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Gnar
the Missing Link
Who Is Gnar?
Gnar is a primeval yordle whose playful antics can erupt into a toddler's outrage in an instant, transforming him into a massive beast bent on destruction. Frozen in True Ice for millennia, the curious creature broke free and now hops about a changed world he sees as exotic and wondrous. Delighted by danger, Gnar flings whatever he can at his enemies, be it his bonetooth boomerang, or a nearby building.
Gnar, the Missing Link belongs to the Bandle City story space. The important part of the lore is not only where Gnar comes from, but what that origin asks the character to carry. Every champion in League is built around a readable fantasy; for Gnar, that fantasy is shaped by freedom, captivity, and the identity someone builds after being controlled.
Gnar's Story Themes
The core tension in Gnar's story is freedom, captivity, and the identity someone builds after being controlled. That gives the character more weight than a simple class label. Gnar may be tagged as a Fighter and Tank champion, but the biography frames the character as someone with pressure behind every choice, whether that pressure comes from duty, instinct, memory, ambition, or survival.
This is why Gnar works as more than a splash art silhouette. The title "the Missing Link" is the surface; underneath it is a character whose place in Runeterra creates questions fans can keep returning to: what the character wants, what the character fears, what they are protecting, and what might happen if they are pushed too far.
How The Lore Shows Up In Game
In game, Gnar reads as direct, forceful, hard to ignore, and stubborn. The champion's stats lean into endurance, threat, and the ability to hold space, while the overall difficulty suggests a demanding kit that asks players to understand timing, spacing, and risk.
Gnar's kit reinforces that identity through Rage Gene, Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss, Hyper / Wallop, and Hop / Crunch. Even before reading numbers or cooldowns, those names point back to the same fantasy the biography is building.
A useful gameplay clue from the champion data is: "Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms." That kind of advice matters because it shows how the story fantasy becomes practical behavior in a match.
Why Gnar Stands Out
Gnar stands out because the champion fantasy is easy to understand at a glance and still has room for interpretation. Some players connect with the gameplay pattern first. Others connect with the mood, the title, the region, or the unresolved questions in the biography.
That combination is what makes a good League champion page worth reading. The short official bio gives the canon foundation, but the expanded lore helps connect the dots: where Gnar fits in Runeterra, what emotional theme drives the character, and why the same idea still matters when the match starts.
Gnar, the Missing Link
Fighter · Patch 16.10.1 · Last updated 2026-05-21
Gnar, the Missing Link. Full Fighter guide for League of Legends: abilities, lore, skins, base stats, tips, and counter picks. Updated for patch 16.10.1.
Who Is Gnar?
Gnar is a primeval yordle whose playful antics can erupt into a toddler's outrage in an instant, transforming him into a massive beast bent on destruction. Frozen in True Ice for millennia, the curious creature broke free and now hops about a changed world he sees as exotic and wondrous. Delighted by danger, Gnar flings whatever he can at his enemies, be it his bonetooth boomerang, or a nearby building.
Gnar, the Missing Link belongs to the Bandle City story space. The important part of the lore is not only where Gnar comes from, but what that origin asks the character to carry. Every champion in League is built around a readable fantasy; for Gnar, that fantasy is shaped by freedom, captivity, and the identity someone builds after being controlled.
Gnar's Story Themes
The core tension in Gnar's story is freedom, captivity, and the identity someone builds after being controlled. That gives the character more weight than a simple class label. Gnar may be tagged as a Fighter and Tank champion, but the biography frames the character as someone with pressure behind every choice, whether that pressure comes from duty, instinct, memory, ambition, or survival.
This is why Gnar works as more than a splash art silhouette. The title "the Missing Link" is the surface; underneath it is a character whose place in Runeterra creates questions fans can keep returning to: what the character wants, what the character fears, what they are protecting, and what might happen if they are pushed too far.
How The Lore Shows Up In Game
In game, Gnar reads as direct, forceful, hard to ignore, and stubborn. The champion's stats lean into endurance, threat, and the ability to hold space, while the overall difficulty suggests a demanding kit that asks players to understand timing, spacing, and risk.
Gnar's kit reinforces that identity through Rage Gene, Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss, Hyper / Wallop, and Hop / Crunch. Even before reading numbers or cooldowns, those names point back to the same fantasy the biography is building.
A useful gameplay clue from the champion data is: "Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms." That kind of advice matters because it shows how the story fantasy becomes practical behavior in a match.
Why Gnar Stands Out
Gnar stands out because the champion fantasy is easy to understand at a glance and still has room for interpretation. Some players connect with the gameplay pattern first. Others connect with the mood, the title, the region, or the unresolved questions in the biography.
That combination is what makes a good League champion page worth reading. The short official bio gives the canon foundation, but the expanded lore helps connect the dots: where Gnar fits in Runeterra, what emotional theme drives the character, and why the same idea still matters when the match starts.
Abilities
P: Rage Gene
While in combat Gnar generates Rage. At maximum Rage his next ability will transform him into Mega Gnar, granting increased survivability and access to new spells.
Q: Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss
Gnar throws a boomerang that damages and slows enemies it hits before returning to him. If he catches the boomerang its cooldown is reduced.Mega Gnar instead throws a boulder that stops on the first unit hit, damaging and slowing everything nearby. It can then be picked up to reduce the cooldown.
W: Hyper / Wallop
Gnar's attacks and spells hype him up, dealing bonus damage and granting him Move Speed.Mega Gnar is too enraged to be hyper and instead can rear up on his hind legs and smash down on the area in front of him, stunning enemies in an area.
E: Hop / Crunch
Gnar leaps to a location and bounces off the head of any unit he lands on, traveling further.Mega Gnar is too large to bounce and instead lands with earth-shattering force, dealing damage in an area around him.
R: GNAR!
Mega Gnar throws everything around him in a chosen direction, dealing damage and slowing them. Any enemy that hits a wall is stunned and takes bonus damage.
Gnar Base Stats
- Health: 540 (+79/lv)
- Attack Damage: 60 (+0/lv)
- Armor: 32 (+3.7/lv)
- Magic Resist: 30 (+1.3/lv)
- Move Speed: 335
- Attack Range: 175
- Difficulty: 8 / 10
Tips for Gnar
Playing as Gnar
- Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
- Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
- Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.
Playing against Gnar
- Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
- Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
- Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.
Gnar Counters
- Tryndamere — 55.96% win rate (11,746 games)
- Riven — 55.43% win rate (10,804 games)
- Aurora — 53.75% win rate (7,520 games)
- Gangplank — 52.72% win rate (5,830 games)
- Dr. Mundo — 51.41% win rate (4,772 games)
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