BEST Garen guide season 11 | matchups included | Mid & t
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Runes: Conqueror Garen
1
2
3
4
Precision





Resolve






+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-90 HP (lvls 1-18)
Spells:
1
2
Core summoner spells

Flash

Ignite
Items
Ability Order E>Q>W
Threats & Synergies


Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny

None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal



Fiora
Start Doran's shield, rush executioner's calling, don't die early she snowballs very easily, she can W your Q and your R. (More details in matchup section)


Introduction to Garen
Introduction to Garen


+ Can be a lane bully + Easy kit to learn + Large item pool + Very tanky + Deals lots of damage + Shred's through tanks |
- Can get poked out of lane - can fall off late game - very immobile - CC counters him - grevous wounds stop passive |
FAQ
Q- Why should I play Garen?
A-You should play Garen because he is a high damage champion that can solo carry games when mastered. He's semi mobile, has a very simple kit, and is anyone can learn him in 10 or so games. Because of this I recommend Garen for everyone and even if your a veteran League player Garen can point our your mistakes like wave management, when to trade, and when to splitpush. For these reasons I recommend picking up Garen.
Q- Is Garen good in every elo?
A- The simple answer is no. Yes Garen is a good champion but his simple kit and very brain-dead play style can be a big downside. In low elo's Garen dominates. but when you get to around diamond he starts to not really be a power pick anymore.
Q- Does Garen have any bad matchups?
A- YES HE DOES! if you wanna play Garen you have to be extremely patient. In some matchups you can do nothing but sit at tower and try to farm. Most ranged matchups play out like that and sometimes Garen is really not fun to play in them situations. But when you are ahead and when you are doing good Garen is so fun to play.
Q- What does Garen provide throughout the game?
A- Garen is pretty decent throughout the game. His early game is so so depending on the matchup but he can usually make up for it with good roam and well times rotations. His mid game is his prime. By 15 maybe 20 minutes (post turret plates marks the mid game) he can do more since small teamfdights will break out and he can focus the carry. Late game he's pretty weak but he's not bad at all. He does though get countered to most adc's late game. Like a



my reasons:
1. Garen mid can roam.
Garen mid is a powerhouse when roaming. You can roam bot with the rune

2. Garen has winning matchups
Having a winning matchup top besides




3. Less confusion on what runes to take
Since there is so many viable runes on Garen its hard to decide what runes to take. WHen you go Garen midyou take





This is the section where I talk about the combos you can pull off with all of your ability's and summoner spells. It will start off with easy combos then get itnto some more advanced tricks.
Easy
Phase Rush Q+E+
Bami's Cinder- This combo is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to know if your taking Phase rush. Basically if your wanting to take short trades this is the combo for that. Say against a
Darius you can't take long trades so you go in and automatically hit him with your Q then E him and run away with the proc of Phase rush. You can also do this with
Randuin's Omen. You use the active on Randuin's omen and Q+E and run away.
Easy W+E before getting stunned- If your against a
Camille or a melee top laner that can stun you this is necessary to know. basically right before getting stunned you W to block some damage then E so their forced to take damage when your stunned. This does not work on say a
Kennen that can stun you from far away.
Easy Stealth Q- Stealth Q is when your spinning on an opponent and you hide your Q in the animation of your E. You can use this to surprise silence enemy's and its very easy to learn.
Medium Q+
Flash+Ultimate- This really isin't hard but if you don't flash in range to land your ultimate and their to far to chase with Q then you done screwed up. This can be useful when your enemy is very low health but to far away from being auto-attacked to death. basically you flash, Q if you need to gap close then ult them. If you have
Ignite You can Flash+Q+ignite+ult and that should kill them. The reason this can backfire is that most low hp targets are gonna be under their turret and if you flash and don't ult then you wasted flash and you probably took a turret shot or two. With no flash that means your prone to getting ganked.
(Rip flick of the wrist you'll forever be rembered as the hardest Garen combo :/ )
Easy




Easy W+E before getting stunned- If your against a


Easy Stealth Q- Stealth Q is when your spinning on an opponent and you hide your Q in the animation of your E. You can use this to surprise silence enemy's and its very easy to learn.
Medium Q+


(Rip flick of the wrist you'll forever be rembered as the hardest Garen combo :/ )



























































