Garen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.8%
- Ban rate
- 2.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Axiom Arcanist
Celerity
Gathering Storm
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Summoner spells
61.1%
36 games
Max order
E
Q
W
41.3%
126 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Garen
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Garen wins 49.0% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (678 games).
- Most common core: Stridebreaker → Phantom Dancer → Mortal Reminder — 33% win rate over 21 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 45% win rate.
- Best matchup: Sett (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Gwen (15% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 70.0% | 9% (60) | |
| 58.2% | 13% (91) | |
| 55.6% | 5% (36) | |
| 54.2% | 28% (192) | |
| 53.3% | 4% (30) | |
| 53.0% | 12% (83) | |
| 51.4% | 46% (313) | |
| 50.7% | 10% (71) | |
| 49.5% | 95% (643) | |
| 49.3% | 32% (219) | |
| 47.9% | 7% (48) | |
| 47.4% | 8% (57) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Sorcery 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Axiom Arcanist
Celerity
Sorcery +
Resolve
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
45.5%51% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
53.1%46% pick
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
45.5%2% pick
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
44.4%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.8%89% pick
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Flash + Ghost
61.1%5% pick
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Flash + Teleport
42.9%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
41.3%126 games
Q
E
W
57.1%7 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (40%), Q → E → W (24%), E → W → Q (50%).
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PPerseveranceIf Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.
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QDecisive 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.
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WCourage
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...
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EJudgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
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RDemacian JusticeGaren calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.