By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Missing Link
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,006 games).
Gnar, the Missing Link, builds Rage in combat until his next ability turns him into Mega Gnar, and GNAR! stuns anyone it throws into a wall. Counted Master+ Gnars were top laners choosing between Lethal Tempo and Fleet Footwork, and their one printed path starts with Trinity Force.
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Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,006 games · Preview sample
3,006
Games
High
Confidence
58.2%Win Rate
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This exact page: taken in 12.5% of games·45.2% win rate over 376 games.
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Fleet Footwork36.8% taken · 48.8% win1,105 games
Grasp of the Undying3.3% taken · 42.4% win99 games
Conqueror2.6% taken · 47.4% win78 gamesPrecision + Resolve93.9% taken · 47.4% win2,822 gamesResolve + Precision2.9% taken · 43.7% win87 games
Precision + Inspiration2.1% taken · 48.4% win62 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Gnar's most common path.
QGnar throws a boomerang that damages and slows enemies it hits before returning to him.
Cooldown 16/14.5/13/11.5/10s · No cost
WGnar's attacks and spells hype him up, dealing bonus damage and granting him Move Speed.
Cooldown 7s · No cost
EGnar leaps to a location and bounces off the head of any unit he lands on, traveling further.
Cooldown 22/19.5/17/14.5/12s · No cost
RMega Gnar throws everything around him in a chosen direction, dealing damage and slowing them.
Cooldown 90/60/30s · No costMax Q first, then W, then E. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WHyper / Wallop | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EHop / Crunch | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RGNAR! | R | R | R |
How Gnar performs against enemy top laners
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Gnar is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 8/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PRage Gene
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.
Passive — never cast
QBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
Gnar 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.
No costCooldown 16/14.5/13/11.5/10sRange 1100
WHyper / Wallop
Gnar'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.
No costCooldown 7sRange 0
EHop / Crunch
Gnar 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.
No costCooldown 22/19.5/17/14.5/12sRange 475
RGNAR!
Mega 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.
No costCooldown 90/60/30sRange 590
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Gnar in 1 patch. The latest is patch 25.16, published 2025-08-12.
QBoomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
Gnar has been a sad little fluff ball in the top lane, and hasn't even thrived in his natural, pro play habitat. To help our favorite prehistoric yordle we’re giving some love to his highest counterplay, highest satisfaction ability, to let him chuck wood and rocks for a better feeling early game. Additionally he really only has two spells when he's a baby, so allowing him to use it more will make him smile, and who doesn’t love that smile.
Riot's data lists 11 looks for Gnar with their own art, the base skin included and 33 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Gnar | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 540 | 170th | 620 |
| Health per level | 79 | 172nd | 104 |
| Base armor | 32 | =65th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 3.7 | 172nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 30 | =110th | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 1.3 | =93rd | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 60 | =72nd | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.625 | =117th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 6% | 1st | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 335 | =74th | 335 |
| Attack range | 175 | =87th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 540 | +79 | 1883 | 171st of 173 |
| Armor | 32 | +3.7 | 94.9 | 158th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 30 | +1.3 | 52.1 | =97th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Gnar, the Missing Link, is a Fighter and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 8/10 for difficulty, 6/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 5/10 for magic. Gnar casts every ability without a cost and has 11 skins with their own art. Gnar's health per level of 79 is the 2nd-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20. Gnar's armor per level of 3.7 is the 2nd-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
Gnar is a primeval yordle whose playful antics can erupt into a toddler's outrage in an instant, transforming him into a massive beast bent on destruction. Frozen in True Ice for millennia, the curious creature broke free and now hops about a changed world he sees as exotic and wondrous. Delighted by danger, Gnar flings whatever he can at his enemies, be it his bonetooth boomerang, or a nearby building.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 12 August 2014.
12 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.
