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Gnar with Soraka

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How to Synergize Gnar and Soraka

based on 862 Gnar with Soraka pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has been on the same team as Soraka in 862 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Gnar play with Soraka. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play alongside Soraka as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.2% of matches with Gnar.

Gnar Soraka Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Soraka. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Gnar when playing alongside Soraka by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerStridebreakerThornmail

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
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Soraka

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Soraka

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 Soraka Will Play

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Gnar Soraka Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Soraka Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.9
5.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,329
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,510
< Magic Damage >
3,434
442
< True Damage >
477
22,282
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
29,665
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,169
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.35
< Towers >
2.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,502
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,485
< Experience >
14,919
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
429
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Soraka as Gnar in LoL

The Gnar Soraka synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Soraka, 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 Soraka. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Soraka helps Gnar perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar is paired with Soraka, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Soraka helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played with Soraka on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Soraka. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Soraka.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Soraka on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Soraka does a decent job of covering Gnar during teamfights.

Synergies between Gnar and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Soraka

Is Gnar better when played alongside Soraka?

There is no one best companion for Gnar that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Soraka is a very typical companion for Gnar. By being on the same team as Gnar, she lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 47.6%. This signals that there is a weak synergy between Gnar and Soraka that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Soraka has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means Gnar players don't need to be very careful when lining up Soraka comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide utility and CC for your side. Combined, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Conversely, by grouping Gnar and Soraka together, you probably will not be providing your side a lot of AD. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Soraka ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 Soraka Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Soraka, we analyzed 862 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 Soraka 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 synergize with Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Gnar and Soraka synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Soraka than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 47.6% helping carry Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you 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 rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Soraka with Gnar are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.