How to win lane as Aatrox against Gnar · 51.99% win rate over 2,435 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | Gnar's level-1 boomerang poke and Hyper kite beat Aatrox pre-Q-pattern. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 evens as Aatrox gains a tool to threaten Mini Gnar. |
| Level 3 | Aatrox | Level 3 lets Aatrox pin and drain escape-less Mini Gnar with W and E. |
| Levels 4-5 | Aatrox | Levels 4-5 favour Aatrox as his sweetspot drain grinds down squishy Mini Gnar between transforms. |
| Level 6 | Aatrox | World Ender's heal amp wins the level-6 brawl as long as you commit while he's stuck in Mini form. |
| First item | Aatrox | First item plus grievous wounds punishes Gnar's squishy Mini form. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late, Mega Gnar's durability and CC even the rage-gated duel. |
Gnar wins level 1 — his Boomerang Throw plus Hyper-empowered autos let him poke and kite you from range before you have any Q pattern, and Mini Gnar's move speed makes him hard to pin. Don't chase the boomerang; catch it as it returns to deny him the double-hit and farm patiently. Level 2 evens out as you gain a second ability and can start threatening him when he steps up for CS, but you still have no reliable way to lock him down yet.
The full Aatrox vs Gnar report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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