Fighter · Tank
Gnar
the Missing Link
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
50.0% wr in Top
Build path
- Boots any step
Plated Steelcaps1200 gold25 Armor45 Move SpeedPlating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.Plated Steelcaps65% pick · 51.5% wr - Item 1 3 options
Doran's Blade450 gold10 Attack Damage80 Health2.5% OmnivampDoran's Blade53% pick · 53.0% wr
Doran's Shield450 gold110 HealthEnduring Focus
Restore4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restoreHealth over 8 seconds.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Shield25% pick · 46.2% wr
Doran's Helm450 gold140 Health10 Armor10 Magic ResistHelping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Helm12% pick · 40.4% wr
- Item 2 2 options
Trinity Force3333 gold36 Attack Damage30% Attack Speed333 Health15 Ability HasteSpellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack dealsbonus physical damage On-Hit .
Quicken
Attacking grants20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Trinity Force79% pick · 48.6% wr
Cull450 gold7 Attack DamageReap
Restore3 Health On-Hit .
Killing minions grants1 gold , up to100 . Reaching the limit grants another350 gold .or Cull19% pick · 59.3% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Black Cleaver3000 gold40 Attack Damage400 Health20 Ability HasteCarve
Dealingphysical damage to champions reduces the target'sArmor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).Fervor
Dealingphysical damage grants20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Black Cleaver43% pick · 54.2% wr
Sterak's Gage3200 gold400 Health20% TenacityThe Claws that Catch
Gainbonus Attack Damage .Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants adecaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.or Sterak's Gage25% pick · 47.5% wr- Trinity Force3333 gold
36 Attack Damage30% Attack Speed333 Health15 Ability HasteSpellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack dealsbonus physical damage On-Hit .
Quicken
Attacking grants20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.or Trinity Force23% pick · 58.2% wr
- Item 4 3 options
- Sterak's Gage3200 gold
400 Health20% TenacityThe Claws that Catch
Gainbonus Attack Damage .Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants adecaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.Sterak's Gage32% pick · 57.7% wr - Black Cleaver3000 gold
40 Attack Damage400 Health20 Ability HasteCarve
Dealingphysical damage to champions reduces the target'sArmor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).Fervor
Dealingphysical damage grants20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.or Black Cleaver25% pick · 63.9% wr 
Wit's End2800 gold50% Attack Speed45 Magic Resist20% TenacityFray
Attacks dealbonus magic damage On-Hit .or Wit's End17% pick · 61.0% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Skill order
— what to level when
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.
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.
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.
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.
Runes
Precision
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Killing a target heals you.
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Resolve
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
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.
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).