
Garen·Mid Build





Win rate | 50.5% |
Pick rate | 0.5% |
Ban rate | 5.7% |
Matches | 6 099- |

Garen Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 51.8% based on 1 805 matches
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Most Popular
51.8%

Highest WR
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spells

D

F
items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 13 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items



@ 20 min
Full Build






ability order
E
Q
W
Skills





situational items






Force of Nature
Tank item which is recommended in situations where: 1) enemy team has a lot of magic damage; 2) you need increased movement speed. Effective against champions like Syndra, Brand, LeBlanc.

Garen Matchups Overview
Garen General information
Garen tips and tricks
If you’ve been bullied heavily by the enemy champion, hold back and wait for your Passive to kick in to gain some health back.
Use your W as a tool to avoid CC or burst when trading. You do not want to be caught without it when the enemy Jungler ganks your lane, so only use it when you’re committing to a trade.
You can cancel your E early and finish the enemy off with basic attacks. Keep this in mind if you are planning on using your
R to execute the enemy.
Garen combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Garen Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Garen Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Phase Rush as your keystone, followed by Axiom Arcanist, Celerity and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, as well as Overgrowth and Second Wind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Stridebreaker as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Phantom Dancer. For your last 3 items, you should build Mortal Reminder, Infinity Edge and finish with Dead Man's Plate. For the skill order, you want to stick with E - Q - W. Right now, this build has 51.8% winrate over 1 805 matches played.
Situational Garen Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Garen build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Garen runes page.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Garen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.6 the best possible matchups for Garen Mid are:
- vs. Vel'Koz - 61.5% win rate over 26 games.
- vs. Hwei - 58.1% win rate over 74 games.
- vs. Fizz - 56.3% win rate over 142 games.
- vs. Galio - 56.0% win rate over 175 games.
- vs. Vladimir - 55.8% win rate over 113 games.
Consider picking Garen into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Garen.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Garen in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Anivia - 29.5% win rate over 44 games.
- vs. Darius - 32.0% win rate over 25 games.
- vs. Lissandra - 37.5% win rate over 48 games.
- vs. Cassiopeia - 40.5% win rate over 37 games.
- vs. Swain - 41.9% win rate over 31 games.
These champions are considered as Garen counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Garen counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.