Gnar
Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions- Pick
- 7.1%picked in 1,994 of 27,906 games
- Ban
- 7.0%1,585 bans over 22,699 games, against 1.7% in soloQ
Amateur: 27,970 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 25% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 951,671 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.
At a glance
Four answers, each one opens its chapter.- What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.DraftLength
- How to play itLethal Tempo, then Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, and Sterak's Gage: the most played build in soloQ.



- In a compCrowd control (CC) first: more CC than 82% of top laners.CCDamagePokeSplit-push
- With / againstBetter than expected against Thresh in amateur play: +13.6 pts over 94 games, range above zero.+13.6 pt94 games
- In draftTaken at any point of the series.
What changes in tournaments?
3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.
- DraftPicked more often in amateur play
- Amateur
- 3.6%
- SoloQ
- 2.1%
- DraftBanned more often in amateur play
- Amateur
- 7.2%
- SoloQ
- 1.7%
- LengthLonger games in amateur play
- Amateur
- 29.5 min
- SoloQ
- 27.3 min
How to play it?
Lethal Tempo, then Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, and Sterak's Gage: the most played build in soloQ.
Trinity Force
Black Cleaver
Sterak's Gage
Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.
What does it bring to a comp?
Crowd control (CC) first: more CC than 82% of top laners.
- Crowd control (CC)top18%1.2 · top laners: 0.8
- Team damagetop20%24% · top laners: 20%
Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners
What marks it
- CC
- Damage
- Poke
- Split-push
Like other top laners
- Damage in lane
- Damage in mid game
- Damage in late game
- Gold at 20 min
- Absorbs damage
- Plays teamfights
- Takes its kills in duels
- Lets allies carry kills
What it is not
Nothing below top laners.
Damage / min by phase · at equal gold
Rank 67 in lane, 60 in mid game and 35 in late game, out of 100 top laners.
Gold vs. direct opponent
At 20 min, ahead of 75% of top laners against the direct opponent.
Where it stands among top laners · every measure
0 ← less · median · more → 100- Damage in lane · rank 67 of 100 among top laners632 · median 599
- Damage in mid game · rank 60 of 100 among top laners902 · median 868
- Damage in late game · rank 35 of 100 among top laners1,016 · median 1,079
- Gold at 15 min · rank 76 of 100 among top laners+286 · median +119
- Gold at 20 min · rank 75 of 100 among top laners+402 · median +100
- Absorbs damage · rank 46 of 100 among top laners888 · median 970
- Plays teamfights · rank 68 of 100 among top laners55% · median 53%
- Takes its kills in duels · rank 33 of 100 among top laners26% · median 28%
- Lets allies carry kills · rank 63 of 100 among top lanersrank 63 of 100
- Crowd control (CC) · rank 82 of 100 among top laners1.2 · median 0.8
- Team damage · rank 80 of 100 among top laners24% · median 20%
With whom, against whom?
Better than expected against Thresh in amateur play: +13.6 pts over 94 games, range above zero.
Best results
Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.
Against
With
Matchups and allies
One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.
- K'Sante218 games49.1%gap -1.6 ptsSoloQ: 53.4% · 2,050 g
- Malphite165 games48.5%gap -0.5 ptsSoloQ: 42.4% · 1,924 g
- Ornn130 games53.1%gap +4.9 ptsSoloQ: 46.6% · 1,030 g
- Renekton108 games45.4%gap -1.7 ptsSoloQ: 50.5% · 1,413 g
- Sion98 games53.1%gap +4.1 ptsSoloQ: 50.0% · 640 g
- Ambessa75 games40.0%gap -8.1 ptsSoloQ: 51.0% · 1,096 g
- Aatrox69 games55.1%gap +7.6 ptsSoloQ: 50.7% · 1,125 g
- Olaf61 games44.3%gap -1.2 ptsSoloQ: 46.9% · 744 g
- Camille57 games42.1%gap -3.6 ptsSoloQ: 47.1% · 1,028 g
- Jayce52 games38.5%gap -9.5 ptsSoloQ: 47.3% · 1,522 g
- Sylas48 games45.8%gap -2.4 ptsSoloQ: 48.4% · 731 g
- Shen44 games43.2%gap -7.8 ptsSoloQ: 50.1% · 860 g
- Zaahen44 games27.3%gap -18.7 ptsSoloQ: 49.8% · 650 g
- Nasus43 games51.2%gap +3.5 ptsSoloQ: 48.9% · 662 g
- Dr. Mundo41 games56.1%gap +4.5 ptsSoloQ: 53.7% · 538 g
- Irelia38 games52.6%gap +1.9 ptsSoloQ: 47.1% · 1,205 g
- Yone34 games55.9%gap +6.9 ptsSoloQ: 48.8% · 1,470 g
- Malphite32 games40.6%gap -8.4 ptsSoloQ: 42.4% · 1,924 g
- Jax27 games—SoloQ: 49.8% · 865 g
- Garen26 games—SoloQ: 48.6% · 1,074 g
- Fiora17 games—SoloQ: 46.8% · 1,168 g
- Gangplank16 games—SoloQ: 47.5% · 934 g
- Malphite8 games—SoloQ: 42.4% · 1,924 g
- Darius6 games—SoloQ: 49.2% · 1,009 g
- Darius5 games—SoloQ: 49.2% · 1,009 g
- Darius5 games—SoloQ: 49.2% · 1,009 g
- Wukong239 games43.9%gap -2.2 ptsSoloQ: 46.7% · 1,353 g
- Jarvan IV171 games45.6%gap -4.4 ptsSoloQ: 51.5% · 1,604 g
- Lee Sin156 games49.4%gap +0.6 ptsSoloQ: 48.4% · 3,199 g
- Vi127 games47.2%gap -1.0 ptsSoloQ: 48.5% · 868 g
- Xin Zhao93 games52.7%gap +4.0 ptsSoloQ: 52.3% · 576 g
- Nocturne68 games50.0%gap -0.8 ptsSoloQ: 52.6% · 549 g
- Cho'Gath67 games43.3%gap -3.8 ptsSoloQ: 50.8% · 1,140 g
- Sylas61 games42.6%gap -4.9 ptsSoloQ: 46.2% · 1,347 g
- Qiyana53 games49.1%gap +3.3 ptsSoloQ: 48.4% · 1,882 g
- Lillia49 games57.1%gap +12.1 ptsSoloQ: 44.3% · 1,007 g
- Viego46 games47.8%gap -1.8 ptsSoloQ: 49.3% · 1,509 g
- Naafiri45 games53.3%gap +5.8 ptsSoloQ: 49.4% · 662 g
- Skarner44 games47.7%gap -3.3 ptsSoloQ: 50.6% · 342 g
- Pantheon43 games53.5%gap +1.1 ptsSoloQ: 53.9% · 193 g
- Trundle40 games42.5%gap -1.9 ptsSoloQ: 45.0% · 151 g
- Graves35 games40.0%gap -8.5 ptsSoloQ: 47.9% · 1,598 g
- Kha'Zix29 games—SoloQ: 51.5% · 1,694 g
- Elise25 games—SoloQ: 46.2% · 989 g
- Nidalee25 games—SoloQ: 49.3% · 1,112 g
- Hecarim20 games—SoloQ: 50.2% · 1,554 g
- Cho'Gath19 games—SoloQ: 50.8% · 1,140 g
- Kayn17 games—SoloQ: 46.2% · 945 g
- Talon17 games—SoloQ: 46.2% · 1,528 g
- Ahri169 games46.7%gap +0.3 ptsSoloQ: 47.0% · 1,886 g
- Syndra164 games49.4%gap +1.6 ptsSoloQ: 48.9% · 2,021 g
- Viktor160 games46.3%gap -1.8 ptsSoloQ: 49.5% · 1,987 g
- Orianna107 games55.1%gap +4.4 ptsSoloQ: 50.3% · 894 g
- Hwei78 games43.6%gap -3.6 ptsSoloQ: 44.8% · 840 g
- Sylas74 games41.9%gap -6.8 ptsSoloQ: 48.1% · 1,593 g
- Aurora69 games49.3%gap -0.2 ptsSoloQ: 50.7% · 795 g
- LeBlanc68 games50.0%gap +1.8 ptsSoloQ: 48.2% · 1,096 g
- Akali67 games46.3%gap -2.0 ptsSoloQ: 50.4% · 1,187 g
