MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Gragas
What is Gnar's win rate vs Gragas?
In Top, Gnar wins 49% against Gragas across 656 observed ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gnar ahead by 216 gold.
Gnar at 15:00
- Gold: +216
- CS: +11
- XP: +102
Typical gap to Gragas, from 654 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gnar counter Gragas?
Too close to call. Gnar sits at 49% over 656 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Gragas as Gnar
When Gnar is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 55% over 376 games; behind, it drops to 41% over 280.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 376 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 280 |
| First blood | 56% | 281 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 214 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 470 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 167 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 78 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 6:23; the level 6 spike lands around 5:21. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Gnar build in Top?
Into Gragas specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 45.8% over 253 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 26.1-26.12.
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.