League of Legends Gnar Player Turns Close Call Into Revenge

In League of Legends, the prehistoric yordle known as Gnar is a tricky beast. Just when you think you've got this little monster cornered, a good player will take advantage of his mechanics to build up and turn the tides as the fearsome Mega-Gnar.

That's exactly what Brazilian pro player Pedro "LEP" Luiz Marcari of the RED Canids did when the chips were down at his team's CBLOL match against ProGaming Esports. Pursued viciously by an enemy team's spear-wielding Xin Zhao and corrupted tree being Maokai, LEP attempted to guide Gnar back beneath the safety of his own tower as the duo chased him relentlessly. Unfortunately for them, they triggered Gnar's transformation mechanic, which not only allowed LEP to gain back precious health from the shift into Mega-Gnar, but also swing both foes under his turret with Gnar's ultimate attack. It allowed him to kill Xin Zhao off with relative ease before he chased down Maokai with his new-found strength and laid a beat down on him. One part luck, one part skill, and one-hundred percent glorious, this was a play that was sure to have LEP's opponents bitterly licking their wounds as they siezed defeat from the jaws of victory.