GarenMatchups Spreadsheet

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Optimized Garen builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Garen matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.

Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Jax	Easy	415	50%	+106	+826	Start e to make sure he doesn't get early control of the wave. If he has his passive stacked up try not to fight him since he will hit very hard with his attack speed. When you get berserker greaves, try to hard trade on the duration of your e. When jax is 60-70% health you can look for an all-in.
Skill Priority E Judgment Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. 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. 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. 49.35% WR 383 Matches Summoner Spells 52.11% WR 190 Matches Skill Order 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. 2 8 10 12 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. 3 E Judgment Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. 1 4 5 7 9 R Demacian Justice Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion. 6 11 51.3% WR234 Matches Starting Items 53.3% WR 120 Matches Core Items 35.0% WR 20 Matches 4th Item Options 70.0% WR50 Matches 45.2% WR42 Matches 61.5% WR26 Matches 5th Item Options 38.9% WR18 Matches 68.8% WR16 Matches 100.0% WR11 Matches 6th Item Options 50.0% WR4 Matches 100.0% WR4 Matches 50.0% WR2 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Garen Damage Dealt6,437 Jax Damage Dealt7,214 Gold Diff+106 CS Diff+3 XP Diff+226 Ally Ganks0.90 Enemy Ganks1.05 KDA2 / 2 / 1 End of Game Garen Total Damage Dealt21,474 Jax Total Damage Dealt20,480 Total Gold Diff+826 Total CS Diff+18 Total XP Diff0 KDA6 / 5 / 4 Split Push Garen Damage to Turrets6,520 Jax Damage to Turrets7,488
Aatrox	Easy	336	57%	-102	+1279	Play safe until you reach berserker's greaves. You don't have the damage to kill him without it so avoid trading and farm up. Post six, you want to use your q movement speed to avoid his q1 and take trades with your e duration. Use your w on his q2 or q3 and get out. Use your passive to heal back up and do it until he is 60-70% health. From there you can all-in if you flash a q2 or q3.
Camille	Very Hard	302	48%	-249	-438	Stand away from walls and try to space her w. Try to engage and fight with her when she uses abilities on the wave. Your main window to kill her is from beserker greaves to first item. Use your w on her e stun or q2 damage. Try not to trade into her shield.
Darius	Very Hard	270	49%	-535	-315	Do not get frozen on. Take short trades against him using phase rush to get out. Use your passive to outsustain him. When he is 60-65% health you can look for an all-in.
Riven	Easy	270	50%	+6	+521	Use your e when she trades into you, and use your w when she stuns or you are taking the most damage and need the damage reduction. Play to trade on your beserker's greaves spike and take trades on your e duration from there.
Renekton	Favored	249	53%	-260	+636	Try to W his W auto. Fight him when he doesn't have fury up. Try to bait out his q by barely stepping into range and then stepping out. Respect him when he has fury up, he will shred you. Trade when you get berserker's greaves.
DrMundo	Easy	236	53%	+502	+1222	Stand behind minions to avoid his cleavers. Trade with berserker greaves. Ignite him when he ults to reduce his healing.
Mordekaiser	Not Favored	228	50%	-383	+159	Take short trades when his q or e is down. If Mordekaiser ever lands his pull on you then you are screwed. You will get chunked or will die in his death realm post six. Bait out his abilities by stepping into his range and stepping out quickly. Mordekaiser lacks decent sustain so the more short trades you take the better. Play around his shield and try not to fight when he has max shield up.