OK, Gnar is Completely Insane

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[@rileycorrigan5593]

"That's the easiest level up we've ever seen" Just like Riot, Swim forgets about Katarina

[@MakO67572]

it's honestly easier to plunder on turn 4, drop Gnar afterwards and get a free level up than slap Katarina on 3 and hope she gets to strike

[@paladinoateista9173]

Gnar still easier

[@tristanward4309]

I would call gnar easier since you have to run Katarina in your deck. Which is probably one of the most difficult things you can do in this game.

[@romusa10]

@@MakO67572 sure she can get pinged, but she cant be blocked. With gnar you need another card and thus more mana, both are easy but kat required almost no brain power to level.

[@Clarkbardoone]

@@tristanward4309 based

[@randomnpc7773]

Gnar is 10/10 my favorite character, I've mained him in league for 2 years, I own a Gnar plushie IRL, I LOVE HIM. I'm SUPER hyped for his LoR appearance and he looks really fun!

[@TheUnknownMercinary]

Gnar is a 4/3 not a 10/10.

[@rubenvcmx8926]

I AM HYPED AS FUCK TOO, I AM GONNA LOVE IT

[@kriegsmen9037]

@@TheUnknownMercinary hi dad joke I'm dead

[@amitaish1055]

I literally started to play gnar again today, used to play him but now I am coming back for him and trying him in roles other than top that is a role I don't love

[@Gaze73]

I'm a Gnar main xD he's so fun and wild just like me xD and he's so random with his pokey sticks xD

[@travisprescott9708]

Remember when people were calling for pokey stick to not be able to go face xD

[@Clarkbardoone]

Fizzle draw is still on the table tho

[@alifizharulhaq3370]

Thematically, pokey stick being able to damage anything makes sense

[@Someone-lg6di]

Hate how it draws even if damage is fizzled

[@TheJadeFist]

Megatee will just keep transforming their "highest" value target. It's like Veigo but more humiliating. And being so massive will make it hard to remove without direct kill cards.

[@LIAuNXeNON]

I mean then just play kennen ahri XD

[@rygornspectre7142]

Its also permanent and removes their ability to block.

[@doomdoot6731]

Just Minimorph the megatee, 5head

[@TheJadeFist]

@@doomdoot6731 Minimorph > literally any creature that exists, even the mini-moprher lol.

[@Wakkiau]

Equinox is 1-mana

[@jeevee5852]

Gnar is a 4/3, not a 3/3, the first reveal art is literally wrong in the trailer, showing him as a 3/3, but he is a 4/3 on the board

[@TripleMasterA]

Classic Riot

[@TheJadeFist]

Which means they originally had him as a 3/3 but decided to buff him before release.

[@daffyuser]

board could be wrong, it has been wrong before

[@joaoborges1764]

I hope it's the board that is wrong and not the trailer

[@jeevee5852]

@@joaoborges1764 It's confirmed a 4/3

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

Gnar literally gives Freljord access to Pokey Stick, this is incredible

[@captainobvious8037]

"The turtles died or whatever.. you know, they're pets" I don't know about that buddy, most domestic turtle species have like the same life expectancy as humans

[@afaneia]

Probably his parents gave them away because they were getting big and he doesn't remember it. I had the same experience, i thought my 4 pet turtles were dead but they weren't

[@viewtifuljon8105]

Back when TMNT were popular pet shops sold Terrapins for cheap with all the wrong equipment. Aquariums were way too small and might not even have a platform for them to rest, No heat lamps and many other problems. It is quite likely they died.

[@twistergreen604]

the swim lore at the start is golden

[@giannismpoll8026]

Having pokey stick when noy playing bandle city is awsome, its almost and auto inclode in bandle city so its sweet to have it with 2 other regions

[@LIAuNXeNON]

I mean true but you have to remember only mini gnar (not mega gnar) has that effect

[@demontferrat]

@@LIAuNXeNON but mega Gnar turns into mini Gnar after your attack turn.

[@LIAuNXeNON]

@@demontferrat yes but then you have to either block with mini gnar(which is sorta risky) or not ping the enemy nexus on your def turn since then he's again mega gnar on the attack turn

[@tropichillinc4056]

@@LIAuNXeNON but then he strikes therfore u get a stick

[@LIAuNXeNON]

@@tropichillinc4056 yeah unless the enemy has a billion ways to stop you from striking like frostbite, quick attack, the outrageous ammount of spells that can do it or you play for their win condition and most of the time lose your gnar in the process. Don't get me wrong it will still most def happen just not as often as ppl migh think

[@blackfoxdraco1585]

Mega tee is like whiteflame the real champion of the deck

[@TheJadeFist]

And good enough to throw in just about any deck with Bandle, regardless of archtype.

