Is Gnar good in Patch 26.13?

Gnar is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.1% win rate, 3.5% pick rate, and 1.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Gnar Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Gnar Top?

The best Gnar Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage with the Fleet Footwork keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Gnar Top is C tier with 49.1% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Gnar in Patch 26.13 include Malphite (43.5% Gnar win rate), Irelia (44.6% Gnar win rate), Darius (48.1% Gnar win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Gnar?

To climb with Gnar Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Positioning, Advanced teamfighting, and Baiting. Positioning: Positioning is all about finding the balance between safety and damage output in a given situation. Advanced teamfighting: : Teamfighting at the highest level revolves around intricate details like objective approach routes, vision setup, engage locations, and terrain advantage.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play GnarTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Gnar Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Gnar is C tier Top with 49.1% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Fleet Footwork + Trinity Force, Black Cleaver. Hardest matchup: Malphite (43.5% win rate for Gnar). Key patterns to practice: Positioning, Advanced teamfighting, and Baiting.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#40of 47 Top champions

Win rate49.1%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate3.5%21st most picked Top

Ban rate1.1%

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Gnar Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (3.5% pick rate, 49.4% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.4% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

Fleet FootworkKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

ResolveSECONDARY

Bone Plating

Overgrowth

SHARDS

Fleet Footwork · Triumph · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Bone Plating · Overgrowth

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleport

Skill order

EMax Q first

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28101213

31415

611

Item build

3.5% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force

Black Cleaver

Sterak's Gage

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Trinity Force

Black Cleaver

Sterak's Gage

Wit's End

Randuin's Omen

Thornmail

Gnar Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Gnar holds a 49.1% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 1.0 points below the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 40th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 3.5% pick rate (21st most played in the role) and a 1.1% ban rate, Gnar rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Gnar Top held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Gnar is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Gnar Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Malphite (43.5% win rate for Gnar) and Irelia (44.6% win rate for Gnar): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, KSante (54.3%) and Jayce (52.4%) are the matchups to look for, where Gnar wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Gnar Top

Pick Gnar Top in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Gnar Top guide

Gnar top is a shapeshifting poke champion built around Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss (Q), Hyper / Wallop (W), and Hop / Crunch (E): poke with Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss while Rage Gene (passive) fills from combat, then use Hyper / Wallop's stun and Hop / Crunch's gap-close once he transforms into Mega Gnar, adding GNAR! (R) to throw enemies into a wall for a stun and bonus damage.

The build

Rune page: Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand (Precision), with Overgrowth and Bone Plating (Resolve). Summoners: Flash and Teleport. Skill order opens Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss (Q), Hyper / Wallop (W), Hop / Crunch (E), maxing Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss (Q) first with Hyper / Wallop (W) second. Starter: Doran's Blade and a Health Potion, into Plated Steelcaps. Core build: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, with Wit's End, Randuin's Omen, and Thornmail as later options.

Ability mechanics

Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss (Q) damages and slows on the way out and back as Mini Gnar, and catching the return reduces its cooldown; Mega Gnar's version instead stops on the first unit hit and can be picked up for the same reduction. Hyper / Wallop (W) adds bonus damage and Move Speed to Mini Gnar's attacks and spells, while Mega Gnar's version stuns enemies in an area instead. Hop / Crunch (E) bounces Mini Gnar off a unit's head to travel further; Mega Gnar can't bounce and lands with earth-shattering force instead.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Malphite, Irelia, Darius, Garen, Yone. Best matchups: K'Sante, Jayce, Aatrox.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Gnar counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Gnar good in Patch 26.13?: Gnar is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.1% win rate, 3.5% pick rate, and 1.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Gnar Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Gnar Top?: The best Gnar Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage with the Fleet Footwork keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Gnar Top is C tier with 49.1% win rate this patch.
Who counters Gnar?: Champions that counter Gnar in Patch 26.13 include Malphite (43.5% Gnar win rate), Irelia (44.6% Gnar win rate), Darius (48.1% Gnar win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Gnar?: To climb with Gnar Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Positioning, Advanced teamfighting, and Baiting. Positioning: Positioning is all about finding the balance between safety and damage output in a given situation. Advanced teamfighting: : Teamfighting at the highest level revolves around intricate details like objective approach routes, vision setup, engage locations, and terrain advantage.