Playstyle: Garen Builds
Fighter & Engage
39,994 Games
55%
Mobility & Engage
33,646 Games
54%
Pro Garen Builds
Bwipo
vs
Color
vs
Tenacity
vs
Tenacity
vs
Qingtian
vs
Qingtian
vs
Core Garen Item Build Order

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6th

Starting



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6th
Core Garen Item Build Path












Situational







Summoner Spells


Damage Breakdown
75% AD
24% True
Garen Runes









































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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

W
W
W
W
W

E
E
E
E
E

R
R
R
Garen Skill Order
E
Q
W
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Win Rate
53.4%
(-0.4%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
7.9%
(-2.9%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
4.0%
(-3.6%)
vs last patch
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.
Strengths
Excels at melee matchups and extended trades.
At level 6, he can 100-0 with

R
.
Synergizes well with

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

,

, or

when needed.
Weaknesses
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.