How to win lane as Ziggs against Gnar · 80% win rate over 5 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Mini Gnar has no gap-closer and low resistances, so your Level 1 poke is free. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | At Level 2 you still out-range his Q Boomerang and shove him off farm safely. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a skill check as his Q-E trade pattern and Rage bar come online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Through Levels 4-5 you keep him in mini form and win every ranged exchange. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | At Level 6 your R adds burst while he still can't reliably reach you. |
| First item | Gnar | On his first item Mega Gnar's wall-stun combo can delete you, flipping the lane. |
| Two+ items | Gnar | With two items his GNAR! engage threat outweighs your poke in every skirmish. |
Levels 1-2 are pure poke: mini Gnar has no gap-closer besides E Hop and low resistances, so your Short Fuse autos and Bouncing Bomb chunk him with zero risk while you shove and deny CS.
The full Ziggs 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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