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Gnar matchups

Tier 4#37 TopFull build
You playGnar

Tier 448.5% win · #37 top

Malphite favoured44.1%Gnar wins 44.1% of games into Malphite, well below the 48.5% Gnar wins overall.
AgainstMalphite

Tier 152.0% win · #1 top

44.1%56.0%

1,861 gamesSample A 43.2%Sample B 45.5%Sample C 44.4%Gold at 15 −157Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Gnar: Gold 48.6% · Plat 48.6% · Emerald 48.6% · Diamond 47.4%Malphite: Gold 51.4% · Plat 52.6% · Emerald 52.1% · Diamond 52.5%

Lane plan

Although you have the upper hand through your kiting, be careful of his (E) and (R). Purchase Hexdrinker if he goes for an AP build.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Trinity Force

    You complete Trinity Force at ~15 min; Malphite completes Sunfire Aegis at ~13 min. 2 minutes where Malphite is ahead.

  • Level 3: Malphite's Thunderclap (W) is 10s, your Hop / Crunch (E) is 22s, so Malphite is back first. Level 6: Malphite's ultimate 130s, yours 90s.

  • Teleport

    Malphite takes Flash + Teleport in 75.4% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (75.9%).

Build into Malphite

Sample B · Emerald+ · 719 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    40.9% of games · 45.2% win
    • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion44.9%
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion36.8%

  2. First back

    Long SwordBootsPhage

    Long Sword, Boots, Phage

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item15 min

    Trinity Force

    Trinity Force

    69.1% of games · 42.0% win
    • Black Cleaver52.6%
    • Wit's End53.1%

  4. 2nd item22 min

    Black Cleaver

    Black Cleaver

    43.8% of games · 48.9% win
    • Trinity Force54.3%
    • Wit's End40.7%

  5. 3rd item28 min

    Sterak's Gage

    Sterak's Gage

    13.2% of games · 61.1% win
    • Wit's End66.7%
    • Randuin's Omen46.7%

  6. Boots12 min

    Mercury's Treads

    Mercury's Treads

    70.4% of games · 45.6% win
    • Plated Steelcaps42.6%
    • Boots of Swiftness51.3%

Runes

Most played page, 324 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Fleet FootworkFleet Footworkpicked in 45.1%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 69.1%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 78.4%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 65.0%

ResolveResolve

  1. OvergrowthOvergrowthpicked in 70.5%
  2. Bone PlatingBone Platingpicked in 60.2%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

  3. Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undyingpicked in 20.6% · 148 games · no full page45.9%

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 372 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE95.2% pick · 679 games45.4%

Malphite: Q start, max QEW224 games

Summoner spells

FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport75.9% pick

FlashTeleportMalphite: Flash + Teleport, 75.4%547 games

Play against Malphite

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Malphite's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Granite ShieldPassive
  2. Q Seismic Shard8s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 625 range8s8s8s8s
  3. W Thunderclap10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s cooldown · 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 mana · 400 range—10s10s10s
  4. E Ground Slam7s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 400 range—7s7s7s
  5. R Unstoppable Force130 / 115 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 1000 range——130s115s

Thunderclap (W) is the long one early: 10s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Gnar's abilities

You · uses rage
  1. P Rage GenePassive
  2. Q Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · No cost · 1100 range16s16s13s10s
  3. W Hyper / Wallop7s cooldown · No cost—7s7s7s
  4. E Hop / Crunch22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12s cooldown · No cost · 475 range—22s22s22s
  5. R GNAR!90 / 60 / 30s cooldown · No cost · 590 range——90s60s

Hop / Crunch (E) is the long one early: 22s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 39 top matchups

Gnar's win rate into each one · green beats Gnar's average, rose falls short
40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.