How to win lane as Vladimir against Gnar · 48.39% win rate (837 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Q %HP-poke mini — pool Mega, win the poke war.
Track: Gnar's R — GNAR! (90–30s cooldown). His Mega all-in. Pool after it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gnar.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | Mini Gnar's Boomerang Throw out-ranges Transfusion so he wins the level 1 poke war. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | His Hyper passive burst on every third auto punishes your CS approaches at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even: bait Boomerang Throw, then trade while its 13s cooldown runs. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gnar | Through levels 4-5 he keeps poking safely and can threaten a Mega-form stun, staying ahead. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 it is even — Hemoplague amps, but Mega's stun still answers your all-in. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first-item sustain out-heals his poke and you out-shove him. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You out-scale hard while his kit hinges on landing one Mega GNAR!. |
Mini Gnar owns the first three levels: his Boomerang Throw (Q) out-ranges your Transfusion and his Hyper (W) passive punishes every step you take to CS, so you last-hit passively and never trade into a full Hyper stack.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir 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 — Vladimir wins 48.39% of 837 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Gnar has a small statistical edge (51.61% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Gnar has the slight edge (Vladimir wins 48.39%), though it stays close.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Gnar.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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