How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Gnar · 48.83% win rate (596 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Mini Gnar kites your R range — R him in mini form, dodge boomerang.
Track: Gnar's R — GNAR! (90–30s cooldown). His Mega all-in. Don’t fight transform.
Read from Mordekaiser's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gnar.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | At level 1 you have one ability and no Darkness Rise aura, so he throws boomerangs (Q) at you for free with zero risk — just farm with Q tip. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Obliterate's single-target bonus plus your banked Indestructible shield out-trade his pre-Rage mini form in any short exchange. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | Q + W + a Death's Grasp pull yanks him out of his kite and grinds Darkness Rise stacks his squishy mini form can't sustain. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gnar | Mini-Gnar's boomerang slow and hops let him chip you safely here, and if he banks Rage the mega W (Wallop) stun flips the trade. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death banishes him 1v1 — no boomerang spacing, no peel — and you keep his stolen stats if you finish the isolation. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first-item all-in is lethal in mini form, but if his Rage is full the transform plus W stun trades evenly — it hinges on his bar. |
| Two+ items | Gnar | A scaled Gnar kites your flat late game with boomerang in mini form and saves the mega transform to stun or wall your engage. |
"\"Level 1 he just throws boomerangs (Q) at you for free while you have no aura and no all-in — concede it and farm with Q tip. The lane flips at 2-3: once Obliterate and your Indestructible shield are up, walk him down, E-pull if he hops away, and grind a single-target Q into your Darkness Rise stacks — his mini form is squishy and can't out-sustain that. Watch his Rage bar; the danger is letting him hit full Rage and transform mid-trade while you tunnel.\""
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Mordekaiser's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Mordekaiser 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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Gnar, slightly — Mordekaiser wins 48.83% of 596 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Gnar has a small statistical edge (51.17% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Gnar has the slight edge (Mordekaiser wins 48.83%), though it stays close.
Mordekaiser takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Overgrowth) vs Gnar.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Haunting Guise / Giant's Belt (≈900-1300g). Build Liandry's Torment (burn carries his extended trades) first, then Riftmaker (omnivamp turns the Realm 1v1 unloseable), with Plated Steelcaps (Swiftness into kite comps).
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