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Garen

Garen Top

The Might of Demacia
Win Rate: All Roles 50.5% | as Top 50.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 7.4% | as Top 6.8%
Ban Rate: 4.9%
Analyzed: 59035 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Top ARAM

Garen Top Guide

S Tier

Garen performs above average in Top with a 50.7% win rate (#18 among Top champions), compared to 50.5% win rate across all roles. Decent pick with proper execution. Garen keeps decent popularity with 7.4% overall pick rate and 6.8% pick rate in Top in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 59035 ranked games. Garen is mostly played in this role - 91.5% of games. Most popular build starts with Berserker's Greaves, then Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, and Spear of Shojin. Garen has strong farm - 7.48 CS/min (#8 among Top champions) and earns 441 gold per minute. Averages 1.9 KDA (#28 among Top champions). Has a 4.9% ban rate (54th place). Garen deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Best performing runes include Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, (Precision) and Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, (Sorcery). In-game, the recommended max order is E > Q > W. Garen Top is strong against K'Sante, Nasus, Irelia, and weak against Kayle, Rumble, and Quinn.

Garen Roles

Garen

  • Top
    (Top - 91.5%) 54035 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 12843 ARAM games

Garen Top Stats

50.7%
Win Rate (Role)
91.5%
Top (Role Rate)
4.9%
Ban Rate
0.0009
Penta/Game
6.8
Kills/Game
5.8
Deaths/Game
4.2
Assists/Game
0.28
Wards/Min
7.48
CS/Min
441
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 74.9%
Magic: 0.4%
True: 24.70%

Overall Champion Matrix

Garen Top Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
50.7% Win Rate 82.1% Pick Rate44384 games

Highest Win Rate
Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
52.8% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate92 games

Garen Top Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.3% Win Rate 68.0% Pick Rate36722 games
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
51.9% Win Rate 61.9% Pick Rate33431 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.1% Win Rate 15.7% Pick Rate8462 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
46.3% Win Rate 13.0% Pick Rate7014 games
Core Build
Tiamat
Tiamat (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
56.2% Win Rate 11.4% Pick Rate6149 games
Final Build
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
56.5% Win Rate 14.3% Pick Rate7749 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Cull
Cull (450 gold) 7 Attack Damage
Reap
Restore 3 Health On-Hit.
Killing minions grants 1 gold, up to 100. Reaching the limit grants another 350 gold.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.3% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate232 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
56.4% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate151 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.1% Win Rate 15.7% Pick Rate8462 games
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
51.9% Win Rate 61.9% Pick Rate33431 games
Core Build
Tiamat
Tiamat (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
59.4% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate2783 games
Final Build
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
58.9% Win Rate 6.3% Pick Rate3399 games
Other Items
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
53.2% Win Rate 10.5% Pick Rate5679 games
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.0% Win Rate 10.1% Pick Rate5452 games
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
53.7% Win Rate 7.6% Pick Rate4080 games
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
52.3% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate3847 games
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
55.7% Win Rate 6.0% Pick Rate3237 games
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
54.2% Win Rate 4.9% Pick Rate2664 games
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
53.7% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate2378 games

Garen Top Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Celerity
Celerity

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.5% Win Rate 53.3% Pick Rate28822 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Celerity
Celerity

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.5% Win Rate 53.3% Pick Rate28822 games

Garen best with

Amumu Synergy Champion
+6.1%
Amumu
Amumu

Garen Top Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
49.7% Win Rate 38.9% Pick Rate21014 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
53.9% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate821 games

Countered by Garen

K'Sante - countered by Garen
+8.1%
K'Sante
K'Sante
Nasus - countered by Garen
+6.2%
Nasus
Nasus
Irelia - countered by Garen
+5.3%
Irelia
Irelia
Jax - countered by Garen
+5.2%
Jax
Jax
Renekton - countered by Garen
+4.2%
Renekton
Renekton
Shen - countered by Garen
+3.2%
Shen
Shen
Poppy - countered by Garen
+3.9%
Poppy
Poppy
Riven - countered by Garen
+2.7%
Riven
Riven
Kled - countered by Garen
+2.6%
Kled
Kled
Pantheon - countered by Garen
+3.4%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Gangplank - countered by Garen
+1.8%
Gangplank
Gangplank
Gwen - countered by Garen
+1.8%
Gwen
Gwen

Garen Counterpicks

Kayle - effective counter against Garen
-4.3%
Kayle
Kayle
Rumble - effective counter against Garen
-7.6%
Rumble
Rumble
Quinn - effective counter against Garen
-6.6%
Quinn
Quinn
Urgot - effective counter against Garen
-3.0%
Urgot
Urgot
Camille - effective counter against Garen
-4.7%
Camille
Camille
Teemo - effective counter against Garen
-2.8%
Teemo
Teemo
Mordekaiser - effective counter against Garen
-2.8%
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Darius - effective counter against Garen
-3.9%
Darius
Darius
Trundle - effective counter against Garen
-5.4%
Trundle
Trundle
Gnar - effective counter against Garen
-3.5%
Gnar
Gnar
Sett - effective counter against Garen
-2.4%
Sett
Sett
Tryndamere - effective counter against Garen
-3.2%
Tryndamere
Tryndamere

