Mordekaiser vs Gnar - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.7

YouMordekaiser

EnemyGnar

Win Condition

Survive the early poke with . Win by catching Mini Gnar with while his is down, then using to kill him before he can reach Mega form.

Overview

A test of patience where Mini Gnar tries to kite you with and , but you win every direct trade if you land . Respect the transformation as Mega Gnar can burst you down or stun you against walls with .

Difficulty

Medium

Gnar has the mobility to kite you forever, but Mini Gnar is very fragile and will die to a single or catch.

You (Mordekaiser)

•Sustained damage aura and move speed from
•Shielding and healing from to survive lane
•Catch potential and displacement with
•Stat stealing and isolation with

Them (Gnar)

•Percent health magic damage and kiting speed from
•Constant ranged poke and slows from
•Safety and double-bounce mobility from
•Massive stat gain and area-of-effect CC via

Gnar's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	High	grants Mega form with high CC and HP; back off when his rage bar is red or full.
	Med	is a boomerang slow; sidestep the return or his cooldown stays extremely low.
	Med	deals %HP damage on the 3rd hit; use to mitigate the burst stack.
	Low	is his only dash; never use until he has jumped first or you will miss.
	High	stuns you against walls; fight in the middle of the lane when he is in Mega form.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Give up early CS to keep your health high as poke adds up quickly.
→Use to shield the 3rd stack of or a well-placed .
→Try to land on Gnar when he walks forward to catch his boomerang.
→Save for when his is on cooldown or if he jumps toward you aggressively.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Ult Gnar while he is in Mini form with to trap him without his Mega stats.
→Avoid ulting Mega Gnar unless he is low health, as his and can waste your ult duration.
→Track the 'Tired' debuff after he leaves Mega form, as he cannot gain rage for for 15 seconds.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Wait for Gnar to attack a minion, then land an isolated and immediately back off using to block any return poke.

Punish

If Gnar misses his catch, his kite potential drops. Walk forward and use to pull him in for a plus proc.

All-in

Wait for his rage to be around 50, then land into . If he uses to escape, immediately follow with and Ignite to finish him before he can go Mega.

Respect

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Mega Gnar Burst — He gains massive HP and CC from ; he can 100-0 you if you are stunned against a wall.
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Passive — The 3rd hit deals %HP damage and gives him speed, allowing him to kite your aura easily.
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Catch — If he catches the boomerang, the cooldown is very low, allowing him to slow you infinitely.
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Bounce — He can jump off you or minions to double his dash distance, making him hard to gank or catch.

Punish

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Missed Boomerang — If he fails to catch , you have a 10s window to walk up and force a trade while he lacks slows.
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is down — Without his jump, Mini Gnar is a sitting duck for or a direct engage.
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Tired Gnar — After Mega form ends, he cannot transform for 15s. All-in him now while he is squishy and lacks .
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Mini Gnar Squishiness — Mini Gnar has very low base health; land one into an isolated to chunk half his health.

Wave Management

Early

Let him push the wave to you. Mini Gnar's and autos naturally push, and keeping the wave near your tower prevents him from kiting you.

Post-6

Freeze the wave on your side to force him to walk up. If he is far from his tower, you can run him down with easily.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

High

grants Mega form with high CC and HP; back off when his rage bar is red or full.

Med

is a boomerang slow; sidestep the return or his cooldown stays extremely low.

Med

deals %HP damage on the 3rd hit; use to mitigate the burst stack.

Low

is his only dash; never use until he has jumped first or you will miss.

High

stuns you against walls; fight in the middle of the lane when he is in Mega form.