MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Anivia
How often does Gnar beat Anivia in Top?
Gnar into Anivia in Top: 50% observed win rate across 149 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gnar ahead by 446 gold.
Does Gnar counter Anivia?
Too close for a counter call: Gnar sits at 50% over 149 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Anivia: the Gnar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gnar at 53% across 89 games. Flip the lead and Gnar falls to 47% across 60.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 53% | 89 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 47% | 60 |
| First blood | 59% | 66 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 60 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 88 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 52 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:15. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gnar's Top build, with receipts
Into Anivia specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 55.7% over 70 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gnar core is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 59.2% across 2,858 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (21,196 games).
Skill plan: Gnar players max Q first and take Q at level 1.