[@theknight27]

@@TheJadeFist you won't be throwing it into every deck, it's a paperweight vs aggro

[@shai310]

I think Gnar is similar to Zoe in the sense both can be ran in any deck even if you don't intend on leveling them up. With Gnar the fact the he can either create or dicount a Pokey Stick is on it's own really strong because Pokey Stick is arguebly the best card in BC due to its flexibility. I think Gnar is going to see shit ton of play and the fact that he gives Frejlord more versatility is amazing too.

[@LIAuNXeNON]

In all honesty you can realistically do that like 3 or 4 times since you need to remember mega gnar doesn't have that

[@imatiu]

New bingo, kill the opponent Nexus via 20 poking sticks to the face.

[@Karanthaneos]

Megatee reminds me of what Ren Shadowblade was during the early days, but a bit more balanced. Ren used to put Ephemeral on any follower you played, so if you controlled the field early on it was almost win condition. Of course, it was a different time back then, we have a lot more spell options to counter it, but it was certainly really annoying to play against.

[@aymenyahiaoui6140]

I saw his tweet and I knew how excited he was 🤣

[@brokeguy5607]

2:26 Wtf chat? "Suck my toes"? Lmao

[@nicolasgiudici4697]

The Megatee Is INSANE

[@Goodheartless]

I think gnar is going to be a buff to poke city to bring it back to the meta

[@pango4425]

Poke City never left the meta. I don't already understand why they're making good archetypes better.

[@Clarkbardoone]

Gnar will not be ran in bandle city probably

[@paulsequin4198]

Lol Udyr thrown into that trailer like he does anything

[@Jayfire88]

13:27 there is a but while I agree Ekkos timetrick before lvl up should not be fleeting I do agree it should remain 2 mana. If Ekko was as easy to lvl up as gnar EVERYONE WOULD CALL RITO FOR NERF EKKO. Look at what ekko can do. His champ spells spell is great if you can reliability draw it. And his chronobreak is insane. You do not want ekko on top. ThinK

[@demontferrat]

Just remove fleeting on time trick already and call it a day.

[@nicolasc8]

Haven’t even watched the video but I’m going to say it. I’m “maining” Gnar cause he’s one of my most favorite characters in league. My ign is literally KDA All Out Gnar so you best be thinking I’m playing gnar almost exclusively from now on in LoR.

[@Thordonic]

F in the chat for Ekko

[@Clocktothetick]

I kinda hoped Gnar would break out of quick attack and instead have gotten something like regen or tough

[@CharlesDubs]

Why tho. He has no regenerative abilities in lore or in game

[@LIAuNXeNON]

@@CharlesDubs i mean regen yeah but tough though. Also you have to look at reagion combos and personally i hate the huge ammount of champs with quick attack

[@Clocktothetick]

@@CharlesDubs He does heal when he transforms, as it is affected by GW, but more so since at the moment, early unit with quick attack is overused and unoriginal something more is desired when looking at champions.

[@Clarkbardoone]

Gnar quick attack makes sense tho. More than even draven.

[@Wyrser]

@@Clarkbardoone QA mini gnar makes sense, not so much mega gnar though. They probably just didn't want to remove a keyword on levelup, probably might even break code.

[@catdad626]

It's old news but I'm still bummed they put rumble in the game over Kled. I feel Kled and skarrl could have led to such a more interesting archetype.

[@Thick-xia]

When i see stun, i smell yasuo

[@BreadKrumb]

“So that’s how I got my name. We’re all going to die, happy Valentine’s Day, oh look gnar got released!”

[@TOOMAMOOT]

Neeko might get the transform synergy in lor instead

[@monotohnoindependenten3475]

Now I can somehow play Udyr with Tristana because Gnar exists

[@user-kh1xn8md6d]

New the greatest deck: Gnar x Viktor "Glorious pokey stick".

[@cattronaut2838]

I predict the "tranform me to level 1 of me" Can be keyword like level down maybe

[@TheLastAatroxMain]

Yes Aatrox finally in runeterra! Oh wait its gnar…

[@jamesmaskell3743]

Gnar sounds like Eric Cartman

[@Jj-ej9mu]

that pokey stick effect tho 😳

[@LIAuNXeNON]

1 thing i'm not sure if you noticed but the pokey stick strike gnar has is removed when he is transformed into mega gnar

[@odieabdlrheem1847]

the first minute of the video, i thought he was reading a pasta

[@sweetfunnycake2100]

What a very feisty Poro! - Probably Braum

[@my4387]

Destined Poro value right there

[@brentdunlop8760]

Is this like sivir's level of good? Sivir may have spell shield, but gnar essentially needs to be answered that turn or the turn after.

