How to win lane as Ornn against Gnar · 52.76% win rate (1,702 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His %HP hurts — W-brittle mini, respect Mega CC.
Track: Gnar's R — GNAR! (90–30s cooldown). His Mega all-in. Dodge/E-knock it.
Read from Ornn's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gnar.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | You have no shield, no combo, and no mana at level 1 — Gnar just boomerangs and hops you, so farm and concede it. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | Still no W shield to answer his poke; mini-Gnar kites your melee range with Q and free hops at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Q and W come online and W's unstoppable percent-HP exhale lets you trade back — the lane evens out into a skill fight. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ornn | Your second combo point means E-into-Q-pillar knock-ups punish any Gnar who steps up to last-hit in melee. |
| Level 6 | Gnar | Mega Gnar's AOE stun (R) outranges and pre-empts your telegraphed E-Q, so he owns the all-in at 6 with full Rage. |
| First item | Ornn | Your Heartsteel/Sunfire spike plus W-poke makes you a lane bully Gnar can no longer kite for free. |
| Two+ items | Ornn | Free Masterwork upgrades at 13 and your chained Brittle CC out-value a single Mega stun — you anchor the fights he can't win. |
Levels 1-2 are miserable here and you just accept it — you have no shield, no combo, and barely any mana, while mini-Gnar boomerangs (Q) you and hops in and out of poke range for free. Don't chase his hops, don't waste E trying to gap-close onto a slippery target; just last-hit and soak. At 3 you finally get Q and W together, and W's unstoppable percent-HP exhale plus its shield let you trade back into his pokes instead of only eating them — that's where this stops being one-sided.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Ornn's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Ornn 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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Ornn, slightly — a 52.76% win rate edge over 1,702 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Ornn has a small statistical edge (52.76% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Ornn has a slight edge (52.76% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Ornn takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Gnar.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Iceborn Gauntlet (forge-upgradeable) first, then Sunfire Aegis, with Plated Steelcaps.
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