Gnarvs Irelia
Gnar vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Irelia wins with a 64.3% win rate (+28.6%) over Gnar based on 28 games. Irelia wins the early laning phase while Gnar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Irelia 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 Irelia?
Gnar wins 44.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.2% and 55.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 70 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +4.6 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 Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 44.3% of 70 games (95% range 33.2–55.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.3% for Gnar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Irelia usually wins the lane: 1,399 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (69 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Gnar players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Irelia: 57.1% of their other Top games, 84.3% 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gnar vs Irelia Win Rate by Game Length
Gnar's win rate against Irelia 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 Irelia in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gnar vs Irelia 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)IreliaGnar gold at 15: −1,399
- First itemIreliaGnar: 14.4 min · Irelia: 11.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gnar Changes Against Irelia
Choices Gnar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually57.1%vs Irelia84.3%+27.2 pts49.2% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.9%vs Irelia5.7%−24.2 pts
ThornmailItemUsually13.4%vs Irelia25.7%+12.3 pts
Best Gnar Build vs Irelia
Usual Gnar build (Top)
60.5% win rate · 195 games
Against Irelia
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 34 Gnar games against Irelia 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 14.4 min (median of 50 games).
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 11.4 min (median of 70 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 Irelia
Usual Gnar runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
51.4% win rate · 588 games
Against Irelia
Fleet Footwork43.8% win rate · 32 games
Plan your Gnar draft in Draft Lab
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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 Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gnar vs Irelia?
Current data slightly favors Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 44.3% of 70 games (95% range 33.2–55.9%).
What is Gnar's win rate against Irelia?
Gnar wins 44.3% of 70 Top games against Irelia on patch 26.19 (95% range 33.2–55.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Gnar counter Irelia?
Not clearly. Gnar wins 44.3% of 70 games against Irelia, and the 95% range (33.2–55.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gnar or Irelia?
Irelia usually wins the lane: 1,399 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (69 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Gnar outscale Irelia?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Irelia strongest against Gnar?
Irelia is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Gnar build against Irelia?
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 Irelia: Plated Steelcaps (57.1% usually, 84.3% here).
What runes should Gnar use against Irelia?
Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 43.8% over 32 games against Irelia.