the hosts of LoL, we are confident that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Gnar play with Nidalee. It is very rare for Gnar to play with Nidalee on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 0.8% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Nidalee Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Nidalee. On average, he wins a lowly 38.5% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Gnar when playing with Nidalee by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Nidalee 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 Sky

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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Nidalee

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 Nidalee Will Play

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Gnar Nidalee Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
38.5 %
VS
Win Rate
61.5 %
Nidalee Image
5
< Kills >
5.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
171
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,639
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,436
< Magic Damage >
3,434
461
< True Damage >
477
22,537
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
30,216
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,357
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.3
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,161
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,805
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
419
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Nidalee as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Nidalee synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nidalee, 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 Nidalee. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nidalee helps Gnar perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar is an ally to Nidalee, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Nidalee helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Nidalee 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 synergisticly with Nidalee.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Nidalee on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Nidalee does a poor job of protecting Gnar in team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Nidalee

Is Gnar better when played alongside Nidalee?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Gnar that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Nidalee is a terrible ally for Gnar. By being on the same team as Gnar, she lowers their win rate by -9.5% to 38.5%. This proves that there is a very bad bond between Gnar and Nidalee that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Nidalee has a lower difficulty than Gnar. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Nidalee allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by grouping Gnar and Nidalee together, you will not be providing your side enough utility. Make sure to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Nidalee ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Nidalee Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Nidalee, we analyzed 301 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 Nidalee 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 work well with Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Gnar and Nidalee synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Nidalee than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 38.5% when playing alongside Nidalee with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Gnar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gnar and Nidalee pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 38.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Nidalee with Gnar are given for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.