How to win lane as K'Sante against Gnar · 49.31% win rate over 1,383 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | He has only mini form but his boomerang (Q) already outranges my Q cleave and I have no engage at level 1 — I concede and farm at Q tip. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | His hop (E) skips over my W charge before I have my full combo, so he pokes with boomerang and I can't pin him. |
| Level 3 | Gnar | My Q-W combo is online but short-range into a built-to-kite champ — his boomerang and hop beat my reach every trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gnar | He banks the lane-control peak here by kiting in mini form and catching any W commit with the mega GNAR! stun. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Genuinely even: All Out lets me survive his transform burst and R his jump, but a mini-form Gnar still kites my shortened lockdown. |
| First item | Gnar | His first-item poke and a fresh mega GNAR! stun still punish my W cooldown before my Iceborn slow comes online. |
| Two+ items | K'Sante | Iceborn Gauntlet plus my passive move speed close his kite space — I W-engage past his hops and R him out to peel. |
Gnar owns these levels and I just farm. His boomerang (Q) outranges my Ntofo Strikes cleave and his hop (E) skips backward over my W charge, so every time I step up to last-hit he chips me and dances out. I have only Q at level 1 with no engage, so I tip-last-hit with Q range and refuse to chase a poke I can't catch. Don't burn W on a mini-Gnar who'll just hop it — I'd be unstoppable into empty air and then stunned.
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