Ornn vs Gnar

Ornn
vs
54.7%

over 506 games

Gnar

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHeavy CCStrong engageVery tanky

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Gnar

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ornn: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Unending Despair
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport77%
FlashDot18%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Unending Despair
Kaenic Rookern
Frozen Heart
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Hollow Radiance
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Heartsteel
Zeke's Convergence
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Abyssal Mask
Fimbulwinter
Warmog's Armor
Tear of the Goddess
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes
Spirit Visage
Iceborn Gauntlet
66.7% WR27 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Gnar's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Rage Gene (P)

While 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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
316s7s22s–
613s7s22s1m30
910s7s22s1m30
1110s7s22s1m
1610s7s17s30s
1810s7s12s30s

Playing as Ornn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pillar, then Searing Charge into it

    Cast Volcanic Rupture (Q) behind your target, then Searing Charge (E) into the pillar: when you hit that terrain, enemies around you take a knock-up.

  2. Bellows Breath before your trade

    Cast Bellows Breath (W) before your trade: nothing stops you during the breath, and the final burst of flame makes the target brittle, so your next auto knocks them back.

  3. Send your elemental back

    Recast Call of the Forge God (R) to ram the elemental: redirected, it knocks the first champion it hits into the air, then the next ones, and makes them brittle again.

  4. Forge your allies' masterworks

    Create masterwork items for your allies as soon as you can: Living Forge (passive) upgrades their items too, not just yours.

Playing against Gnar

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Play hard against Mini Gnar

    Take your trades when he's Mini Gnar with little Rage Gene (passive): he then has no stun and none of Mega Gnar's defenses.

  2. Dodge his boomerang

    Dodge Boomerang Throw (Q): it slows you, and if he catches it on the way back, its cooldown drops.

  3. Short trades

    Take short trades: on every third auto or ability that hits you, Hyper (W) adds damage based on your max health.

  4. Stay away from walls

    Stay away from walls against Mega Gnar: GNAR! (R) knocks back every nearby enemy, and those who hit a wall are stunned.

Patch 16.21.1