Shen vs Gnar

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

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Sidestep big-form W

In big form, bait out his W and sidestep it: taunted Gnars spam it predictably, so time the dodge, then trade freely (unless he has R and you're near a wall).

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Fight on low rage

Start fights when his rage bar is low, or optimally right as he turns from big to small: that's your cleanest window.

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Win the level 1

Find him around 1 min before minions arrive, land a taunt and win the all-in to ~40%, then back off at his tower using bushes so he can't chase (he only has 1 trinket).

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Never keep trading into big-form Gnar near a wall while he has R: that's the ult that kills you.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 760 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

MAXQ→E→W

Shen vs Gnar in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his W is his damage in big form, bait it out and sidestep it before you commit to a trade.

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