Vladimir vs Gnar TOP Matchup Guide

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Opponent

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Vladimir into Gnarmedium

Overview

Focus on surviving early poke and sustain with to reach your mid-game power spikes.
Prioritize low-pressure waves to safely farm and avoid extended trades before your first item.
This matchup is about outlasting Gnar's poke and leveraging your level 6 for teamfight impact.

Trade around empowered windows and save to dodge Gnar's engage or crowd control.
Punish Gnar's mini form when his is down or rage is mistimed before mega form.
Avoid prolonged trades when is on cooldown or empowered is unavailable.

Be cautious when Gnar's rage is near mega form and is available for hard CC and engage.
Avoid trading or engaging when your is down since you lose untargetability and sustain.
Respect Gnar's stuns from and especially near terrain for max crowd control impact.

Avoid extended trades early since Gnar's mini form harass and mobility outrange you.
Use to sustain through poke and only trade short when empowered is ready.
Bait Gnar into using aggressively, then punish his cooldown with quick trades.

At level 6, use to threaten all-ins and force Gnar to respect your burst.
After your first completed AP item, increase wave pressure and trade confidently while tracking Gnar's responses.
Respect Gnar's mega form and wall stun by maintaining distance and waiting for it to expire before committing.

Survive early poke and sustain with to reach your item and level 6 power spikes.
Use empowered trades and defensively to punish Gnar's cooldowns and avoid his engage.
Leverage in teamfights to burst grouped enemies and flank effectively after scaling.

Tactical tip

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