Garen Build Guide : BEST Garen guide season 11 | matchups included | Mid & t

Introduction to Garen

Introduction to Garen

is a pretty easy champion to learn and is very good for climbing. He has a high damage, high sustain, and a tanky kit. I reccomend playing him because of multiple reasons: He is fun to play because his item and rune choices are limitless. He can build so many items in the game and he has multiple good runes. My second reason is that he can show you what you need to improve. by this I mean if you play Garen his simple kit will feel natural to play and easy to learn therefore you can focus on macro mechanics like when to trade with the enemy laner, and when to back off and sit at tower and farm the lane out. There is a streamer who many of you may have heard of and is very notable in the Garen community that is Riste, Riste is a challenger Garen otp. He also has a Twitch stream. Click here for his Twitch stream. It is clear Garen can be very good in the right hands. In this guide i'll go over combos, Runes, items, matchups, and off meta builds as well as a Q&A.

Pros & cons & FAQ

PROS

+ Can be a lane bully
+ Easy kit to learn
+ Large item pool
+ Very tanky
+ Deals lots of damage
+ Shred's through tanks

CONS

- 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 and can kite him till the end of the earth. Due to this he's easier for adc's to target in teamfights. So in conclusion Garen id decent throughout the game but his strongest point is the mid game.

Why Garen middle?

middle is so much better than Garen top for multiple reasons. For anyone looking to try out Garen i'd reccomend you play him mid over top. Same with veteran Garen players. If you've played him for a long time top then try mid it's a lot better!
my reasons:

1. Garen mid can roam.
Garen mid is a powerhouse when roaming. You can roam bot with the rune and pick up kills for you and your bot! You basically push in the minion wave head towards bot and when your in the tribrush or close to the brush across from it you activate predator and chase the enemy adc down with Q and the movement speed gained from predator.

2. Garen has winning matchups
Having a winning matchup top besides is a Garen mains dream. When you go mid Garen you have so many favorable matchups such as , , and . Garen mid basically preforms well against assassin champions. Thats why Wukong is Garen tops only winning matchup. Yes Zed, Katarina, and some other mid laners have more mobility than you but you have the resistances to make them uneffective against you.

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 99% of games (unless its some off meta mid laner). Predator allows you to roam and get to lane a lot faster. New Garen players get confused when I say you can take , , , or . Yes these three other runes are very good but Garen mid utilizes predator much better than top Garen.

Garen combos

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 Q+E+- 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 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 . You use the active on Randuin's omen and Q+E and run away.

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

Runes

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I don't normally take this rune but when I do it's against matchups where I have to play aggressive like or any tank matchchups like or . It give's me sustain in lane which is always good but taking or can be a lot better. This is not a bad rune to take though.
I take this as my first keystone on the tree since I usually split push some time in the game. This can also be useful when you and your bot lane trade and the enemy's tower is still up.
I like taking this if i'm not up against a ranged opponent since is better for them situations. I do take this if the enemy team is very mixed damage (example 2 AD 3 AP).
I take this when i'm against a ranged opponent since you'll proabaly be poked a lot so someone like a or a I would take this against.
I take this in most melee matchups or where the enemy team is full AD and mostly melee champions.
I always take this for my third keystone since the other 2 just aren't worth taking on Garen. Plus it makes me slightly more tanky.

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This is one of Garen's best rune pages. It scales very well thanks to you taking and . Phase rush let's you get you out of bad situations. Due to being added as a new viable rune for Garen this rune page has fallen off a bit. The matchups he used to take it in such as or he take conqueror now. Nevertheless this is still a good page for Garen but if the team is tanky be sure to take conqueror.
I always take this if my lane opponent is AP based. If you don't take this and you have a AP lane buy early on. The shield on both of these will save your life.
I take this when I take phase rush since if I need a quick escape and Phase rush is on cooldown I can ult and run away. And it can gap close if the enemy is really low you can ult them then chase them down with the bonus movement speed bonus.
I take this really only for the extra 10% cdr and the extra damage. it also gives you a nice level 10 power spike that most top laner's aren't expecting.
I like taking this as my second keystone since it enhances the movement speed of phase rush and my boots.
I ALWAYS take this if I go Phase rush. Phase rush is Garen's best scaling rune page and this is one of the reasons why. This keystone scales so well and its a must take.

