How to win lane as Gnar against Lucian · 51.64% win rate over 1,431 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Mini's ranged autos out-range his and Boomerang out-ranges Piercing Light, but his Lightslinger double-shot evens the first trade — it's a true skill matchup. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | Hyper's third-consecutive-hit proc plus a Boomerang lands a chunky free trade before his W and E-dash come online to answer it. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | He gets Q, Ardent Blaze and Relentless Pursuit to dash in and double-shot my squishy Mini body, but I can kite back with Boomerang's slow and Hyper's move speed — even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Volatile Rage window: strong if Mega is up for a Wallop stun, a liability if I'm stuck in fragile Mini when he E-dashes onto me. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | I get no new spell at 6 and his Culling is minor in lane — my power is purely whether Mega is up to wall-combo him; without it he kites me, so it's a coin-flip on the bar. |
| First item | Even / skill | My first-item bruiser bridge keeps the lane even and lets a landed Wallop or wall-GNAR! snowball, but he can still E-dash out of casts. |
| Two+ items | Lucian | Lucian out-scales the duel: item-fueled DPS and E-dash spacing kite my Mini form and dodge my telegraphed Mega casts. |
Mini Gnar actually out-ranges Lucian's autos, and Boomerang (Q) out-ranges Piercing Light, so I can trade autos and chuck a boomerang without eating much back — Level 2 with Hyper is my strongest poke window, third-consecutive-hit proc plus boomerang for a free chunk. But respect Level 3: once he has Q, Ardent Blaze (W) and Relentless Pursuit (E) he can dash onto my squishy Mini body and Lightslinger double-shot me down, so don't over-extend on a low Rage bar. Catch the boomerang on the way back every time for the cooldown refund.
The full Gnar vs Lucian 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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