Gnar

Gnar is really two champions squeezed into one top-lane slot. His passive, Rage Gene, charges Rage during fights; once it peaks, his next ability morphs him into Mega Gnar, swapping nimbleness for sheer bulk and a completely different spell kit. Juggling that transformation loop, while keeping the enemy guessing about when your Rage bar will be ready, is what earns him a difficulty rating of 8 out of 10, even though his basic gameplan is simple to grasp.

As Mini Gnar, he plays as a ranged poker champion. Boomerang Throw hurts and slows foes and gives back its cooldown if he catches it, Hyper builds bonus damage and movement speed with each attack and spell, and Hop lets him bound over units’ heads to either get away or close distance. This form can keep melee enemies backpedaling all game and wins long lane exchanges that many fighters have no real answer to.

Mega Gnar reverses the roles. Boulder Toss turns into a projectile that stops enemies in their tracks, Wallop slams the ground to stun, Crunch makes his leap an area-of-effect slam, and GNAR! launches everything nearby in a direction of your choice; foes flung into walls get stunned and take extra damage. Transforming at the right spot near terrain can pin down several carries at once and single-handedly swing a teamfight.

Who should play him

Gnar suits players who prefer managing resources and reading timing windows over memorizing fixed combos: patient kiting in Mini form, then building fights around the moment Mega comes online. His main drawback comes from that same mechanic. If Rage runs dry at the wrong time, or Mega activates when no fight is happening, he ends up stuck in the wrong form.