Zaahenvs Gnar
Zaahen vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gnar wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Zaahen based on 16 games. Zaahen wins the early laning phase while Gnar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zaahen vs Gnar matchup.
Zaahen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zaahen 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 Zaahen vs Gnar?
Zaahen wins 52.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.0% and 68.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zaahen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zaahen wins 52.8% of 36 games (95% range 37.0–68.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.6% for Zaahen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 326, within the margin of error (36 games).
- Zaahen players pick Doran's Shield + Health Potion far more often against Gnar: 11.8% of their other Top games, 38.9% 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 Zaahen and Gnar 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 Zaahen'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.
Zaahen vs Gnar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zaahen vs Gnar Win Rate by Game Length
Zaahen's win rate against Gnar 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: Zaahen's results against Gnar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zaahen vs Gnar 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)EvenZaahen gold at 15: −326
- First itemEvenZaahen: 13.7 min · Gnar: 13.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Zaahen Changes Against Gnar
Choices Zaahen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually11.8%vs Gnar38.9%+27.1 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually58.4%vs Gnar80.6%+22.1 pts48.3% WR here
Second WindRuneUsually20.7%vs Gnar41.7%+21.0 pts
Bone PlatingRuneUsually59.1%vs Gnar41.7%−17.4 pts
Black CleaverItemUsually16.5%vs Gnar33.3%+16.8 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually27.9%vs Gnar11.1%−16.8 pts
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually77.1%vs Gnar61.1%−15.9 pts45.5% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually15.5%vs Gnarunder 2%−15.5 pts
Best Zaahen Build vs Gnar
Usual Zaahen build (Top)
62.7% win rate · 236 games
Against Gnar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 17 Zaahen games against Gnar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zaahen's standard build instead.
- Zaahen usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.7 min (median of 22 games).
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.7 min (median of 30 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Zaahen Runes vs Gnar
Usual Zaahen runes (Top)
Conqueror
50.8% win rate · 1,023 games
Against Gnar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Zaahen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Zaahen'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 Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zaahen Matchups
Hardest for Zaahen
Easiest for Zaahen
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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Zaahen vs Gnar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Zaahen vs Gnar?
Current data slightly favors Zaahen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zaahen wins 52.8% of 36 games (95% range 37.0–68.0%).
What is Zaahen's win rate against Gnar?
Zaahen wins 52.8% of 36 Top games against Gnar on patch 26.19 (95% range 37.0–68.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.6% would be expected.
Does Zaahen counter Gnar?
Not clearly. Zaahen wins 52.8% of 36 games against Gnar, and the 95% range (37.0–68.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zaahen or Gnar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 326, within the margin of error (36 games).
Does Zaahen outscale Gnar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gnar strongest against Zaahen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Gnar is ahead of Zaahen beyond the margin of error.
What should Zaahen build against Gnar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zaahen's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Trinity Force. The biggest change against Gnar: Doran's Shield + Health Potion (11.8% usually, 38.9% here).
What runes should Zaahen use against Gnar?
Use Zaahen's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Gnar: Second Wind (20.7% usually, 41.7% here).