[@naser3000x]

the fact that gnar is duel actually REALLY matters

[@Crowscythe13]

Gnaw will probably become meta and be an aggro deck card just because he give a free draw and well as a free way to level him up each turn. Mix that with the 1/1 buff that full heals him he is slightly unkillable.

[@renooblivion9526]

Swim: "We used to have turtles when I was a God"

[@TheJadeFist]

Gnar vs Ekko, remember Ekko stays leveled up.

[@Luiz_orneduom]

Ekko é Gnar

[@StressTess_ted]

I bet a meme deck for Gnar involved cards like Exahlted Poro in shirima, that needs a champ lvl up. Gnar is quick, and meets effects like that. What a meme

[@markjones6059]

Champ ranking: gnar, gallio, yuumi, any follower, card backs, conceed button, udyr

[@HugoHefesto]

So this füker is a 3/3 or a 4/3? I don't get it bc on video they show both -_-

[@EboyNxtDoor]

Why are people clowning Udyr so much? Idc if he's bad, he still looks like a breath of fresh air. And fits the frejlord flavor. Why do people think everything has to be busted? Sure he's similar mechanically to Aphelios but there is very evidently a clear difference between the two?

[@roxannewilde2309]

Udyr is good Copium

[@pango4425]

Udyr is the least likely to be good for that exact reason. Gnar is destined for glory because he combines many abilities that have proven to be successful. Quick Attack, easy level up, cost-efficient, value-generating, game-ender, good standalone, targeting, potential snowball, etc. Udyr is just a meh champion with meh effects in a meh region.

[@EboyNxtDoor]

@@pango4425 Ik he's mid, that wasn't the point of my comment. He's fun to play, so who cares if he's not a tier 1 archetype?

[@pango4425]

@EboyNextDoor I mean true. Personally I also like him. I guess as more straightforward answer to your question, a Champion not being good is a reason people may clown on it. Pretty simple.

[@joshuabarnes7392]

Emotional trauma does sometimes result in memory loss’

[@dogukankay645]

How is Gnar better Ekko can someone explain it to me ? Leveled up Gnar doesnt give you the pokey stick right? So you get the pokey stick only when you block with him ?

[@brunomenezes1410]

He can finishe the game Unlikr ekko who needs board

[@dogukankay645]

I didnt ask why is Gnar is better than Ekko. In the vid both the chat and swim called Gnar a better version of Ekko. I asked How is Gnar a better version of Ekko they are not similiar at all.

[@pango4425]

@Doğukan Kayı Because they are both 4 attack 4 mana quick attack units that generate cycling cards when they strike which specifically help them level. They are very similar. Except that Gnar is better in every way.

[@tristanward4309]

Gnar is also in better regions with better units. He has better stats and will on average give you more value, since if you don't want to level him up you can just keep getting pokey sticks that aren't fleeting. And Mega Gnar gets one of the strongest keyword combos in the game which is quick attack and overwhelm, on top of the fact he can hit the strongest unit with his quick attack. There really isn't a single argument on how Gnar isn't just Ekko if he was good.

[@abciii]

when i remember the aatrox creator who hates minimorph and than this xDDD

[@bastian888]

Gnar 4 Mana 3/3 English video kzbin.info/www/bejne/emTGZoiVeNxggck Gnar 4 Mana 4/3 German video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqXg2aogKiWbdk So i guess i play the game in German language

[@tdkcampbell]

Megatee completely shuts down multiple archetypes, but sure, if you think it will be fine...

[@Someone-lg6di]

Its a non champ version of lvled viego totally balanced

[@elite4in1-legendsofruneterra]

Gnar is to freljord as Draven is to Noxus. It’s soo good.

[@vintinoo1924]

Im hearing sounds from World of Warcraft in the animation lol

[@SpongeBob-re8ly]

So satisfying to finally see me in twitch chat on the youtube video :D

[@michealcrossan9302]

Doesn’t even remember the ending of his channels name. Heartless

[@ShadowCrescent]

Gnar Swain? Sounds rather based.

[@13JpGoosen13]

Feel like Gnar would have great synergy with Renekton with the vulnerable grant level up.

[@Clarkbardoone]

Renekton freljord looking good with all the new cards

[@umbranight1628]

Do I hear Gnar Sejuani mono fraljord?

[@aya-verseaaexims844]

what will happen to Yuumi if the unit she attached transform? or silence?

[@bronichris]

I wonder how good Yumi and Fizz are going to synergize

[@xpolyx2704]

You could probably build a Poke City deck but you would replace TF with Gnar

[@juniartawan7463]

Next card idea: spell card that transform unit to mini minitee, silence it, and then obliterate it Oh wait

[@junapristama5233]

And just cost 1 burst speed.. seems balance?

