GarenS

Build guide · Patch 16.19GarenTop build

The Might of Demacia

Win rate
50.7%

#19/63 by win rateunchanged vs 16.18

Pick rate
6.3%

#4/63 most picked▼ 0.4 vs 16.18

Ban rate
4.6%

#24 most banned▼ 0.2 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Top
#2 / 63

Tier S · 131,017 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Garen build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandAxiom ArcanistCelerity

Spells

FlashIgnite

Skill priority

JudgmentEDecisive StrikeQCourageW

Start

Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Core

StridebreakerPhantom DancerMortal Reminder

Runes

50.7% WR40.3% pick50,982 games
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Sorcery
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Stormraider's SurgeAxiom ArcanistCelerityGathering StormSecond WindOvergrowth
51.4% WR17.2% pick21,759 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandConditioningOvergrowth
49.5% WR10.4% pick13,181 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandAxiom ArcanistCelerity
52.7% WR3.4% pick4,357 games

Skill order

54.1% WR56.2% pick52,911 games
Decisive StrikeQ123456789101112131415
CourageW123456789101112131415
JudgmentE123456789101112131415
Demacian JusticeR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashIgnite
51.0% WR92.2% pick113,893 games
FlashTeleport
47.4% WR3.5% pick4,267 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

51.5<25 min
51.025–30
50.230–35
50.135–40
49.740+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerMortal ReminderMortal Reminder
55.0%
23.2% · 19,387 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerDead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate
54.8%
8.1% · 6,778 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerMortal ReminderMortal ReminderPhantom DancerPhantom Dancer
55.3%
6.1% · 5,063 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerYoumuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladePhantom DancerPhantom Dancer
60.8%
5.3% · 4,439 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerInfinity EdgeInfinity Edge
59.3%
4.5% · 3,788 games
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start50.4%
57.0% · 71,050 games
Doran's BladeDoran's BladeHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start51.4%
29.6% · 36,927 games
Berserker's GreavesBerserker's Greaves
Boots51.7%
67.1% · 81,109 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots51.5%
16.2% · 19,543 games
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps
Boots48.2%
11.7% · 14,164 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
StridebreakerStridebreaker95.2% · 51.4%
Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer57.3% · 54.3%
Mortal ReminderMortal Reminder38.5% · 53.4%
Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate24.4% · 54.9%
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's Ghostblade21.9% · 55.6%
Executioner's CallingExecutioner's Calling11.1% · 43.1%
Force of NatureForce of Nature9.7% · 52.7%
Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge9.6% · 57.1%
Black CleaverBlack Cleaver7.3% · 51.8%
Sterak's GageSterak's Gage6.6% · 56.2%
Serpent's FangSerpent's Fang5.3% · 51.2%
Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards4.6% · 56.4%
B. F. SwordB. F. Sword4.2% · 59.6%
Spear of ShojinSpear of Shojin4.2% · 55.2%
Serrated DirkSerrated Dirk3.1% · 49.9%
Voltaic CycloswordVoltaic Cyclosword2.8% · 55.3%

Garen counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Garen

Camille45.5%3,368 gamesQuinn45.7%633 gamesKayle46.0%1,960 gamesWarwick46.4%744 gamesTryndamere46.8%2,054 gamesFiora46.9%2,211 games

Easiest matchupsGaren beats these

Akali55.9%1,219 gamesK'Sante55.8%2,548 gamesHeimerdinger55.2%542 gamesRumble54.7%578 gamesPoppy54.4%515 gamesIrelia54.2%1,942 games

Garen abilities

Perseverance

PassivePerseverance

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Decisive Strike

QDecisive Strike

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.

Cooldown: 8s
Courage

WCourage

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.

Cooldown: 22/19.5/17/14.5/12s
Judgment

EJudgment

Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.

Cooldown: 9/8.25/7.5/6.75/6s
Demacian Justice

RDemacian Justice

Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.

Cooldown: 120/100/80s