Urgot vs Gnar — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Urgot against Gnar · 52.38% win rate (989 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Urgot is slightly favoured — 52.38% win rate over 989 games.

At a glance

Mini Gnar kites your range — poke him, respect Mega’s all-in.

Track: Gnar's R — GNAR! (90–30s cooldown). His Mega all-in. Don’t fight transform.

Do

  • Poke him in mini form
  • Save E for Mega’s engage
  • Dodge his Q boomerang

Don't

  • Fight Mega’s all-in
  • Get kited
  • Stand near walls for Mega-E

Runes & build vs Gnar

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke)
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Urgot's game plan

Read from Urgot's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gnar.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1-2 is even because both champions are weak and Gnar has no Rage yet.
Level 2GnarLevel 2 favours you since you can walk up and land Q autos before his poke pattern comes online.
Level 3GnarLevel 3-5 favours Gnar because Boomerang plus Hyper stacks kite your Q wind-up from range.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 stay Gnar's as his ranged poke and kiting keep punishing your slow approach.
Level 6UrgotLevel 6 favours you because R Fear Beyond Death executes a slow, immobile Mega form cleanly.
First itemUrgotFirst item favours Gnar as HP stacking and Mega W stun make his transform windows threatening again.
Two+ itemsUrgotWith 2+ items you win teamfights, flipping and shredding a committed Mega Gnar.

How to beat Gnar as Urgot: the early game

Level 1-2 is a skill lane: neither of you does much, but you can trade with Echoing Flames autos into a Q while Gnar has no Rage. Respect that his Boomerang out-ranges your Q wind-up, so don't chase — soak the wave and look for a clean point-blank Corrosive Charge when his poke is on cooldown.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Urgot in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Urgot's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Urgot 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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Common questions

Who wins Urgot vs Gnar in top lane?

Urgot, slightly — a 52.38% win rate edge over 989 games; execution can flip it.

Is Urgot vs Gnar a skill matchup?

Mostly — Urgot has a small statistical edge (52.38% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Urgot counter Gnar?

Not a hard counter — Urgot has a slight edge (52.38% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Urgot take vs Gnar?

Urgot takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Gnar.

What should Urgot build vs Gnar?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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