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Predator is one of Garen's best rune pages. It allows him to do so much such as roam, gap close, and go in fast to dive the enemy carry in a teamfight. This is the only rune page I take for Garen mid since it allows me to roam bot and get our bot lane ahead (You can also roam top but in the meta right now its whoever has the winning bot lane wins.). You can also use it to get to lane fast if you had to take a bad back and the enemy mid is pushing the wave under tower or if the enemy has a lot of pusing power at all like a Talon.
You wanna take this as your first keystone since you get that sweet sweet lethality and magic penetration when you use your Q.
I take this or either . I take this to get more vision on the map and can even be used to backdoor the enemy base with
I prefer to take this over since it gives me more damage and more damage is never bad on Garen.
I take this over any of the hunters because it allows me to use if i'm taking that. If im not I still take it because I would rather my ultimate be up more than my items, or have more movement speed, or have a little bit of healing since I already have that in my kit.

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Recently Garen's E got a slight rework allowing him to fully stack conqueror in only 5 spins. This obviously is the best rune for shredding through tanks like and . I think this is a top only rune though since you don't see many tanks mid. I only recommend taking this against pure tank champions and not bruisers that get tanky like or . This rune is going be great for all Garen players because now he has proper tank shred.
This is one of the best runes for teamfighting because when you kill an enemy you get 12% of your health back and its great for sustain.
Im still not certain on this yet. I feel like its great because of it synergy with Garen's E but if the enemy has tons of cc like or then maybe will be better for the situation.
As I brought up in the section about this rune is great for teams with a lot of cc. Its totaly up to you which one you choose but I go with Alacrity unless the enemy team has lots of cc then i'll go Tenacity.
This rune is fantastic. Not only does it give you AD but you deal more damage to low hp champions which means your ultimate does more damage.

- I don't reccomend taking inspiration as your main keystone anymore. It got nerfed and its better taking against ranged matchups now.

Item guide

Starting items

Doran's shield is Garen's best starting item. It gives him health, health regeneration which synergises well with Garen's passive, and it helps last hit. I don't reccomend gaeeting any other starting item execpt early rejuvination beads.

This item is good for lanes that are a big AD threat like . The bonus 15 armor it gives can be very useful and it builds into core items like .

Mid game items

PHAGE

Phage is an essential item for Garen. It build's into item's such as and . You can usually afford it on your first back or at least the two component's. I recommend this being your first early item you buy if your not taking (if you are rush a ).

GO THIS ITEM WHEN YOU TAKE ! This item apply's a stack of Phase rush every second. I usually get this on my first back if i'm taking Phase rush. If you need to keep pushing waves into the enemy tower you can get this item to since its better than on Garen.

This item is very helpful against matchups where their an AD threat. It builds into core items like and . Its very good against champions like and early on since they usualy pick up a .

Bramble vest is an extremely versatility item and the Grievous wounds it applies on enemies is handy but I prefer . Since Executioners calling is cheaper and can be built into and the only thing Bramble vest can be built into is which is a very situational item. if the enemy is ahead and they are an AD threat then feel free to build bramble vest.

This Item is helpful in matchups where the enemy is very autoattack based. So matchups like and this item would be good. It also builds into so thats a bonus if you need to build that.

The only time I get this item is when im building into a Otherwise I really dont buy it often and would prefer to buy a or . Since Garen can apply on hit effects might be a viable option, and this builds into it.

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 ,, and any other AP mages. It also builds into which is a lategame hexdrinker.

This item I only take against someone who heals heavily or has lifesteal. So someone like a or a . Its also good against or (basically anyone who build's [[blade of the ruined king) lategame if you want to pick it up.

This item is one of Garen's go to magic resit item. It build's into and two core magic resist items for Garen.

I've been building this item recently against the new because it stops his ultimate completely. If the enemy team is extremely CC heavy and is mostly magic damage I recommend building this. So for example a , or an AP

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 or he can build more defensive items such as if the situation calls for it. With a bunch of items to choose from itemizing for Garen properly can be daunting. That's why i'm here to help you choose the right items fit for your situation.

Offensive items for Garen

TRINITY FORCE

This item may seem troll on Garen and it's just not. In my opinon it's much better than . It gives me everything I need. It gives attack damage, attack speed, health, and two passive on it that are fantastic. The passive is great because you can proc it with Q then E on the enemy for extra damage. The passive also is very good since it can help you kite. I always build this item on Garen mid. Anytime your ahead you also wanna build this item.

BLACK CLEAVER

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 then building it isn't necessary unless she's massively behind.

STATIKK SHIV

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 lategame.

