the Missing Link

Gnar

DifficultyHigh

Role

FighterTank

Lane

Top

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Latest Meta Stats

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (Master and above), as of 2026-09-02

Top (Solo)

Win Rate51.2%

Pick Rate3.4%#17

Ban Rate0.7%

Popular Gnar builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-08-29. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1Win rate 53.07%Picks 3,634

Frontline built to close in and stick to targets

Plated Steelcaps
Black Cleaver
Trinity Force
Stridebreaker
Guardian Angel
Amaranth's Twinguard

When you need to chase down and finish off runners

Plated Steelcaps is a 1200G boot that grants 45 Movement Speed, and the build totals 125 Armor and 1283 Max Health. Stridebreaker's active dashes a short distance, damages nearby enemies, and slows them by 40% for 3 seconds on a 25-second cooldown. With 55% Attack Speed in total, you can keep swinging at a target the slow has pinned down.

Build 2Win rate 54.11%Picks 2,845

Frontline layered with shields for long trades

Armored Advance
Trinity Force
Black Cleaver
Sterak's Gage
Amaranth's Twinguard
Guardian Angel

When physical damage keeps coming and hard crowd control locks you down

Armored Advance grants a physical shield absorbing 20-140 plus 5% max HP after a champion deals physical damage to you, on a 12-second cooldown. Sterak's Gage adds a shield worth 75% bonus max HP when damage drops you below 35% HP; it decays over 5 seconds on a 70-second cooldown, and triggering it also increases your size and grants 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds. Durability comes from the build's 1283 Max Health and 130 Armor, while Heavy Handed separately adds bonus AD equal to 50% of base AD.

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Max Skill 1 first for its harass and Slow, then level Skill 2 to boost your damage.

Gnar Skills

Passive

Rage Gene

Dealing or taking damage generates Rage. At max Rage, Gnar's abilities will change, and his next ability transforms him into Mega Gnar for 15 second(s).

Mini Gnar: Gains 0 Movement Speed (max 20) (Lv), 0 Attack Range (max 150) (Lv), and 0% Attack Speed (max 90%) (Lv).

Mega Gnar: Gains 100 base HP (max 900) (Lv), 5 base AR (max 60) (Lv), 5 base MR (max 70) (Lv), and 8 base AD (max 50) (Lv).

When dealing or taking damage as Mini Gnar, gains 3 Rage (increases at level 1/5/10) for the next 2 second(s). Attacking enemy champions generates 2 Rage, and attacking non-champions generates 1 Rage (increases at level 1/5/10).
At max Rage, Gnar automatically transforms after 4 seconds if he does not use an ability.
Rage decays after 13 seconds if Gnar has not dealt or taken damage during this time.
Gnar cannot generate Rage for 15 seconds after he transforms back from Mini Gnar or Mega Gnar.
Mini Gnar and Mega Gnar share all ability cooldowns except Hyper's.

Skill 1

Boomerang Throw

⏳ 16s

Mini Gnar: Throws a boomerang that deals 83 physical damage (5 + 125%AD) and slows by 20% for 2 second(s). The boomerang returns after hitting an enemy, dealing 50% damage to subsequent targets. Each enemy can only be hit once. Catching the boomerang reduces its cooldown by 40%.

Mega Gnar: Throws a boulder, dealing 127 physical damage (40 + 140%AD) and slowing the target hit and nearby enemies by 35% for 2 second(s). Picking up the boulder within 5 second(s) reduces its cooldown by 70%.

The boomerang generates 1 Rage (increases at level 1/5/10) when it hits a champion and 1 Rage (increases at level 1/5/10) when it hits a non-champion. Only the first hit on each target generates Rage.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	16	14	12	10
Boomerang Damage	5	55	105	155
Slow	20%	25%	30%	35%
Boulder Toss Damage	40	95	150	205
Boulder Toss Slow	35%	40%	45%	50%

Skill 2

Hyper

⏳ 20s

Mini Gnar (Passive): Every third attack or ability on the same enemy deals an additional 10 (10 + 100%AP) plus 7% of the target's max HP as magic damage and grants 20% Movement Speed (based on GNAR!'s level) that decays over 3 second(s).

Mini Gnar (Active): Gains 35% Attack Speed for 6 second(s).

Mega Gnar: Smashes down on the area in front of him, dealing 107 physical damage (45 + 100%AD) in an area and stunning for 1.25 second(s).
Gains Hyper's passive Movement Speed bonus upon leaving Mega Gnar form.

