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The Might of Demacia

Garen Top build & stats

FighterTank S 1,877 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.4%
Pick rate
7.0%
Ban rate
5.6%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
3,000 gold
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer
2,650 gold
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
3,300 gold
8,950 gold
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
70.7% 41 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
63.9% WR
36 games · 2% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
60.8% 120 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 52.4% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (1,877 games).
  • Most common core: Mortal Reminder → Phantom Dancer → Stridebreaker — 56% win rate over 207 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 68% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Jayce (81% over 37 games). Hardest: Vladimir (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
81.8% WR
11 games · 1% pick
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
66.7% WR
6 games · 0% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer
40.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
59.6% WR
57 games · 3% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
70.7% WR
41 games · 2% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
54.5% WR
11 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Lord Dominik's Regards Lord Dominik's Regards
 90.9% 1% (11)
Youmuu's Ghostblade Youmuu's Ghostblade
 82.1% 2% (39)
Voltaic Cyclosword Voltaic Cyclosword
 77.8% 0% (9)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 68.2% 1% (22)
Serpent's Fang Serpent's Fang
 66.7% 1% (12)
Mortal Reminder Mortal Reminder
 65.7% 2% (35)
Stridebreaker Stridebreaker
 64.6% 6% (113)
Phantom Dancer Phantom Dancer
 63.5% 3% (52)
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
 54.5% 1% (11)
Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
 40.0% 0% (5)
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
 40.0% 0% (5)
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 37.5% 0% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
63.9% WR
36 games · 2% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
58.8% WR
17 games · 1% pick
Stormraider's Surge Axiom Arcanist Celerity Gathering Storm Overgrowth Second Wind
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
55.6% WR
9 games · 0% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Axiom Arcanist Celerity

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 59.5%4% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 66.7%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 60.8%6% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 100.0%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PPerseverance

    If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • EJudgment

    Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.

  • RDemacian Justice

    Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.