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Gnar vs Jax

GnarYOU · TOP
JaxENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

Respect his E
His E is his only way to trade early: abuse him while it's down, but a good Jax will E → Q to catch your dash.
E on cooldown
All-in whenever his E is down: without it he has no way to fight back.
React to the animation
The moment you see his E animation, start getting away so his Q can't catch you.
Never keep dueling him once his Trinity Force is finished: that's when he becomes a powerhouse.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 53% WR - 531 games
Skill order
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Gnar · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gnar vs Jax in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his only early trade is E, but he'll E → Q to catch your escape.

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