Gnar vs Renekton - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.7

YouGnar

EnemyRenekton

Win Condition

Win by out-spacing him in the early levels to create a health lead. Use your range to prevent him from safely building Fury, then finish him with a Mega combo when he's low.

Overview

This is a spacing-check matchup where you play as a kite-heavy lane bully in Mini Gnar and a CC-locking tank in Mega Gnar. Renekton wants to use his double dash to close the gap and burst you, but you win by kiting him out and only committing when you have the Mega Gnar health and CC advantage.

Difficulty

Medium

Renekton's allows him to close the gap twice, and his point-and-click makes it hard to escape if you misposition.

You (Gnar)

•Ranged poke with and kiting
•Increased survivability and CC in Mega
•Disengage tool with bounce
•Percent health damage via stacks

Them (Renekton)

•Burst trades with and stun
•Instant health and Fury generation from
•Armor shred and mobility with
•High sustain through in minion waves

Renekton's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	Watch his red bar; at 50+ Fury, his next , , or is significantly stronger.
	Med	Aoe swing that heals him. Do not stand near your own minions or he will heal more while poking you.
	High	Point-and-click stun. If he has 50 Fury, it breaks your momentum if he hits you mid-air.
	High	Double dash if he hits a unit. Never stand in a line where he can dash through a minion to reach you.
	Med	Gains health and deals AoE damage. Bait this out before committing to a Mega Gnar all-in.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→At Level 1, poke him relentlessly with and autos. He has no dash yet and can't touch you.
→Keep your distance once he hits Level 2-3. Save exclusively to jump away if he uses his first .
→Focus on proccing stacks for the movement speed. It's your primary tool for kiting his second dash.
→Never stand directly behind low HP minions. Renekton will through them to get a 'Slice' reset and jump on you.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Renekton's makes him very hard to burst. If he ults, just kite back and wait for it to expire.
→In Mega Gnar form, you can win the all-in. Use to slam him into a wall only after he has used his dashes.
→Be careful of the 'Flash-Stun' dive. If you are under 40% HP in Mini Gnar, he can + Ignite you under tower.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Hit to slow → Auto twice to proc → Use the move speed to walk away before he can .

Punish

When Renekton wastes to clear waves or fails an engage, you have a 15-second window to bully him with and autos while he is immobile.

All-in

In Mega Gnar: to close gap → into wall → stun → boulder → Auto-attacks until expires.

Respect

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50+ Fury bar — His stun duration doubles and deals massive damage, likely leading to your death.
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Double — He can cover a huge distance. If you use early, he can follow you with the second dash.
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Health Gain — It acts as a bait. You think you've won the trade, then he gains 250+ HP instantly and turns on you.
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Bush cheesing — Renekton loves sitting in bushes to close distance without using . Keep them warded.

Punish

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is on cooldown — Walk forward and poke him with . He cannot trade back without his mobility.
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0 Fury Renekton — Force a trade in Mini Gnar. His damage is significantly lower without Fury-empowered abilities.
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Mega Gnar transformation — You have higher base stats. Look for a + combo if he is near a wall.
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Renekton uses on wave — His main sustain is gone for 8 seconds. This is the best time to chip away at his health bar.

Wave Management

Early

Keep the wave slightly on your side of the lane. This forces Renekton to overextend to farm, giving you more space to kite him with .

Post-6

Slow push in Mini Gnar to build Rage. Once you are about to turn Mega, crash the wave and look for a dive or a deep ward while he's stuck under tower.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

Watch his red bar; at 50+ Fury, his next , , or is significantly stronger.

Med

Aoe swing that heals him. Do not stand near your own minions or he will heal more while poking you.

High

Point-and-click stun. If he has 50 Fury, it breaks your momentum if he hits you mid-air.

High

Double dash if he hits a unit. Never stand in a line where he can dash through a minion to reach you.

Med

Gains health and deals AoE damage. Bait this out before committing to a Mega Gnar all-in.