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Gnar vs Jayce

GnarYOU · TOP
JayceENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

Dodge his Q
Avoiding his Q is critical: it's how he deals a lot of damage at range and pokes you down.
All-in on E cooldown
Your only real window is when his E is down: otherwise he knocks you out of the all-in.
Don't get poked low
Once you're poked down enough, he switches to Hammer Stance and all-ins: respect your HP bar.
Never E in while his Thundering Blow (E) is up: he knocks you straight back before you land a hit.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
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Gnar · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gnar vs Jayce in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his ranged Q does the work from a distance, eat too much and he swaps to Hammer and all-ins.

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