Garen Matchups

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Patch 15.15
Atier
49.9%winrate
7,742games

Starting Items

Item 1054Item 2003
49.8% WR
2439 Matches

Core Items

Item 6631Item 3006Item 3046
41.3% WR
361 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3046
57.4% WR1000 Matches
Item 3161
58.2% WR625 Matches
Item 3742
56.8% WR373 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3161
64.3% WR280 Matches
Item 3046
54.6% WR269 Matches
Item 3053
55.3% WR235 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 3742
64.7% WR85 Matches
Item 3053
60.7% WR84 Matches
Item 3161
50.0% WR56 Matches

Skill Priority

Garen E Icon
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Judgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
Garen Q Icon
Q
Decisive 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.
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Courage
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.
49.65% WR
6,600 Matches

Skill Path

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Q
Decisive 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.
Decisive Strike
2
8
10
12
13
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W
Courage
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.
Courage
3
14
15
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E
Judgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
Judgment
1
4
5
7
9
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Demacian Justice
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.
Demacian Justice
6
11
16
Sorcery

Sorcery

Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Phase Rush
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Resolve

Resolve

Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
50.3% WR2,994 Matches

Stat Mods

Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
51.02% WR
3,399 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Damage Dealt5,835
Damage Dealt7,404
Gold Diff-70
CS Diff-3
XP Diff+4
Ally Ganks1.10
Enemy Ganks1.06
KDA2 / 2 / 1

End of Game

Total Damage Dealt21,232
Total Damage Dealt23,094
Total Gold Diff+568
Total CS Diff+7
Total XP Diff0
KDA6 / 5 / 4

Split Push

Damage to Turrets6,716
Damage to Turrets5,516

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