Gnarvs Warwick
Gnar vs Warwick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Gnar wins with a 59.1% win rate (+18.2%) over Warwick based on 22 games. Gnar wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Warwick 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.
Warwick(59.1%)Who Wins the Gnar vs Warwick Matchup?
Gnar vs Warwick Matchup Summary
The Gnar vs Warwick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Gnar wins with a 59.1% win rate compared to Warwick's 40.9%, giving Gnar a 18.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gnar controls the early laning stage, but Warwick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gnar needs to press advantages before Warwick reaches their power spikes, while Warwick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gnar leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gnar players can confidently pick into Warwick and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Warwick away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gnar vs Warwick Laning Phase Breakdown
Gnar is favored during the laning phase against Warwick, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gnar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gnar Build Against Warwick
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Warwick, providing the mobility and stats Gnar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gnar against Warwick are Trinity Force, Thornmail and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Gnar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Warwick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gnar vs Warwick matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gnar100.0%Warwick0.0%Gnar43.8%Warwick56.3%Gnar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Warwick. This lopsided early game means Gnar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Warwick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Gnar. Extended games heavily favor Warwick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gnar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Warwick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Warwick survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Gnar Runes Against Warwick
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Gnar to press their advantage against Warwick, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.85% | 143 | 6.9 | 893 | 11,565 | 53.6% | 40.5% | |
| 44.62% | 130 | 6.3 | 696 | 11,624 | 42.3% | 46.1% | |
| 46.67% | 120 | 6.4 | 833 | 11,675 | 47.1% | 46.4% | |
| 50.52% | 97 | 5.8 | 837 | 11,472 | 51.4% | 50.0% | |
| 44.21% | 95 | 6.5 | 670 | 10,172 | 40.4% | 47.9% | |
| 54.76% | 84 | 6.1 | 935 | 11,702 | 60.6% | 51.0% | |
| 58.21% | 67 | 6.4 | 1,104 | 12,859 | 45.8% | 65.1% | |
| 45.45% | 66 | 6.3 | 766 | 10,845 | 44.8% | 46.0% | |
| 40.00% | 65 | 6.0 | 776 | 10,662 | 27.6% | 50.0% | |
| 57.81% | 64 | 6.4 | 872 | 12,170 | 60.0% | 56.4% | |
| 38.10% | 63 | 6.3 | 1,022 | 11,910 | 30.8% | 43.2% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 6.6 | 887 | 12,193 | 58.3% | 57.9% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 6.1 | 870 | 11,470 | 42.3% | 51.4% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 6.5 | 1,276 | 10,966 | 44.4% | 61.5% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 6.5 | 971 | 11,720 | 42.1% | 40.6% | |
| 42.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 995 | 12,235 | 52.6% | 35.5% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.3 | 840 | 10,788 | 34.8% | 56.0% | |
| 34.04% | 47 | 6.0 | 755 | 11,076 | 40.9% | 28.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 6.1 | 883 | 11,666 | 63.2% | 46.4% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 6.8 | 892 | 12,487 | 57.1% | 56.0% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.2 | 772 | 11,277 | 50.0% | 41.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 6.3 | 761 | 11,624 | 47.6% | 58.3% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 6.3 | 794 | 12,130 | 31.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 6.5 | 929 | 11,827 | 73.3% | 29.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.3 | 771 | 11,709 | 47.4% | 52.4% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.5 | 868 | 10,075 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.9 | 920 | 11,155 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.7 | 914 | 11,899 | 41.2% | 52.4% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 5.9 | 998 | 11,639 | 42.9% | 40.9% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 6.2 | 686 | 10,529 | 54.5% | 38.5% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.5 | 854 | 11,207 | 58.8% | 44.4% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.6 | 1,007 | 12,163 | 27.3% | 52.2% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 6.3 | 885 | 11,493 | 50.0% | 31.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 6.1 | 942 | 11,211 | 57.9% | 46.1% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 6.3 | 812 | 11,492 | 43.8% | 50.0% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 6.2 | 804 | 11,463 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 6.0 | 876 | 10,976 | 42.9% | 35.7% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.6 | 834 | 10,802 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.5 | 739 | 11,789 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.6 | 757 | 12,526 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 5.7 | 731 | 11,805 | 63.6% | 35.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.1 | 767 | 12,360 | 16.7% | 61.1% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 5.3 | 889 | 13,218 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.3 | 981 | 13,844 | 100.0% | 43.8% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.3 | 869 | 10,528 | 20.0% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 695 | 10,706 | 85.7% | 30.8% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 809 | 12,408 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 875 | 12,188 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.9 | 890 | 11,880 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.8 | 701 | 12,062 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 742 | 10,443 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 5.8 | 621 | 10,090 | 20.0% | 28.6% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 592 | 11,056 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 599 | 10,741 | 40.0% | 85.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.3 | 760 | 10,430 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.1 | 743 | 11,529 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 629 | 10,186 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.5 | 652 | 10,783 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.4 | 930 | 11,978 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 787 | 9,382 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 811 | 10,692 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 639 | 8,316 | 85.7% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.1 | 652 | 10,119 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 711 | 12,276 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.3 | 876 | 14,405 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 959 | 13,112 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.5 | 559 | 10,010 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 1,317 | 14,307 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 708 | 9,625 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 578 | 10,841 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 888 | 14,046 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 822 | 10,753 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 861 | 11,190 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 821 | 11,907 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 644 | 9,649 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 788 | 12,825 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
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Gnar vs Warwick - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gnar do against Warwick in League of Legends?
Gnar wins the Gnar vs Warwick matchup with a 59.1% win rate compared to Warwick's 40.9%, a 18.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Gnar do against Warwick in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Warwick with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gnar do against Warwick in the late game?
In the late game, Warwick takes over the Gnar vs Warwick matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Warwick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gnar vs Warwick matchup?
Gnar wins the matchup against Warwick with a 59.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 18.2 percentage point advantage means Gnar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.
What is the best Gnar build against Warwick?
The best Gnar build against Warwick includes Trinity Force, Thornmail, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gnar runes against Warwick?
The best Gnar runes against Warwick use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Gnar vs Warwick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gnar counter Warwick?
Yes, Gnar has a favorable matchup against Warwick with a 59.1% win rate. Gnar strongly counters Warwick in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Gnar against Warwick?
When playing Gnar against Warwick, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.