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Gnar combos

the Missing Link

3 Gnar combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › AA › W › E. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Gnar combos

Harassment

Q › AA AA › W › E

When: An enemy is within boomerang range.

Boomerang Throw damages and slows; catch it to reduce its cooldown; Hyper adds damage and speed; Hop repositions you.

The transformation

W › E › Q › R

When: Your Rage gauge is full.

Your next ability transforms you into Mega Gnar: Wallop stuns, Crunch deals area damage.

The team engage

R

When: Enemies are near a wall.

GNAR! knocks all nearby enemies in the targeted direction with damage and a slow; if they hit a wall, they are stunned and take bonus damage.

Common mistakes

• Using GNAR! with no wall or allies behind.
• Forgetting to catch the boomerang or the boulder.
• Transforming at the wrong time: Rage is spent.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss	16/14.5/13/11.5/10	—	1100
W · Hyper / Wallop	7	—	0
E · Hop / Crunch	22/19.5/17/14.5/12	—	475
R · GNAR!	90/60/30	—	590

Official ability descriptions

PassiveRage 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.

QBoomerang 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.

WHyper / 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.

EHop / 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.

RGNAR!

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.

Skill order

Max order: Q > W > E44.7% · 76 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●		●	●
E			●											●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 82 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Gnar

• Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
• Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
• Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

How to play around Gnar's combos

• Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
• Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
• Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Frequently asked questions

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