Garen Counters

Best picks against Garen

Highest win rate versus Garen in Top.

1. 1Kayle1,125 games55.2%
2. 2Wukong187 games54.5%
3. 3Camille1,052 games54.4%
4. 4Varus239 games54.0%
5. 5Sion973 games53.1%
6. 6Urgot687 games53.0%
7. 7Tryndamere1,006 games52.5%
8. 8Tahm Kench644 games52.5%
9. 9Sett1,858 games52.5%
10. 10Teemo1,376 games52.2%
11. 11Quinn317 games52.0%
12. 12Zaahen513 games52.0%
13. 13Mordekaiser2,170 games51.1%
14. 14Cho'Gath794 games51.1%
15. 15Gnar687 games51.1%

Worst picks against Garen

Lowest win rate versus Garen in Top.

1. 1Swain125 games39.2%
2. 2Riven630 games41.8%
3. 3Renekton1,085 games42.3%
4. 4Naafiri1,596 games42.5%
5. 5Dr. Mundo837 games43.2%
6. 6Aurora114 games43.9%
7. 7Kled359 games44.0%
8. 8Zac202 games44.1%
9. 9Udyr122 games44.3%
10. 10K'Sante789 games44.6%
11. 11Jax2,065 games44.8%
12. 12Rumble454 games44.9%
13. 13Ambessa741 games45.5%
14. 14Jayce594 games45.6%
15. 15Gwen577 games45.9%

Best lane counters vs Garen

Largest gold lead over Garen at 15 minutes in Top.

1. 1Varus141 games+1,248
2. 2Gangplank365 games+544
3. 3Tryndamere492 games+537
4. 4Mordekaiser1,190 games+467
5. 5Heimerdinger181 games+450
6. 6Teemo659 games+434
7. 7Irelia514 games+381
8. 8Sett1,080 games+365
9. 9Gnar400 games+339
10. 10Quinn194 games+286
11. 11Darius1,368 games+269
12. 12Illaoi502 games+245
13. 13Jayce216 games+230
14. 14Kennen187 games+229
15. 15Vayne451 games+188

How to play against Garen

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Trade when Q or W is down, then back out before he can extend with E. Keep poking him on last hits without wasting mana into passive recovery.
2. Push early enough to limit his roams, but avoid standing in melee range after he reaches level 6.
3. Kite him through slows and terrain before committing damage. Avoid isolated 1v1s when his R can finish a low-health target.
4. Answer his side pressure before objectives spawn. Do not leave a free tower unless your team can force a faster cross-map play.
5. Peel him off carries instead of chasing past him. Force him to spend Q and W before your backline steps forward.

Where Garen is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Garen has to walk into melee range, so slows, disengage, and spacing deny his execute access.
• He offers little ranged threat or hard crowd control, making coordinated teams less vulnerable to his straightforward engage.