MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Aurora
How often does Gnar beat Aurora in Top?
Gnar into Aurora in Top: 50% observed win rate across 153 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gnar ahead by 229 gold.
Does Gnar counter Aurora?
Too close for a counter call: Gnar sits at 50% over 153 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 Aurora: the Gnar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gnar at 54% across 79 games. Flip the lead and Gnar falls to 46% across 74.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 54% | 79 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 74 |
| First blood | 67% | 66 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 56 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 70 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:50 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gnar's Top build, with receipts
Into Aurora specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 45.6% over 57 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.