How to win lane as Trundle against Gnar · 47.8% win rate over 159 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | Mini-Gnar's boomerang (Q) and Hyper passive autos out-range Chomp from level 1 — you have no Frozen Domain yet and cannot win a trade he initiates from distance. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | His ranged form lets him stack Hyper passive without entering your W zone, so every level-2 trade he takes is on his terms before your W ice patch answers his kite. |
| Level 3 | Gnar | Full Rage mini-Gnar transforms into Mega at will at level 3 and can GNAR! you into the wall for a kill before your Subjugate exists to bail you out. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Neither of you has a clean answer: your W gives you movement speed but he Hops away; his Rage meter is unpredictable in longer skirmishes, creating genuine 50-50 all-ins. |
| Level 6 | Gnar | Mega-Gnar at level 6 with GNAR! stun into terrain is the deadliest window in the lane — your Subjugate arrives simultaneously but he controls when he transforms, so he picks the all-in timing. |
| First item | Gnar | Gnar rushes Heartsteel or Sunfire first, giving him HP to survive your Subjugate drain while his ranged harass has whittled your Frozen Domain sustain all lane — his item spike beats yours. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Iceborn Gauntlet's Frostfield and stacked Chomp AD steal make you a genuine threat if he over-commits a Mega form, but a kite-heavy Gnar who respects his transform timer avoids your power windows entirely and the lane stays even on resources. |
Mini-Gnar's boomerang (Q) and Hyper passive bounces punish you before Frozen Domain is even leveled — he wins the first trade every time if you step up into his Q angle without W ready. His boomerang travels in a straight line, so learn the arc and side-step it; he loses a lot of his early damage output if it whiffs. Do not chase him outside your W ice patch; off it, he is faster and hits harder. Accept minion poke, last-hit at range, and wait for him to misposition into melee range before committing Chomp.
The full Trundle 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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