Gnar Pro Builds - How to Play Gnar in Season 14

Gnarthe Missing Link – is a great Fighter that is usually played on position Top. Gnar can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Top in this LoL Gnar guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

Gnar has a win rate of 56% and pick rate of 0.5%. There is a ban rate of 0%. Although a great champion, winning with Gnar is not a given. You need to have the right Gnar build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.10. There are many Gnar probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Gnar players need to win.

Latest Gnar probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest Gnar probuilds on position Top.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
Gnar
Vizicsacsi
9/3/10
6.3
Cassiopeia
Fleet Footwork
Resolve
TeleportFlash
Gnar
Raise
3/9/5
0.9
Sion
Fleet Footwork
Resolve
TeleportFlash
Gnar
Sneaky
5/4/3
2.0
Urgot
Grasp of the Undying
Precision
FlashTeleport
Gnar
Werlyb
7/11/9
1.5
Shen
Fleet Footwork
Resolve
FlashTeleport
Gnar
Szygenda
3/7/0
0.4
Renekton
Fleet Footwork
Resolve
TeleportFlash
Latest LoL Gnar pro builds

How to play Gnar

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Gnar is strong, but if you ran into Camille Camille or Malphite Malphite you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Gnar Top pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Gnar. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Gnar builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play Gnar
Learn how to play Gnar Top

Items for Gnar

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Gnar. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Gragas Gragas or K'Sante K'Sante can also influence your buying decisions.

Since Gnar is a powerful Fighter you should start with Doran's Blade Doran's Blade and Health Potion Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

  1. Trinity Force Trinity Force
  2. Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
  3. Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen

Gnar abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Gnar. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Gnar. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Teleport Teleport.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Gnar abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss. Then you should continue with Hyper / Wallop Hyper / Wallop, followed by Hop / Crunch Hop / Crunch. An order for abilities of Gnar up to level 10:

Gnar ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
2RHyper / Wallop Hyper / Wallop
3RHop / Crunch Hop / Crunch
4RBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
5RBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
6RGNAR! GNAR!
7RBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
8RHyper / Wallop Hyper / Wallop
9RBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
10RHyper / Wallop Hyper / Wallop

Most effective Gnar runes selection

For an effective Gnar build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Gnar. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Missing Link: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Gnar are for primary Precision Precision and for secondary Resolve Resolve. As the keystone rune on Gnar most pros pick Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork.

For your primary path – Precision Precision – choose these runes on Gnar:

  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork
  • Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
  • Triumph Triumph
  • Last Stand Last Stand

For your secondary path – Resolve Resolve – choose these runes on Gnar:

  • Overgrowth Overgrowth
  • Second Wind Second Wind

Champions that counter Gnar

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Gnar. There are champions that counter Gnar. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Camille Camille for instance is strong against Gnar and has a win rate of 61%. Another dangerous counter is Malphite Malphite.

When your opponent counter picks Gnar in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by La Ilusión Gnar
Pro build inspired by La Ilusión Gnar

La Ilusión Gnar is one of the 10 available skins for Gnar.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for Gnar pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Gnar into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Gnar guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Gnar will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build Gnar in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use GNAR! GNAR!. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Gnar build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Gnar will grow. Once you mastered Gnarthe Missing Link – you will rule the rift.