Gnar Arena Build Guide
“The Missing Link”
Gnar is a primeval yordle whose playful antics can erupt into a toddler's outrage in an instant, transforming him into a massive beast bent on destruction. Frozen in True Ice for millennia, the curious creature broke free and now hops about a changed...
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Recommended Items for Gnar in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Gnar. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Gnar in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Gnar's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
When you Attack, fire a bolt that deals 40% damage and applies your OnHit effects at 40% effectiveness. Gain 15% total Attack Speed.
When you Attack, fire 5 bolts that each deal physical damage and applies your OnHit.
Become large, gaining 15% Health and 10% Adaptive Force.
Every 3 attacks, your OnHit effects trigger a second time.
Gain increased size and percent bonus Health per takedown.
Gain 20% total Attack Speed. At 3.5 Attacks per second, deal additional magic damage OnHit.
Your Attacks deal additional physical damage equal to 3.5% of your max Health.
Gain 60% Attack Speed.
There is a tether connecting your team, deals constant magic damage to enemies it touches.
Best Prismatic Items for Gnar in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Gnar. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Gnar Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Gnar's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
Rage Gene
While in combat Gnar generates Rage. At maximum Rage his next ability will transform him into Mega Gnar, granting increased survivability and access to new spells.
Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
Gnar throws a boomerang that damages and slows enemies it hits before returning to him. If he catches the boomerang its cooldown is reduced. Mega Gnar instead throws a boulder that stops on the first unit hit, damaging and slowing everything nearby. It can then be picked up to reduce the cooldown.
Hyper / Wallop
Gnar's attacks and spells hype him up, dealing bonus damage and granting him Move Speed. Mega Gnar is too enraged to be hyper and instead can rear up on his hind legs and smash down on the area in front of him, stunning enemies in an area.
Hop / Crunch
Gnar leaps to a location and bounces off the head of any unit he lands on, traveling further. Mega Gnar is too large to bounce and instead lands with earth-shattering force, dealing damage in an area around him.
GNAR!
Mega Gnar throws everything around him in a chosen direction, dealing damage and slowing them. Any enemy that hits a wall is stunned and takes bonus damage.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gnar in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Gnar.
The best Arena build for Gnar in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier D (46.62% win rate). The optimal core items include Reverberation, Blade of The Ruined King, Overlord's Bloodmail, paired with Berserker's Greaves or Mercury's Treads. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Gnar are Dual Wield, Fan the Hammer, Goliath. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Gnar's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Gnar include Darksteel Talons, Divine Sunderer, Reaper's Toll. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Gnar a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.