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Gnar vs Kennen

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

How to play it

Stay out of R range
His R is his kill threat and the animation is instant: play outside its range and keep note of his Flash cooldown.
Punish his E down
His E is his only escape and a long cooldown: abuse him whenever it's down.
Count his stacks
Watch his passive stacks on you: three marks stun you, so his Q poke is setting up that stun.
Never let his passive reach three stacks on you inside R range: that's the stun-into-ult that kills 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
Last 30 days Emerald+ - 51% WR - 1.3k games
Skill order
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Gnar · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gnar vs Kennen in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his R is where his kill comes from and the cast is instant, stay outside its range and track his Flash.

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