[@marianoel5364]

U can turbo level gnar with bilgewater

[@mopyouup7910]

Poke/ping city looking nice

[@jamesgoines4635]

I wonder how Gnar Sej will do?

[@hedidit55]

new card, new viktor nerf

[@xaius4348]

If LoR doesn't add a card called swimerama one day, I'll be pissed.

[@PitipatPenbharkkul]

Devoted Council love this!!

[@FSseer]

Feel the rush gnar 😳

[@grakator8074]

Why is gnar a 3/3 at the start of the video? Seems like they buffed him after they started making the trailer

[@angelodamata1809]

swimarma asended and became a god

[@amateurishauthor2202]

Gnar will slip right in with Plunder decks

[@nateormond6115]

Anyone else think gnar, twisted fate nab might be okay?

[@nilshillenbrand8954]

You think gnar can replace sejuani in plunder?

[@KirbySaysBweo]

In my opinion, Sejuani's aoe ice on level up can be extremely important in matches that drag out a little longer than you'd like and can save you in a pinch. I would say go a 2/1/3 ratio for Gnar/Sej/GP, but you could definitely swap around those ratios

[@airank3861]

return to monke

[@Urashima321]

one word: kewkko

[@Crowscythe13]

With each deck gnaw is the strongest, yummi is second because she supports and already strong deck, then galio, then udyr

[@Jamesss6]

POG Gnar is amazing

[@TheAcad3mic]

Glad I'm done with this game tbh. It's just kinda becoming increasingly about jamming numbers at face. Bored of it.

[@Rektlit]

Gnar is very easy to level up, but more useful than katarina

[@KiroScents]

What’s with the hair?

[@JayJayM57]

When will those champions become available?

[@jamesmaskell3743]

Patch notes, including some balance changes are coming Tuesday, but the patch itself goes live on Wednesday. Sameish time as these reveals 5pm GMT, but will be a slight delay as this patch starts a new Season.

[@JayJayM57]

@@jamesmaskell3743 thanks

[@piosforedeyo3637]

Why is a 3/3 and then when played a 4/3

[@simoncolin5939]

You can put Yuumi on Gnar. Just saying.

[@kingofthejungle5338]

i don't see how Gnar is "Insane". please educate me (didn't watch this vid yet)

[@ericahays4281]

I love you but these thumbnails are killin me 😂. Tell your editor to get more natural looking reacts

[@Semnome-gv5yg]

Stun deck its already good enough just dont need Yasuo :/

[@LukeA471]

Why can Bandle do everything

[@dawsonzahnley8249]

Gnar

[@naser3000x]

primal strength is kind of garbage, it's a flame spitter but you pay 2 mana for 2 hp?

[@AdamWieczorek-Vetinari]

As expected - Udyr is the Xerath, Gnar is the Ziggs. Udyr is the 43% winrate combo card, Gnar is the 55% winrate aggro card. They work good together, but Gnar can work alone, and Udyr is garbage without Gnar.

[@sunset4079]

Am i the only one who doesn't like the gnar gameplay design? Or what they did to him. Quick attack is so awkward for me when I've only seen impact gnar concepts

[@raptor1368]

I admit it's weird that he doesn't have impact but in league on his W passive he gains movement speed and attack speed, and he also has overwhelm

[@sunset4079]

@@raptor1368 ah ok thanks

[@saverh279]

How is gnar a card when Ekko exist hahaha

[@roccosmos1913]

in aram decks, one of the weakest card you can get from howling abyss tho

[@alexstewart9592]

Well, you get an EXTREMELY overstatted body for one attack turn and after that you have a chump blocker that can block Fearsome and creates a Pokey Stick on use, which can be used to draw an entire card from your deck. Since aram is used to bleed the enemy of resurces until you win by default, Gnar is not terrible because he is big enough to threaten the opponent and at only 4 mana can be played on the same turn as an aram-made 6-cost champion that is also threatening, and if he somehow mannages to survive without winning you the game he gives you a ping and a card from your deck, which is quite the resource advantage.

[@swittchblade]

Isn't a 6/5 for 4 with quick attack and overwhelm pretty strong though? If you get him on the same turn as you can attack, he shouldn't level down since he doesn't see you start the turn. Can't see him being one of the worst to get off abyss.

[@aquataqi4332]

gnar > or = yuumi > galio = udyr = trash ? xDDDDDDDDDD

[@peterhans3495]

Honestly, gnar doesn't look solid, it looks overpowered like Poppy at her reveal

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