Gnarvs Illaoi
Gnar vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Illaoi wins with a 60.9% win rate (+21.7%) over Gnar based on 23 games. Illaoi 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 Illaoi 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.
Who wins Gnar vs Illaoi?
Gnar wins 54.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.7% and 65.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.1% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 70 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +7.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 54.3% of 70 games (95% range 42.7–65.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.1% for Gnar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Illaoi usually wins the lane: 443 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (68 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Gnar players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Illaoi: 29.8% of their other Top games, 8.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Gnar and Illaoi played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Gnar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Gnar vs Illaoi Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gnar vs Illaoi Win Rate by Game Length
Gnar's win rate against Illaoi by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Gnar's results against Illaoi in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gnar vs Illaoi Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)IllaoiGnar gold at 15: −443
- First itemIllaoiGnar: 14.0 min · Illaoi: 12.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenGnar wins 61.9% of 42 games
What Gnar Changes Against Illaoi
Choices Gnar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.8%vs Illaoi8.6%−21.2 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually57.4%vs Illaoi70.0%+12.6 pts51.0% WR here
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually7.2%vs Illaoi18.6%+11.4 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually4.4%vs Illaoi10.0%+5.6 pts
Taste of BloodRuneUsually0.5%vs Illaoi4.3%+3.8 pts
DominationSecondary treeUsually1.0%vs Illaoi4.3%+3.3 pts
Best Gnar Build vs Illaoi
Usual Gnar build (Top)
60.5% win rate · 195 games
Against Illaoi
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 37 Gnar games against Illaoi carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gnar's standard build instead.
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 14.0 min (median of 52 games).
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 12.6 min (median of 38 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Gnar Runes vs Illaoi
Usual Gnar runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
51.4% win rate · 588 games
Against Illaoi
Fleet Footwork48.1% win rate · 27 games
Plan your Gnar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Gnar Matchups
Hardest for Gnar
Easiest for Gnar
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Gnar vs Illaoi FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gnar vs Illaoi?
Current data slightly favors Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 54.3% of 70 games (95% range 42.7–65.4%).
What is Gnar's win rate against Illaoi?
Gnar wins 54.3% of 70 Top games against Illaoi on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.7–65.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.1% would be expected.
Does Gnar counter Illaoi?
Not clearly. Gnar wins 54.3% of 70 games against Illaoi, and the 95% range (42.7–65.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gnar or Illaoi?
Illaoi usually wins the lane: 443 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (68 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Gnar outscale Illaoi?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Illaoi strongest against Gnar?
Illaoi is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Gnar build against Illaoi?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gnar's usual Top core: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Illaoi: Mercury's Treads (29.8% usually, 8.6% here).
What runes should Gnar use against Illaoi?
Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 48.1% over 27 games against Illaoi. The biggest change against Illaoi: Taste of Blood (0.5% usually, 4.3% here).