Aatrox vs Gnar in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: post-6, don't let him rage-W you — the CC combo runs roughly 4 seconds. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPGNARthe Missing Link

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Fear his rage W

Don't let him land Mega Gnar's W post-6 — the CC combo runs ~4s and re-slows you into another W.

Poke pre-6

Poke him out with E-Q and W before he transforms — that's your cleanest window.

Cyclosword tech

Cyclosword helps cut through his W movement speed.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never get caught in his rage window post-6 — one 50% slow chains into the next before you can escape.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 1.4k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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