Garen vs Gnar in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his boomerang is his only real poke — and it's dodgeable, so just sidestep it. 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 · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPGNARthe Missing Link

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his boomerang

His boomerang is the only poke worth respecting, and it's dodgeable — sidestep it and his other short-range pokes do almost nothing.

All-in when he's Tired

Right after Gnar drops out of mega he's Tired and can't build rage — if he's on your side with missing HP and your Ignite is up, that's your all-in.

W his passive stacks

Always use your W as he stacks his passive on you — pop it to reduce the poke and auto damage you take.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never stand too far up on his side of the lane without your cooldowns — getting run down by his autos, slow, and movespeed is realistically the only way you die to Gnar.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 1.1k 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

MAXE→Q→W

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