PHANTOM DANCER

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 or . You may say "Isin't this item just like ?" And to that I say yes. Its like Sterak's but since its cheaper its better as a 2nd item compared to Sterak's.

YOUMUU'S GHOSTBLADE

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 just seem to do its job but better. Ever since the 9.20 changes Phantom dancer has been the go to damage item after . So i'd recommend building Phantom dancer except when all of the enemy team are squishy.

MAW OF MALMORTIUS

Maw of malmortius is a fantastic item on Garen. It can be built from , my go to early game magic resist item. It also gives you a good shield against magic damage. It also procs against physical damage targets with a hint of magic damage so its almost a universal shield. I recommend building this when items like aren't an option. That is when you want to play aggressively or when your team doesn't have enough damage.

WIT'S END

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 healing.

MORTAL REMINDER

Mortal reminder is a situational item just like it's brother . I build it against mainly heavy healing team comps. Such as when they have a , , or adc. I build it mainly because of adc's healing but sometimes it's not a bad idea to build it such as tanke sthat heal a lot such as or .

LORD DOMINIK'S REGARDS

Just like , lord dominik's regards is a situational item. I usually don't build it since is a much better option. If you so choose to still build this and not the Black cleaver then i'd recommend taking it against very tanky champions like (tank not AP) , , and other champions who stack armor throughout the game.

defensive items for Garen

DEAD MAN'S PLATE

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 or depending on which one I went that specefic game. This can also be purchased as a first item. If your against someone like who is mobile and builds lethality items like this item is great. the passive allows you to gap close and he's relatively squishy so your Q will defenitaly hurt him.

STERAK'S GAGE

Since Garen is a juggernaut you proabaly saw this item coming. I reccomend building this item EVERY GAME! When your low you get a massive shield that can save your life. It also gives health and attack damage. It's a must get on Garen.

GUARDIAN ANGEL

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 because if hes ults you with and executes you when you have the guardian angel passive up he will NOT get his ultimate reset.

THORNMAIL

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 . If you've ever seen a Jinx atack a full tank you know what happens. The two core items it builds from, and are very good early game items.

Jinx vs thornmail rammus

RANDUIN'S OMEN

This item is similar to . It gives an attack speed slow so its good against attack speed reliant champions like and . Though this item is good I prefer thornmail because it gives me grievous wounds while this item does not. But if the team has basically no healing (very rare in this meta) then by all means go for randuin's omen.

SUNFIRE CAPE

The only time I build this item is rarely. It seems good on Garen but the only reason is because it procs . basically when taking phase rush choose between sunfire cape (for an AD heavy team) or (for an AP heavy team).

SPIRIT VISAGE

This is one of Garens best magic resist items. It works with his passive healing along with the healing you'll get if you take it. i usually build this if the enemy team isn't building grievous wounds and i'm not so ahead I can buy .

ADAPTIVE HELM

Adaptive helm is the perfect item when nor is a viable choice. You will build this against AP assassins such as , , or . It's passive which allows you to survive an assassination attempt by an AP assassin.

Matchup chapters

FIORA

is one of the hardest matchups for Garen. Her is extremly broken and her ultimate can be very annoying. For runes I like to take . Taking this rune lets you have some trading potential with Fiora and is very good on Garen currently. I take and for this matchup. I take teleport because late game it can nullify her map pressure but I take it since isn't worth running since you just want to farm it out and not to trade often. I start with then I make sure to build a . This will reduce her healing and anyone else who heals on the enemy team. I also build after getting my Bramble vest for extra armor. When trading with Fiora make sure not to waste your (if you decided to take it) or your since her riposte can block both of them. A good time to trade is when her riposte is down and she has no or Ignite. Another good time to trade with her is when your jungler is coming in for a gank. Try not to trade with her when she has her Riposte which is on a 24 second cooldown on level one ( her riposte gets a two second cooldown every time she puts a level in to it). Also don't trade with her when she has her ult or ignite. Her ult will screw you over very badly and she can win a 1v2 jungle gank with it so do care.

VAYNE

The matchup is just as bad as the matchup if not worse. She has a dash, self peel, true damage, and an ultimate that can cancel yours. I take along with and . I take predator to try to run her down with the active. I start . I get early on since shes a AD reliant champion. when she has her don't fight her 1 on 1 unless your very fed. I try not to fight her at any point in the game since she can kite you very easily and she does true damage. The best you can do in this matchup is try to sit under tower and farm it out and hope that you get jungle assistance throughout the game.

