Garen Matchups

GarenMatchups

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MatchupThreatGamesWRGold @ 15Gold DiffTips
Champion Portrait of Jax
Jax
Easy
94157%+425+1,337Start 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

Garen E Icon
E
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.
Garen W Icon
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.
57.4% WR
895 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
57.9% WR
477 Matches

Skill Order

Garen Q Icon
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
13
Garen W Icon
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
14
15
17
Garen E Icon
Judgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
1
4
5
7
9
Garen R Icon
Demacian Justice
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.
6
11
16

Garen vs Jax Runes

Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
59.4% WR539 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1054Item 2003
53.7% WR
164 Matches

Core Items

Item 6631Item 3006Item 3046
63.0% WR
73 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3046
64.4% WR174 Matches
Item 3006
57.1% WR105 Matches
Item 3033
63.8% WR94 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3033
55.7% WR61 Matches
Item 3742
64.8% WR54 Matches
Item 3161
73.8% WR42 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 3053
88.9% WR18 Matches
Item 3033
81.3% WR16 Matches
Item 3742
81.3% WR16 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Garen Damage
7,123
Jax Damage
7,597
Gold Diff+425
CS Diff+10
XP Diff+550
Ally Ganks0.95
Enemy Ganks1.01

End of Game

Garen Damage
24,534
Jax Damage
22,068
Total Gold Diff+1,337
Total CS Diff+25

Split Push

Garen Dmg to Turrets
11,886
Jax Dmg to Turrets
11,597
Champion Portrait of Darius
Darius
Very Hard
84647%-712-670Do 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. Use your Q to cleanse his W slow. You win level 1 all in with E start and ignite if he fights in your caster minions. Focus on not getting ran down and dodging his outer Q ring in short trades.Diamond I Paul231#NA1
Champion Portrait of Camille
Camille
Very Hard
66444%-218-496Stand 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.
Champion Portrait of Zaahen
Zaahen
Easy
63249%+446+1,391
Champion Portrait of Riven
Riven
Easy
63153%+81+461Use 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.
Champion Portrait of Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Not Favored
62950%-404+267Take 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.
Champion Portrait of Nasus
Nasus
Easy
62054%+642+1,563You are much stronger than him in the early game but get outscaled quickly. Try to set up a freeze on him or dive him with your jungler.
Champion Portrait of Renekton
Renekton
Favored
59952%-165+708Try 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.