Gnar vs Illaoi Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Gnar the fighter/tank hybrid, Illaoi the fighter/tank hybrid. The sample behind this page is 474 games from patch 16.13.1, and Gnar wins 44.3% of them. That is 5.7 points under even, which is why Illaoi is listed among the champions Gnar struggles into.
A missed GNAR! from Gnar hands Illaoi the window to land Harsh Lesson. Ultimates decide the rest — GNAR! versus Leap of Faith. Gnar pays in Rage, Illaoi in Mana, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
Both champions are melee (Gnar at 175, Illaoi at 125), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Shared damage type here — mixed for Gnar as well as Illaoi. The stat sheet reads 540 HP and 32 armour for Gnar against 656 and 35 for Illaoi. Level 18 armour lands at 95 for Gnar and 120 for Illaoi. On autos alone the numbers read 60 AD for Gnar and 65 for Illaoi. There is a movement gap too: 335 for Gnar, 350 for Illaoi.
Difficulty ratings read 8/10 and 4/10, with Gnar on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Gnar page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Illaoi has the statistical edge. Gnar wins 44.3% of the recorded games.
44.3% from Gnar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
474 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Gnar build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Gnar build page.