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Gnar vs Irelia

GnarYOU · TOP
IreliaENEMY · TOP
VS
Avoid: ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 UnplayableTake Teleport

How to play it

Dodge her E
Flawless Duet marks you and enables her full engage: you absolutely have to dodge it.
Watch low minions
Her Q resets whenever she kills a minion with it, so track your low-health minions or she'll dash straight onto you.
Freeze near tower
Keep the wave close to your tower and ask for ganks: you want Irelia pushing and overextended.
Never leave a low minion between you and Irelia: her Q resets on the kill and gaps straight onto you.
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
16.14 Emerald+ - 47% WR - 643 games
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Gnar · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gnar vs Irelia in Top lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: you absolutely have to dodge her E, it lands the mark that sets up her all-in.

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