Starting items
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This item is good for lanes that are a big AD threat like ![]() ![]() |
Mid game items
PHAGE
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Phage is an essential item for Garen. It build's into item's such as ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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GO THIS ITEM WHEN YOU TAKE ![]() ![]() |
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This item is very helpful against matchups where their an AD threat. It builds into core items like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bramble vest is an extremely versatility item and the Grievous wounds it applies on enemies is handy but I prefer ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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This Item is helpful in matchups where the enemy is very autoattack based. So matchups like ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The only time I get this item is when im building into a ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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This item is a lifesaver. The little shield it gives you can really help in tight moments. I love building this against any AP champions. So this item is very good against someone like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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This item I only take against someone who heals heavily or has lifesteal. So someone like a ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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This item is one of Garen's go to magic resit item. It build's into ![]() ![]() |
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I've been building this item recently against the new ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CORE ITEMS
Garen has a huge pool of items to build throughout stages of the game, but he has the most choices when it comes to late game. Garen can build heavy damage items such as


Offensive items for Garen
TRINITY FORCE
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This item may seem troll on Garen and it's just not. In my opinon it's much better than ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BLACK CLEAVER
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The black cleaver is an extremly good item on Garen. Most Garen players build it as their first item but I choose not to most of the time. Since I play mid lane Garen there isn't a lot of beefy champions with armor like there is top. If the enemy team is stacking armor later in the game, sure go for it since it will help out. Also if your adc is ahead and they don't build The black cleaver then you can build it to help them out more. If you have an adc like ![]() |
STATIKK SHIV
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Currently Statikk shiv is the best crit item on Garen. it give's a massive ammount of attack speed which is great on Garen because of his E scaling with it. it also gives you crit chance, movement speed, and the energized passive which is useful. I'd choose it over any other crit item. its cheap and also can be swapped out for a ![]() |
PHANTOM DANCER
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Phantom dancer has recently been added as one of Garen's core items due to his E scaling with attack speed. This item is great for his E and I reccomend building it right after ![]() ![]() ![]() |
YOUMUU'S GHOSTBLADE
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Youmuu's ghostblade used to be great on Garen. Now its so so. It's not as good but its still a good option if the whole enemy team is squishy and have no front line or tank. It's not as good anymore because items like ![]() ![]() |
MAW OF MALMORTIUS
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Maw of malmortius is a fantastic item on Garen. It can be built from ![]() ![]() |
WIT'S END
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Wit's end has recently become a viable item choice on Garen due to the 9.20 buffs. Wit's end gives 50% attack speed and some magic resist. This attack speed obviously is very good for Garen and the passive that you get when your below half health helps a lot especially when used with ![]() |
MORTAL REMINDER
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Mortal reminder is a situational item just like it's brother ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
LORD DOMINIK'S REGARDS
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Just like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
defensive items for Garen
DEAD MAN'S PLATE
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Dead man's plate is an staple item on Garen. It gives armor and movement speed which are both things that make Garen thrive. the passive can make your Q's hit like a truck since its building up movement speed and damage on your next attack. I get this usually second item after ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
STERAK'S GAGE
GUARDIAN ANGEL
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This item is good when your very ahead and don't want to loose your bounty. Its good on Garen since it gives armor and attack damage. It is also good against ![]() ![]() |
THORNMAIL
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This is yet another good armor item on Garen. It gives so much stats like grevioud wounds and an attack speed slow. Its very good against adc's since they usually heal a lot and attack fast. A prime example of this item being good against adc's take ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

RANDUIN'S OMEN
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This item is similar to ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SUNFIRE CAPE
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The only time I build this item is rarely. It seems good on Garen but the only reason is because it procs ![]() ![]() |
SPIRIT VISAGE
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This is one of Garens best magic resist items. It works with his passive healing along with the ![]() ![]() |
ADAPTIVE HELM
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Adaptive helm is the perfect item when ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

FIORA














VAYNE

The








DARIUS

The Darius vs Garen matchup is notoriously hard for Garen to win since Darius is such a strong lane bully. I take









KAYLE














KENNEN

The










ILLAOI

For just about every melee top laner





GNAR











AATROX

Recently












RENEKTON










JAYCE

After the buffs to his ultimate







KLED








NASUS









TEEMO











QUINN

















NEEKO















AHRI

I take







YORICK









URGOT

With the new 9.20 Garen buffs the Urgot matchup went from being very favored into his side to a 50/50 matchup. For runes I take







TRYNDAMERE

The









MORDEKAISER









CAMILLE









YASUO

The









VOLIBEAR








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Where to find me!
if you want to find my content at other places I have a YouTube channel.Click here for my YouTube channel Thank you for getting to the end of the guide and I hope it helps you in your upcoming games!
Sources I used while making this guide!
Riste's stream
Riste's YouTube
FSat's guide (also on Mobafire)
if you want to find my content at other places I have a YouTube channel.Click here for my YouTube channel Thank you for getting to the end of the guide and I hope it helps you in your upcoming games!
Sources I used while making this guide!
Riste's stream
Riste's YouTube
FSat's guide (also on Mobafire)
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