League of Legends: Wild Rift Gnar Jungle Path and Gank Guide

To play Gnar effectively in the jungle in League of Legends: Wild Rift Patch 7.3a, balance his Rage generation so transformations occur during multi-target monster camps and lane ganks rather than during transit. Mini Gnar supplies ranged kiting and single-target percentage health damage, whereas Mega Gnar delivers the area-of-effect crowd control needed to clear grouped camps and secure kills.

Jungle Clear Optimization and Rage Management

Begin the clear at Red Brambleback. The health regeneration and burn damage complement Mini Gnar's auto-attack speed and ranged kiting. Unlock Boomerang Throw first to damage the camp from range. Kite backward toward your next camp to shorten transit time, and catch the returning projectile to reduce its cooldown.

Combat ticks steadily generate Rage. Mini Gnar lacks base durability, so avoid facetanking large monsters. Instead, tether camps until your meter nears 90 to 100 percent right as you engage multi-monster spawns. Once Mega Gnar activates, rely on Boulder Toss and Wallop to clear grouped units. After Mega Gnar expires, the Tired debuff temporarily prevents Rage generation. Clear the next single-target camp in Mini form using basic attacks and Hyper procs while waiting for the debuff to drop.

Save Smite charges for high-health contested targets like Blue Sentinel or Rift Scuttler rather than spending them on multi-target packs like Raptors.

How to Execute Ganks

Timing your lane entrance based on your current Rage pool determines whether a gank succeeds:

1. Check Rage levels before entering lane: Approach when Rage sits between 75 and 90 percent. Entering in full Mini form leaves you fragile against counter-attacks, while arriving fully transformed alerts enemies early and lets them retreat.
2. Engage with Hop: Target an allied champion or enemy minion with Hop to double your jump distance toward the retreating target. Your transformation will trigger mid-air if timed correctly.
3. Displace into terrain: Cast GNAR! immediately behind the target to knock them into a lane wall or turret for an extended stun.
4. Chain crowd control: Follow with Wallop while the enemy remains stunned to prevent them from casting Flash or defensive spells.
5. Finish with Boulder Toss: Throw a boulder and pick it up immediately to reset its cooldown, allowing your laner to secure the takedown.

Item and Rune Progression

Jungle Gnar requires a build that provides attack speed and ability haste for Mini form alongside raw health and attack damage for Mega form:

• Core items: Rush Trinity Force first for attack speed, movement speed, and reliable Spellblade procs. Follow with Black Cleaver if facing armor-heavy frontlines, or build Sterak's Gage directly to survive burst damage during dives.
• Defensive adaptations: Select Dead Man's Plate to increase map roaming speed and apply an initial slow. Add Force of Nature or Spirit Visage when facing heavy magic burst.
• Runes: Take Conqueror as your keystone rune for continuous adaptive force and healing that functions across both forms. Select Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the secondary tree to survive early skirmishes before Mega Gnar's bonus health activates.

Securing Neutral Objectives

Prepare your Rage meter 30 seconds before Dragon or Baron Nashor spawns. Hit nearby camps or river scuttlers lightly to hold Rage between 60 and 80 percent without triggering an early shift. If the Tired debuff triggers right before the objective starts, your team loses its primary engage tool.

When the enemy team approaches river choke points, trigger Mega Gnar and hold position near the pit walls. Aim your ultimate to knock multiple opposing champions into the river geometry, locking them down for allied follow-up. Use Mega Gnar's larger hit box to zone the enemy jungler away from the objective pit, preventing a Smite contest.