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How to Synergize Gnar and Rengar

based on 1,269 Gnar with Rengar pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has been on the same team as Rengar in 1269 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Gnar play with Rengar. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play alongside Rengar as allies. This has only occurred in about 3.2% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Rengar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Rengar. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.7% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Gnar when fighting on the same team as Rengar by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerSterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

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
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W
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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 Rengar

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Rengar

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 Rengar Will Play

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

Gnar Rengar Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Rengar Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,528
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,442
< Magic Damage >
3,434
481
< True Damage >
477
21,452
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
28,990
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,163
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.29
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,864
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,662
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
412
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Rengar as Gnar in LoL

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

When Gnar is an ally to Rengar, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Rengar does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played together with Rengar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Rengar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rengar.

Moreover, when Gnar plays with Rengar on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Rengar does a decent job of covering Gnar in team fights.

Synergies between Gnar and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Rengar

Is Gnar better when played alongside Rengar?

There is no top companion for Gnar that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, Rengar is a relatively poor companion for Gnar. By playing on the same side as Gnar, he lowers their win rate by -1.3% to 46.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Gnar and Rengar that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Rengar has a lower difficulty than Gnar. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Rengar teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working together, Gnar players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Gnar and Rengar together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates very much magic damage. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Rengar teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Rengar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Rengar, we analyzed 1,269 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 Rengar 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 to pair well with Rengar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Gnar and Rengar synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Rengar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rengar with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

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