Talk:Gnar/@comment-26433263-20150714233354/@comment-4636093-20150715005051

With difficulty.

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Or more to the point, it requires an opportunistic playstyle filled with adaptation. Transformation is inevitable even if you don't want it, and it never comes quick enough when you do.

Max Q-W-E with R whenever you can. Build tank, Gnar can get away with almost full tank in his build, if you do need damage then Black Cleaver is good, with niche damage items being BotRK or Trinity Force/Iceborn Gauntlet. You never really need more than one damage item.

In lane try and stay in ranged form as much as you can, try to get a lead by landing Qs and W procs as often as you can. When you do transform ether go agressive on your opponent and try to kill them or back away and play cautiously depending on what you can get away with.

Pre-teamfight try to look out for opportunities to jump in with E and land a good ult on people. It will win you the game if you get a good one. Charge up fury on minions or by landing Qs.

In Teamfight when melee try to land as many multiman stuns with W as often as you can. Auto attack the squishiest thing you are able to, and toss Qs at whatever you're not. If you're in ranged form try to land as many W procs as you can on whoever you can, jump away when they turn on you.