MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Gnar
How often does Gragas beat Gnar in Top?
Gragas into Gnar in Top: 51% observed win rate across 656 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas behind by 215 gold.
Does Gragas counter Gnar?
Too close for a counter call: Gragas sits at 51% over 656 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 Gnar: the Gragas game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 59% across 280 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 45% across 376.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 59% | 280 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 45% | 376 |
| First blood | 57% | 322 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 268 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 175 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 234 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 115 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:24 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Gragas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 58.7% over 121 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.