- Ryze65 games36.9%gap -13.2 ptsSoloQ: 52.3% · 593 g
- Lissandra60 games48.3%gap -1.5 ptsSoloQ: 49.0% · 933 g
- Yone57 games50.9%gap +5.1 ptsSoloQ: 51.9% · 1,645 g
- Locke56 games37.5%gap -11.4 ptsSoloQ: 49.2% · 1,726 g
- Twisted Fate43 games55.8%gap +8.6 ptsSoloQ: 47.2% · 1,343 g
- Cassiopeia42 games50.0%gap +3.7 ptsSoloQ: 49.3% · 373 g
- Galio40 games57.5%gap +8.0 ptsSoloQ: 48.1% · 1,097 g
- Zed28 games—SoloQ: 45.6% · 1,355 g
- Galio24 games—SoloQ: 48.1% · 1,097 g
- Yasuo18 games—SoloQ: 48.9% · 1,306 g
- Ekko11 games—SoloQ: 47.6% · 1,082 g
- Katarina8 games—SoloQ: 47.7% · 1,261 g
- Galio5 games—SoloQ: 48.1% · 1,097 g
- Yunara183 games39.3%gap -7.1 ptsSoloQ: 48.6% · 3,293 g
- Jhin164 games51.8%gap +0.9 ptsSoloQ: 48.5% · 3,881 g
- Caitlyn163 games48.5%gap +1.7 ptsSoloQ: 50.8% · 2,240 g
- Kai'Sa152 games53.3%gap +4.3 ptsSoloQ: 48.6% · 3,596 g
- Ezreal145 games54.5%gap +2.7 ptsSoloQ: 53.9% · 2,359 g
- Jinx132 games50.8%gap +4.1 ptsSoloQ: 46.8% · 2,683 g
- Xayah112 games43.8%gap -3.6 ptsSoloQ: 48.8% · 1,378 g
- Lucian106 games44.3%gap -5.0 ptsSoloQ: 48.1% · 1,585 g
- Tristana100 games37.0%gap -11.5 ptsSoloQ: 46.6% · 2,294 g
- Ashe88 games55.7%gap +8.5 ptsSoloQ: 49.2% · 912 g
- Sivir88 games42.0%gap -7.6 ptsSoloQ: 48.3% · 849 g
- Aphelios60 games53.3%gap +1.0 ptsSoloQ: 48.2% · 2,138 g
- Miss Fortune55 games50.9%gap +1.6 ptsSoloQ: 49.8% · 845 g
- Zeri55 games41.8%gap -3.8 ptsSoloQ: 50.8% · 1,462 g
- Varus46 games37.0%gap -10.8 ptsSoloQ: 51.1% · 630 g
- Kalista44 games40.9%gap -4.9 ptsSoloQ: 47.9% · 1,248 g
- Draven10 games—SoloQ: 47.1% · 1,062 g
- Lulu195 games47.7%gap -3.4 ptsSoloQ: 48.2% · 3,103 g
- Nautilus180 games54.4%gap +6.1 ptsSoloQ: 48.8% · 2,575 g
- Braum126 games53.2%gap +6.6 ptsSoloQ: 47.1% · 1,339 g
- Leona126 games48.4%gap -1.2 ptsSoloQ: 47.0% · 1,570 g
- Milio125 games48.8%gap -1.6 ptsSoloQ: 48.5% · 1,100 g
- Karma108 games53.7%gap +2.5 ptsSoloQ: 48.8% · 1,677 g
- Rakan105 games43.8%gap -3.9 ptsSoloQ: 48.4% · 1,186 g
- Thresh94 games60.6%gap +13.6 ptsSoloQ: 45.9% · 3,197 g
- Rell91 games40.7%gap -4.2 ptsSoloQ: 46.4% · 1,335 g
- Seraphine91 games39.6%gap -7.9 ptsSoloQ: 51.1% · 949 g
- Blitzcrank74 games43.2%gap -3.7 ptsSoloQ: 47.5% · 1,715 g
- Alistar71 games40.8%gap -6.6 ptsSoloQ: 46.0% · 1,556 g
- Bard55 games60.0%gap +14.4 ptsSoloQ: 49.6% · 1,473 g
- Neeko50 games42.0%gap -4.8 ptsSoloQ: 52.8% · 390 g
- Yuumi43 games44.2%gap -3.2 ptsSoloQ: 52.7% · 1,069 g
- Pyke37 games51.4%gap +2.4 ptsSoloQ: 50.2% · 1,165 g
- Nami33 games42.4%gap -9.0 ptsSoloQ: 49.0% · 1,544 g
- Janna17 games—SoloQ: 46.2% · 1,542 g
- Senna8 games—SoloQ: 47.8% · 1,116 g
Ban it or pick it?
Taken at any point of the series.
Pick rate as Top
Amateur tournaments, compared with soloQ- SoloQ Master+2.1%39,673 picks of 1,903,323ban 1.7% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
- Amateur tournaments3.6%1,395 picks of 38,304ban 7.2% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
- Pro7.0%157 picks of 2,238bans not published · patches 16.17 to 16.20
Presence by patch
13.7% on 16.21Within the series
Fearless series only · as Top- 8.2%G1578 games of 7,070
- 7.1%G2501 games of 7,077
- 8.1%G3+227 games of 2,815

