Renekton vs Gnar - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.7

YouRenekton

EnemyGnar

Win Condition

The goal is to force without using your second charge. If you can land an empowered on Mini Gnar while he is away from his tower, you win the lane. Avoid fighting him in Mega form unless you have a massive health lead.

Overview

This is a classic ranged vs melee spacing battle. You need to bait out or catch him when his Rage from is low to find a kill. Once he hits Mega form, the lane dynamic flips from dodging poke to surviving high-impact CC.

Difficulty

Hard

Gnar can safely poke with and disengage any of your attempts to trade using and the movespeed from .

You (Renekton)

•Double gap close with
•Point-click stun with
•Lane sustain via
•Health spike from

Them (Gnar)

•Disengage and kite with
•AoE stun and wall-slam with
•Ranged percent health poke with
•Stats spike from Mega form

Gnar's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	Watch the bar under his HP. When it hits 100, he turns into Mega Gnar; do not engage him when he is about to transform.
	Med	Dodge the return path of to prevent him from reducing the cooldown. If he misses the catch, you have a window to engage.
	High	In Mini form, his 3rd hit deals massive damage and speeds him up; in Mega form, is a telegraph stun you must sidestep.
	Med	He can bounce off your head to double his jump distance. Only use after he has already used .
	High	Mega Gnar only. Do not stand near walls or will stun you for 1.25 seconds and let him chain his full combo.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Level 1 is pure survival; let him push and use to heal off the wave while staying in XP range.
→At Level 3, look for an through a minion to catch him if he steps up too far to poke.
→Track closely; if he is Mega Gnar, play like a tank lane, but if he is Mini Gnar, play like an assassin.
→If he misses catching his boomerang, he cannot slow you effectively for several seconds, which is your best trade window.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Your is vital for surviving his Mega burst, but do not stand near walls even with the extra health.
→If you catch Mini Gnar with an empowered , you can often 100-0 him before his can even trigger.
→Watch for usage; if he jumps forward aggressively to poke you, use immediately to force an all-in.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Use through a minion, hit him with , and immediately use the second to dash back before he can proc .

Punish

When is on cooldown, use to gap close. If you have 50 Fury, use followed by and then chase with your second dash.

All-in

Wait for Mini Gnar to have low Rage. through a minion, activate , use empowered to lock him down, , then use your second to follow his jump.

Respect

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passive — If he procs the third hit in Mini form, he gets a massive speed boost and you take percent health damage.
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wall slam — Being slammed into a wall by leads into a full CC chain that you cannot escape or out-sustain.
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health gain — He gains a massive amount of health instantly when transforming, which can bait you into a bad dive.
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bounce — He can use you or his own minions to double his jump distance and escape your reach.

Punish

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is down — This is your primary kill window. Use to stick to him and use your empowered for burst.
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He misses catch — Walk up to zone him off the wave; without the boomerang slow, he cannot stop you from walking at him.
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Mini Gnar at 0 Rage — He is at his squishiest state. Force a heavy trade or all-in before he starts building the bar back up.
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Tired state (Post-Mega) — For 15 seconds after Mega Gnar ends, he cannot gain Rage. Abuse this window as he has no way to gain bonus stats.

Wave Management

Early

Let the wave push to you. You need a long lane to chase him down with , and it keeps you safe from his poke under your tower.

Post-6

Try to keep the wave in the middle or near your side. If you crash a big wave, he can safely transform into Mega Gnar under his tower where you cannot dive him.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

Watch the bar under his HP. When it hits 100, he turns into Mega Gnar; do not engage him when he is about to transform.

Med

Dodge the return path of to prevent him from reducing the cooldown. If he misses the catch, you have a window to engage.

High

In Mini form, his 3rd hit deals massive damage and speeds him up; in Mega form, is a telegraph stun you must sidestep.

Med

He can bounce off your head to double his jump distance. Only use after he has already used .

High

Mega Gnar only. Do not stand near walls or will stun you for 1.25 seconds and let him chain his full combo.