Gnar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
45.9%
Pick Rate
1.5%

GnarTop Build

FFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Gnar top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Wit's End, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage, Randuin's Omen, Black Cleaver, Oracle Lens. This Gnar build has a 4.12% pick rate and a 54.42% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Gnar build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Wit's End - Gnar Highest Win Rate Build core itemWit's End
  • Trinity Force - Gnar Highest Win Rate Build core itemTrinity Force
  • Sterak's Gage - Gnar Highest Win Rate Build core itemSterak's Gage
Core Items
54.4%Win Rate
+8.5%WR Diff
4.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Trinity Force - Gnar Most Popular Build core itemTrinity Force
  • Black Cleaver - Gnar Most Popular Build core itemBlack Cleaver
  • Sterak's Gage - Gnar Most Popular Build core itemSterak's Gage
Core Items
49.1%Win Rate
+3.2%WR Diff
8.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Trinity Force - Gnar Alternative Build 1 core itemTrinity Force
  • Thornmail - Gnar Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
  • Black Cleaver - Gnar Alternative Build 1 core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
53.1%Win Rate
+7.2%WR Diff
4.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Randuin's Omen - Gnar Alternative Build 2 core itemRanduin's Omen
  • Trinity Force - Gnar Alternative Build 2 core itemTrinity Force
  • Black Cleaver - Gnar Alternative Build 2 core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
48.5%Win Rate
+2.6%WR Diff
4.8%Pick Rate

Best Gnar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow
Negatron Cloak
Negatron Cloak
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow
Wit's End
Wit's End
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    53.7%Win Rate64.6%Pick Rate
  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    60.5%Win Rate25.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

54.42%Win Rate
+8.49%WR Diff
4.12%Pick Rate
147Matches

This Gnar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Gnar build are Wit's End, Trinity Force and Sterak's Gage. This item combination achieves a 54.4% win rate across 147 matches analyzed.

At full build, Gnar gains a total of 76 Attack Damage, 1483 Health, 100 Armor, 45 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Gnar Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Alacrity
  • Last Stand
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Bone Plating
  • Overgrowth
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Gnar Abilities

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Gnar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Gnar are Doran's Bow, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 57.1% win rate and 14.3% pick rate.

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
57.1%Win Rate
14.3%Pick Rate
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
47.4%Win Rate
12.9%Pick Rate
These are Gnar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Wit's End (50.8% WR, +4.8% WR diff, 22.4% pick rate) provides 45 MR, 0.5% AS. Trinity Force (47.9% WR, +2.0% WR diff, 77.5% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Sterak's Gage (50.4% WR, +4.5% WR diff, 30.1% pick rate) provides 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Gnar include Randuin's Omen, Black Cleaver. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Gnar are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Gnar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Gnar build.

  • Total armorArmor:100
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:45
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:80%
  • Total healthHealth:1483
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:76

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Gnar armorArmor
100
150
150
150
Gnar movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Gnar magic resistanceMR
45
0
0
0
Gnar attack speedAS
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
Gnar healthHealth
1483
1633
1633
1633
Gnar attack damageAD
76
76
76
76
When facing Gnar's top counters like Riven, Yasuo, Malphite, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Gnar needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Randuin's Omen or Black Cleaver based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Gnar performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,800g~5 min

This Gnar durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 54.4% win rate across 147 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Gnar build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,233, this Gnar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Wit's End, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Gnar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Gnar OverviewGnar RunesGnar CountersAll Items