Garen Top Lane Matchups

Garen
+8.1%
K'Sante

Garen vs K'Sante
Garen
+6.2%
Nasus

Garen vs Nasus
Garen
+5.3%
Irelia

Garen vs Irelia
Garen
+5.2%
Jax

Garen vs Jax
Garen
+4.2%
Renekton

Garen vs Renekton
Garen
+3.4%
Pantheon

Garen vs Pantheon
Garen
+3.2%
Shen

Garen vs Shen
Garen
+3.1%
Malphite

Garen vs Malphite
Garen
+2.9%
Ornn

Garen vs Ornn
Garen
+2.7%
Riven

Garen vs Riven
Garen
+2.6%
Dr. Mundo

Garen vs Dr. Mundo
Garen
+2.6%
Kled

Garen vs Kled
Garen
+2.4%
Ambessa

Garen vs Ambessa
Garen
+1.8%
Gangplank

Garen vs Gangplank
Garen
+1.8%
Gwen

Garen vs Gwen
Garen
+1.6%
Sion

Garen vs Sion
Garen
+1.6%
Singed

Garen vs Singed
Garen
+1.5%
Yone

Garen vs Yone
Garen
+1.5%
Yorick

Garen vs Yorick
Garen
+1.5%
Vladimir

Garen vs Vladimir
Garen
+1.5%
Yasuo

Garen vs Yasuo
Garen
+1.5%
Jayce

Garen vs Jayce
Garen
+1.4%
Illaoi

Garen vs Illaoi
Garen
+1.0%
Aatrox

Garen vs Aatrox
Garen
+0.5%
Gragas

Garen vs Gragas
Garen
-1.1%
Cho'Gath

Garen vs Cho'Gath
Garen
-1.8%
Fiora

Garen vs Fiora
Garen
-2.4%
Sett

Garen vs Sett
Garen
-2.8%
Mordekaiser

Garen vs Mordekaiser
Garen
-2.8%
Teemo

Garen vs Teemo
Garen
-2.8%
Warwick

Garen vs Warwick
Garen
-3.0%
Urgot

Garen vs Urgot
Garen
-3.2%
Tryndamere

Garen vs Tryndamere
Garen
-3.5%
Gnar

Garen vs Gnar
Garen
-3.6%
Volibear

Garen vs Volibear
Garen
-3.9%
Darius

Garen vs Darius
Garen
-4.3%
Kayle

Garen vs Kayle
Garen
-4.7%
Camille

Garen vs Camille
Garen
-5.4%
Trundle

Garen vs Trundle
Garen
-6.6%
Quinn

Garen vs Quinn

Garen lore:

A proud and noble warrior, Garen fights as one of the Dauntless Vanguard. He is popular among his fellows, and respected well enough by his enemies—not least as a scion of the prestigious Crownguard family, entrusted with defending Demacia and its ideals. Clad in magic-resistant armor and bearing a mighty broadsword, Garen stands ready to confront mages and sorcerers on the field of battle, in a veritable whirlwind of righteous steel.

Garen tips:

  • Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.
  • Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.
  • Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Playing Against Garen

  • Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.
  • Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.
  • Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.
  • Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Garen abilities description:

Perseverance
P
Perseverance (passive)
If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.
Decisive Strike
Q
Decisive Strike (Q)
Garen gains a burst of Move Speed, breaking free of all slows affecting him. His next attack strikes a vital area of his foe, dealing bonus damage and silencing them.
Courage
W
Courage (W)
Garen passively increases his Armor and Magic Resist by killing enemies. He may also activate this ability to give him a shield and tenacity for a brief moment followed by a lesser amount of damage reduction for a longer duration.
Judgment
E
Judgment (E)
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
Demacian Justice
R
Demacian Justice (R)
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.

Garen Skins and Splash Arts

Default Garen Default Garen
Sanguine Garen Sanguine Garen
Desert Trooper Garen Desert Trooper Garen
Commando Garen Commando Garen
Dreadknight Garen Dreadknight Garen
Rugged Garen Rugged Garen
Steel Legion Garen Steel Legion Garen
Rogue Admiral Garen Rogue Admiral Garen
Warring Kingdoms Garen Warring Kingdoms Garen
God-King Garen God-King Garen
Demacia Vice Garen Demacia Vice Garen
Mecha Kingdoms Garen Mecha Kingdoms Garen
Prestige Mecha Kingdoms Garen Prestige Mecha Kingdoms Garen
Battle Academia Garen Battle Academia Garen
Mythmaker Garen Mythmaker Garen
Fallen God-King Garen Fallen God-King Garen