Gnar is a Baron Lane fighter in Wild Rift, a prehistoric yordle alternating between a fast mini form at range and a tank mega form in melee based on his rage meter.
Gnar is a Baron Lane fighter in Wild Rift, a prehistoric yordle alternating between a fast mini form at range and a tank mega form in melee based on his rage meter. His kit provides slowing boomerangs, leaps, and in mega form, an AoE knock-up engage and an ally-throwing ultimate. He excels in compositions leveraging his dual nature to adapt to each tactical situation. In Wild Rift, managing MEGA GNAR transformation at the right moment is fundamental — transformation on the right enemy group can reverse an entire teamfight.
Gnar excels in teamfight and group engage compositions. He benefits from allies able to follow up on massive area crowd control or create wombo combos. Teams that force grouped fights amplify his strengths.
Gnar becomes vulnerable when opponents exploit the windows between his forms. Compositions able to punish his mini form with burst or sustained poke reduce his effectiveness. Poor transformation timing severely limits his teamfight impact.
Constantly track your rage to prepare optimal transformations before fights. Proper positioning allows you to engage multiple targets in mega form. During lane phase, use mobility and poke to maintain pressure.
Gnar isn’t difficult because of mechanics, but because timing defines everything. He rewards game understanding far more than raw execution. If you can manage Rage, play around objectives, and wait for the right wall angle, he can solo carry fights. But if you play reactively or without a plan, he becomes inconsistent. He’s not a universal blind pick—he’s a tempo control pick.
Gnar’s real weakness isn’t his lack of tankiness or his kite—it’s his total dependence on a short transformation window. Once Mega is used or wasted, his impact drops instantly. This creates a structural issue: he cannot handle consecutive fights effectively. Teams that force repeated skirmishes exploit this weakness and drastically reduce his overall value.
Gnar's win rate has dropped -1.57 pts over the last 30 days, now at 47.62%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.
Wave control + poke; prepares Mega for the first Herald.
Play corridors/wall angles; look for 5v5 Mega ready.
Front-to-back: protect your Mega backline and look for the decisive wall.
| Lvl | HP | AD | Armor | MR | HP regen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 | 62 | 43 | 32 | 6 |
| 2 | 688 | 65.5 | 46.5 | 34 | 7 |
| 3 | 776 | 69 | 50 | 36 | 8 |
| 4 | 864 | 72.5 | 53.5 | 38 | 9 |
| 5 | 952 | 76 | 57 | 40 | 10 |
| 6 | 1,040 | 79.5 | 60.5 | 42 | 11 |
| 7 | 1,128 | 83 | 64 | 44 | 12 |
| 8 | 1,216 | 86.5 | 67.5 | 46 | 13 |
| 9 | 1,304 | 90 | 71 | 48 | 14 |
| 10 | 1,392 | 93.5 | 74.5 | 50 | 15 |
| 11 | 1,480 | 97 | 78 | 52 | 16 |
| 12 | 1,568 | 100.5 | 81.5 | 54 | 17 |
| 13 | 1,656 | 104 | 85 | 56 | 18 |
| 14 | 1,744 | 107.5 | 88.5 | 58 | 19 |
| 15 | 1,832 | 111 | 92 | 60 | 20 |
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Gnar prioritizes health, resistances, and hybrid damage stats. His builds balance survivability with offensive pressure to stay relevant in both forms. He often transitions into a frontline engager during the late game.
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
Q
Poke from a distance with Q (boomerang return = 2 hits), follow up with auto-attacks to stack Rage.
E
W
R
Engage with E, stun with W, then use R for a knock-up and wall slam.
R
E
W
Use R to hurl enemies against a wall (heavy damage + prolonged stun), followed by E+W for additional CC.
Play around your Rage: prepare Mega for key objectives and battles.
Avoid the walls when you're Mini against the engageurs (Camille/Jax).
You should only engage when your Rage is near full and your team is ready to follow immediately. A common mistake is engaging in Mini hoping to transform mid-fight. Instead, you need to plan 10–15 seconds ahead, prepare Mega, and force a fight near a wall with a clear angle. Without that setup, your engage loses most of its value.
His inconsistency comes directly from his Rage mechanic. Unlike other champions, he cannot freely choose when to engage. If a fight starts before he’s ready to transform, he becomes weak. This makes his impact highly dependent on game tempo and his ability to anticipate fights.
Gnar can do both, but his real impact comes from Mega teamfights. Split pushing is mainly used to force reactions and prepare Rage before objectives. Staying in side lane too long reduces your main value. Split push should be seen as preparation, not the main strategy.
The key isn’t mechanical, but positional. You must think about angles and walls before entering the fight. If you engage without a nearby wall or proper alignment, your ultimate loses most of its impact. Use Flash only when you’re certain you can hit multiple targets into a wall.
Master Wild Rift wave management to create tempo, secure objectives, and win more games without forcing bad fights.
Read 02Understand macro in Wild Rift: objectives, rotations, tempo, vision and decisions that help you win more ranked games.
Read 03A coach-style guide to win more ranked games in Wild Rift: decisions, draft, objectives, invisible mistakes, and climbing mindset.
Read 04Learn when to contest Drake, when to start Baron, when to give an objective, and how to avoid objective throws in Wild Rift.
ReadBuild your team around Gnar, analyze enemy counters in real time and get pick recommendations aligned with the current patch meta.
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