Mini Gnar (Passive) deals up to 300 damage to monsters.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	20	19	18	17
Hyper Damage	10	20	30	40
Target's Max Health	7%	9%	11%	13%
AS	35%	40%	45%	50%
Wallop Damage	45	85	125	165

Skill 3

Hop

⏳ 21s

Mini Gnar: Leaps to a location. If Gnar lands on a unit, he will bounce off it, traveling further in the same direction. Deals 86 physical damage (50 + 6% of his max HP) and briefly slows the unit landed on by 80% if they are an enemy.

Mega Gnar: Leaps to a location, dealing 116 physical damage (80 + 6% of his max HP) to nearby enemies on landing. Enemies Gnar lands directly on top of are slowed briefly by 80%.

If casting Hop transforms Gnar into Mega Gnar, Mega Gnar will also bounce off the unit he lands on and travel further.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	21	18	15	12
Hop Damage	50	95	140	185
Crunch Damage	80	125	170	215

Ult

Gnar!

⏳ 60s

Mini Gnar (Passive): Hyper's Movement Speed bonus is increased to 35%.

Mega Gnar: Knocks back enemies around him, dealing 200 physical damage (200 + 50% bonus AD + 100%AP) and slowing them by 45% for 1.25 second(s).
GNAR!'s damage to enemies knocked back into a wall increases by 50%, dealing 300 physical damage and stunning them instead of slowing.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3
Cooldown	60	45	30
MS	35%	50%	65%
Base Damage	200	300	400
Slow Duration	1.25	1.5	1.75
Stun Duration	1.25	1.5	1.75

Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.2, as of 2026-08-25)

The site's latest patch is 7.2d, but these figures come from 7.2. The 8 champions adjusted since then — Yone, Jinx, Leona, Rumble, Nasus, Ryze, Jayce, Nidalee — no longer match the live game.

Official ratings

Damage2/3

Survivability3/3

Utility1/3

Difficulty3/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

Level1

Health600LV15 1832

Attack Damage62LV15 111

Armor43LV15 92

Magic Resist32LV15 60

Movement Speed335

Compare with every champion Open the damage calculator at LV1

Critical damage is 175% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Gnar Strengths

✓Poke and mobility in Mini form, durability and CC in Mega form
✓No mana costs, so skills can be used freely
✓Large teamfight impact as Mega Gnar

Gnar Weaknesses

×Transformation timing is hard to control precisely
×Fragile in Mini form; getting caught often means death
×Strict Rage management that needs team coordination

Early Game

Use Mini Gnar's long range to harass freely while farming safely with Boomerang. Rage management matters a lot; ideally, call for a gank right as you are about to turn into Mega Gnar.

Mid Game

Apply steady pressure through split pushing, and have your Rage built before objective fights begin. Mega Gnar's teamfight impact is large, so never neglect your gauge.

Late Game

Rage control decides fights at this stage. Tune it so you turn Mega right before the fight starts, and time your Teleport or walk-in to arrive on cue. Then deliver your engage into the enemy team.

Teamfights

Transform into Mega Gnar and dive the enemy team with Flash or Skill 3 (Hop). Smashing several targets into a wall with your Ult for the stun puts the teamfight heavily in your favor.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Wasting the Mega Gnar transformation

Recalling right before your Rage caps and you turn into Mega Gnar is a big mistake. Transforming with no one around is the same; you throw away your strongest window before teamfights and objective fights. Manage your gauge and time your engage with the transformation.

Gnar Combos

Mega Gnar Engage

Jump in with Skill 3 just before your rage fills and transform mid-air. Slam them into a wall with Ult, then chain CC.

3▶

Ult▶

2▶

1▶

Mini Gnar Kite

Slow with Skill 1, land two autos to trigger the passive from Skill 2, then kite with the speed boost.

1▶

AA▶

Champions Gnar struggles against (reader votes)

↑ loses the matchup / ↓ not really

Irelia

Yasuo

Gnar Patch History

GnarPatch 7.1h

Buff

Mega Gnar Bonus stats while transformed HP: 100~850 → 100~900 AR: 4~55 → 5~60 MR: 4~65 → 5~70 Hyper Max HP damage: 6%/8%/10%/12% → 7%/9%/11%/13% Transformed Gnar can shoulder a heavier role now. The upper end of his HP and both resistances rises, so the durability gap widens as he levels. The lower ends of AR and MR each go up by 1 as well, meaning the transform feels stronger from the early game rather than only late. Hyper also deals 1% more max HP damage at every rank, letting him cut through durable targets faster and making it easier to justify stepping up to trade.