GarenB

Build guide · Patch 16.19GarenMid build

The Might of Demacia

Win rate
51.2%

#7/57 by win rate▲ 0.4 vs 16.18

Pick rate
0.5%

#56/57 most pickedunchanged vs 16.18

Ban rate
4.4%

#24 most banned▼ 0.2 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Mid
#40 / 57

Tier B · 11,420 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

Stormraider's SurgeAxiom ArcanistCelerityGathering StormSecond WindOvergrowth

Spells

FlashIgnite

Skill priority

JudgmentEDecisive StrikeQCourageW

Start

Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Boots

Boots of Swiftness

Core

StridebreakerPhantom DancerMortal Reminder

Runes

51.9% WR27.3% pick3,035 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Resolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandAxiom ArcanistCelerity
50.4% WR21.8% pick2,415 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandConditioningOvergrowth
48.7% WR6.9% pick768 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandAxiom ArcanistCelerity
54.6% WR2.2% pick249 games

Skill order

56.0% WR43.8% pick3,311 games
Decisive StrikeQ123456789101112131415
CourageW123456789101112131415
JudgmentE123456789101112131415
Demacian JusticeR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashIgnite
51.4% WR82.1% pick8,889 games
FlashGhost
52.8% WR9.2% pick994 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

54.7<25 min
51.225–30
50.330–35
46.435–40
46.740+

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

Item builds

First three completed items
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerMortal ReminderMortal Reminder
52.2%
19.5% · 1,490 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerDead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate
51.8%
8.0% · 614 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerYoumuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic CycloswordVoltaic Cyclosword
58.6%
7.8% · 596 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerYoumuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's GhostbladePhantom DancerPhantom Dancer
61.4%
5.3% · 407 games
StridebreakerStridebreakerPhantom DancerPhantom DancerYoumuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's Ghostblade
55.6%
4.5% · 340 games
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start51.6%
65.1% · 7,113 games
Doran's BladeDoran's BladeHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start50.0%
17.9% · 1,956 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots54.2%
41.2% · 4,416 games
Berserker's GreavesBerserker's Greaves
Boots50.1%
40.6% · 4,350 games
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads
Boots48.0%
9.0% · 962 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
StridebreakerStridebreaker95.0% · 51.9%
Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer55.6% · 53.2%
Mortal ReminderMortal Reminder32.1% · 50.6%
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's Ghostblade29.2% · 56.2%
Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate24.5% · 53.6%
Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge10.2% · 53.0%
Executioner's CallingExecutioner's Calling9.7% · 45.1%
Voltaic CycloswordVoltaic Cyclosword8.8% · 58.1%
Force of NatureForce of Nature8.5% · 51.2%
Serpent's FangSerpent's Fang7.0% · 48.6%
Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards5.9% · 55.6%
Sterak's GageSterak's Gage5.4% · 56.6%
B. F. SwordB. F. Sword4.7% · 57.5%
Serrated DirkSerrated Dirk4.6% · 54.9%
Black CleaverBlack Cleaver3.9% · 54.7%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen2.6% · 44.4%

Garen counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Garen

Ahri44.7%302 gamesLocke47.7%329 gamesYone49.9%367 gamesYasuo51.2%541 gamesSylas51.4%313 gamesZed51.5%532 games

Easiest matchupsGaren beats these

Fizz54.8%323 gamesViktor53.1%360 gamesKatarina52.0%629 gamesZed51.5%532 gamesSylas51.4%313 gamesYasuo51.2%541 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