Garen
tier-2
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Q

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W

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E

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R

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Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core Build Path: 52.82% Win Rate (2732 Games)

Berserker's Greaves
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Stridebreaker
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Hullbreaker
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Black Cleaver
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Dead Man's Plate
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Phantom Dancer

Core Final Build: 52.82% Win Rate (2732 Games)

Berserker's Greaves
Stridebreaker
Hullbreaker
Black Cleaver
Dead Man's Plate
Phantom Dancer

Runes

Precision
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Resolve
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 less damage.


Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Armor
+6 Armor
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Skill Order

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Damage Breakdown
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Garen's Statistics

Kills6.2

Deaths4.9

Assists3.9

Damage18,870.1

Damage Mitigated38,526.4

Gold Earned12,347.0

Gold Earned12,347.0

Playing against Garen

Key Insights
On cast,
Q
cleanses Garen of ALL slows.
Q
resets Garen's auto attack.
When
W
's passive is fully stacked, Garen gains 10% bonus Armor and MR.
W
only grants a shield and 60% Tenacity for the first 0.75 seconds of the cast.
If an enemy is hit 6 times by
E
, their armor is reduced by 25%.
E
deals 25% bonus damage to the nearest enemy.
Power Spike
Excels at melee matchups and extended trades.
At level 6, he can 100-0 with
R
.
Synergizes well with
Stridebreaker
,
Black Cleaver
,
Sterak's Gage
,
Dead Man's Plate
, and
Force of Nature
. Can opt for
Trinity Force
,
Divine Sunderer
, or
Eclipse
when needed.
Vulnerable
Can be kited very easily by mobile champions or ones who outrange him.
Less effective in teamfights and has trouble entering them.
Q
only cleanses slows on cast. Spammable slows from abilities and items will keep him at bay.
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