Gnarvs Akali
Gnar vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Akali wins with a 61.9% win rate (+23.8%) over Gnar based on 21 games. Akali holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Akali matchup.
Gnar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gnar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Akali(38.1%)Who Wins the Gnar vs Akali Matchup?
Gnar vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Gnar vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 21 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 61.9% win rate compared to Gnar's 38.1%, giving Akali a 23.8 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gnar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gnar leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gnar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Akali overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gnar vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Akali is favored during the laning phase against Gnar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gnar Build Against Akali
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Gnar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gnar against Akali are Wit's End, Trinity Force and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Gnar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gnar vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gnar25.0%Akali75.0%Gnar41.2%Akali58.8%Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Gnar. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Gnar. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gnar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Gnar Runes Against Akali
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Gnar the best tools to compete against Akali in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Gnar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.47% | 95 | 6.7 | 955 | 13,513 | 60.7% | 44.8% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 6.1 | 843 | 11,888 | 40.6% | 55.3% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 6.0 | 708 | 11,272 | 56.8% | 52.8% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 6.5 | 872 | 11,549 | 40.5% | 61.8% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 6.4 | 863 | 12,947 | 56.5% | 47.7% | |
| 39.06% | 64 | 6.4 | 1,250 | 11,922 | 36.7% | 41.2% | |
| 35.59% | 59 | 6.3 | 707 | 10,258 | 31.4% | 41.7% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 6.3 | 815 | 11,466 | 44.8% | 62.1% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 6.5 | 952 | 11,991 | 69.0% | 27.6% | |
| 29.82% | 57 | 6.4 | 861 | 10,726 | 21.4% | 37.9% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 6.3 | 869 | 11,763 | 50.0% | 40.5% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 6.3 | 1,009 | 12,137 | 56.0% | 41.4% | |
| 42.31% | 52 | 6.3 | 1,021 | 11,100 | 41.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.4 | 786 | 11,334 | 33.3% | 64.3% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.3 | 789 | 12,204 | 63.2% | 40.0% | |
| 60.42% | 48 | 6.7 | 888 | 12,415 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 37.50% | 48 | 6.3 | 996 | 12,050 | 40.9% | 34.6% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.1 | 892 | 11,305 | 36.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 6.1 | 778 | 10,569 | 41.7% | 38.9% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 6.3 | 1,086 | 11,232 | 42.9% | 45.0% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.2 | 857 | 11,046 | 40.0% | 47.4% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 6.3 | 772 | 11,043 | 40.9% | 41.2% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.4 | 865 | 10,772 | 48.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.2 | 856 | 12,071 | 50.0% | 45.8% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 6.7 | 858 | 11,869 | 55.6% | 36.8% | |
| 35.14% | 37 | 6.2 | 709 | 11,777 | 47.1% | 25.0% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 6.0 | 781 | 12,153 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 35 | 5.8 | 986 | 10,406 | 17.6% | 38.9% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 6.6 | 945 | 12,882 | 69.2% | 45.5% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.0 | 900 | 12,410 | 62.5% | 58.8% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.7 | 863 | 11,723 | 55.0% | 30.8% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 6.1 | 825 | 12,421 | 40.0% | 43.8% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 5.8 | 758 | 11,503 | 45.5% | 40.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.4 | 1,005 | 12,435 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.3 | 607 | 12,473 | 71.4% | 31.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.4 | 928 | 11,849 | 25.0% | 72.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.8 | 715 | 12,011 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.9 | 828 | 12,024 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.3 | 871 | 12,370 | 45.5% | 80.0% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 6.1 | 798 | 13,081 | 25.0% | 41.2% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 757 | 11,071 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.7 | 783 | 11,377 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.1 | 758 | 12,123 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 6.3 | 870 | 11,624 | 58.3% | 0.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 915 | 10,948 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.1 | 796 | 10,979 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 23.53% | 17 | 5.7 | 760 | 9,658 | 28.6% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 843 | 13,998 | 42.9% | 75.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.0 | 666 | 11,902 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.1 | 729 | 11,554 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 725 | 10,527 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 619 | 7,690 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.3 | 879 | 10,939 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.8 | 1,100 | 13,192 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.0 | 788 | 10,975 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 620 | 10,406 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.9 | 822 | 9,631 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.0 | 863 | 11,644 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 929 | 10,393 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.4 | 788 | 9,926 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 724 | 11,766 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 906 | 14,256 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 874 | 10,703 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 995 | 12,031 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,014 | 10,799 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 923 | 11,430 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 655 | 12,561 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 889 | 11,410 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,013 | 12,150 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 848 | 14,054 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 705 | 11,894 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 591 | 12,099 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 796 | 10,991 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 620 | 11,518 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Gnar vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gnar do against Akali in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Gnar vs Akali matchup with a 61.9% win rate compared to Gnar's 38.1%, a 23.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 21 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Gnar do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Gnar with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gnar do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Gnar vs Akali matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gnar vs Akali matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Gnar with a 61.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 23.8 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 21 games analyzed.
What is the best Gnar build against Akali?
The best Gnar build against Akali includes Wit's End, Trinity Force, Black Cleaver with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gnar runes against Akali?
The best Gnar runes against Akali use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gnar vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gnar counter Akali?
No, Gnar struggles against Akali with only a 38.1% win rate. Akali has the advantage in this matchup. Gnar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Akali's lead.
How do I play Gnar against Akali?
When playing Gnar against Akali, play cautiously and avoid Akali's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Akali has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.