Gnar + Amumu: how to play this top-jungle duo

In 30 seconds

Amumu stuns the group and Mega Gnar throws them against the walls.

When to hit

  1. 6Amumu's R and Gnar's R in a team fight.
  2. 11Mega Gnar with items: decisive fights.

Key combo team fightVerify order

  1. Amumu Q
  2. Amumu R
  3. Gnar E
  4. Gnar R

Watch out for Gnar is fragile in his small form and the R depends on nearby walls.

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Key combo: Gnar + AmumuHow to do the team fight combo, step by step.

Amumu stuns all the enemies and Gnar, already in Mega form, pushes them against the walls to stun them again.

Style Wombo combo: Gnar and Amumu's curse
Difficulty Medium-High To verify
Strong at Team fights and late game
Weak against Champions with escapes and poke To verify
Patch tier Pending
Win rate Pending

Why it works

  1. Amumu stuns in an area. His R wraps and stuns nearby units; his Q throws a bandage that stuns as he closes in.
  2. Mega Gnar pushes. His R throws all surrounding enemies, damages and slows them; those who hit a wall are stunned.
  3. Gnar is mobile. His E leaps to a location and can chain hops over units.
  4. Curse. Amumu's W makes nearby enemies lose a percentage of their maximum health.

Weak points: Champions with escapes and poke; it depends on coordination between both players. To verify

Powerspikes by level

Level What changes How to play it
6 Amumu's R and Gnar's R in a team fight. Coordinate the play before going in.
11 Mega Gnar with items: decisive fights. Coordinate the play before going in.

Combo (team fight)

  1. Amumu: Q to stun and go in.
  2. Amumu: R on the group.
  3. Gnar: E to reach the fight.
  4. Gnar: R to throw the enemies against the wall. To verify

Combo mistakes: doing it when the other isn't ready or without vision of the map.

Level 6 protocol

  1. Amumu: R to stun the group.
  2. Gnar: R if he's in Mega form. To verify

Game plan

Phase Goal Key action
Start Farm without giving away health. Vision and communication.
6-5 First strong trade. Amumu's R and Gnar's R in a team fight.
6+ Decisive fights. Mega Gnar with items: decisive fights.

Runes and summoner spells

To verify

Champion Main path Spells
Gnar Conqueror or Phase Rush Flash + Teleport
Amumu Guardian or Conqueror Flash + Smite

Items, matchups and bans

Pending No patch data. Bans by mechanic (hypotheses to verify): Champions with escapes and poke. Win-rate-based bans will come with Riot API data. To verify

Critical mistakes to avoid

  1. Gnar not in Mega form when using the R.
  2. Fighting far from walls.
  3. Wasting Amumu's R without Gnar.

How to play against Gnar + Amumu

Don't group up near walls when Gnar is in Mega form. To verify

Frequently asked questions

What does Gnar's R do? It throws nearby enemies; those who hit a wall are stunned.

Methodology and updates

  • Data source: abilities from Data Dragon 16.21.1; own analysis, untested.
  • Last review: Pending.

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