Game patch, matey 26.21Data Dragon 16.21.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
the Missing Link
Gnar be a durable champion who creates space through control, protection or a committed front line. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleTopsideArrr, strengths and limits
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
Managing yer Rage be very fit fer th' captain's eye. Try to time out yer transformations so ye can get maximum benefit from both forms.
Position yourself next aboard to walls to bait yer enemies into getting stunned by yer ultimate.
Know yer strengths! Mini Gnar be fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar be slow, tough, and has high burst.
Gnar can't gain Rage fer 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his crew.
Arrr, Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits ye into a wall. Be careful when fighting him nigh one.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.
Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.
Ranged attacks be useful only while a seaworthy line to th' target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
Th' kit be most often most valuable when it controls an entrance, protects a carry or begins a fight crewmates can actually reach. Durability does nay make an isolated engage seaworthy.
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.
Reserve anti-heal and anti-shielding fer a visible problem in th' full crew composition; they be nay default answers to every champion.
A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive gear reference
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.
Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gnar has an established solo-course course wit' th' income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side course.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gnar be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gnar be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gnar be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gnar be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Arrr, kit reference
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishWhile in combat Gnar generates Rage. At maximum Rage his next ability will transform him into Mega Gnar, granting increased survivability and access to new spells.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishGnar throws a boomerang that damages and slows enemies it hits before returning to him. If he catches the boomerang its cooldown is reduced. Mega Gnar instead throws a boulder that stops on the first unit hit, damaging and slowing everything nearby. It can then be picked up to reduce the cooldown.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishGnar's attacks and spells hype him up, dealing bonus damage and granting him Move Speed. Mega Gnar is too enraged to be hyper and instead can rear up on his hind legs and smash down on the area in front of him, stunning enemies in an area.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishGnar leaps to a location and bounces off the head of any unit he lands on, traveling further. Mega Gnar is too large to bounce and instead lands with earth-shattering force, dealing damage in an area around him.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishMega Gnar throws everything around him in a chosen direction, dealing damage and slowing them. Any enemy that hits a wall is stunned and takes bonus damage.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Wait fer reload (s) Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Rank | Health, arr | Rage | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 540 | 100 Rage | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 597 | 100 Rage | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 657 | 100 Rage | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 719 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 784 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 852 | 100 Rage | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 923 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 996 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,072 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,151 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,233 | 100 Rage | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,318 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,405 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,495 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 1,588 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 1,684 | 100 Rage | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 1,782 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 1,883 | 100 Rage | Spend one trick point |
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