DARIUS

The Darius vs Garen matchup is notoriously hard for Garen to win since Darius is such a strong lane bully. I take for good dueling potential with and . The stopwatch may seem troll but it's very good. There's a special interaction with and Darius ult . When you die to his R he gets a reset normally but if you have GA he will not get a reset on his R. For items I start and rush to reduce his QQ healing which can turn the tides of a jungle gank to his favor. Then I rush standard items such as and . Rember to not fish him level 1 since he can cheese you with his passive and take first blood for himself. If you play this matchup well I believe any Garen player can become the alpha god king.

KAYLE

is another hard matchup but not as bad as . her kill pressure is not as bad but just like Fiora's Kayle's can negate Garen's and she can take your tower very quickly. I take because it allows me to gap close easier. For summoner spells I take either for a better 1v1 potential or so she doesn't take your tower as quickly. Against Kayle I start and (four of them). After this I make sure to get and . I try not to trade with Kayle but if you do make sure her is down. If it is you can have a shot at trading with her.

KENNEN

The matchup is just dreadful. His laning phase is very dominant and his CC you cant do much about. for runes I take . I take and against Kennen. I start 3 s and a . I rush and get after that. Try not to get caught up in his passive . When you have 3 little balls floating around you don't get near him because like when he gets 3 stacks of his passive up on you he can stun you. Try to focus him in teamfights since he is a huge threat in them.

ILLAOI

For just about every melee top laner is a nightmare to deal with. She has very good healing,she can poke easily with her tentacles, and she scales decently well into the late game. For Garen this is no exception. For runes I take for my primary rune and and . I start the three s. The rejuvenation bead also builds into raptor's cloack so that's another reason why you should go the 3 rejuv beads.

GNAR

is similar to but a lot more tanky and does not build AP but instead tank items and damage items such as and . Make sure to take for your main keystone rune along with and . I start out buying a . If Gnar has his jump then there's not many options for you to make a move so just hope your jungler comes top often. Gnar does not have a mana bar but instead he has a rage bar that fills up over time. When it is full he will transforme into mega gnar. In his mega gnar form he gains his ultimate that HE DOES NOT HAVE IN MINI GNAR! So when fighting mini Gnar keep in mind you have the level 6 advantage basically. But his ultimate is similar to 's and it will stun you if he pins you against a wall. SO in his mega gnar form I like to keep my distance and let the timer on it run out.

AATROX

Recently has underwent some changes to his kit and thus made this matchup harder for Garen players. I take as my primary rune and for secondary I take and . I start and try to play pretty passive. I make sure to get a on my first back along with a if I can afford it. The Raptor's cloak is for escaping his (His Q).The movement speed bonus lets me have a better chance of dodging them. The armor is good for this matchup too since Aatrox builds as his first item. After this I usually build a followed by a . Make sure later in the game to buy an to stop his crazy healing. You really don't have to build it early game unless he is massively ahead but do keep in mind late game his healing WILL be a problem if you do not buy this.

RENEKTON

is a win lane loose game champion since he falls off pretty hard late game. I take and take . Make sure to start and take take . Make sure NOT to buy but instead buy plenty of s. You buy the health potions because if your below 50% health Renekton can all in you so easily. So taking the biscuits and the health pots lets you have more sustain then if you didn't take biscuits and bought refillable potions instead. If Renekton gets really fed early on and doesen't fall off late game make sure to gets an since his will heal him.

JAYCE

After the buffs to his ultimate has been a staple in top and mid lane. I take along with and . I get a and a as well if im behind. After all that build into a the go usual build. Try to avoid his poke in his cannon stance and ask for jungle ***astince.

KLED

is a real pain in the side since he has lane dominance and he can roam with his ultimate . I take along with and . Try to dodge his and keep in mind it can go through your minions. If he seems low don't fight him since he proabaly has up and will most likely win the trade or kill you. If he roams just try to push the minion wave in and get tower plates. There is a few videos of Riste playing against Kled so i'll link one Click here for the Garen vs Kled full video.

NASUS

is a very good matchup to take in because post level 6 he will probably have a good bit of Q stacks and he will try to all in constantly. Utilizing phase rush to bait out his ult can set up good windows for ganks and trades that benefit you. I start and I make sure to get to proc phase rush easily. Try to get armor because his Q really hurts so i'd recommend getting a sometime in the game. try to Q him when he goes up for CS so he can't use his Q therefore delaying his scaling. Make sure not to get caught in his E because it reduces armor by a ton. Try freezing the wave at your tower because nasus can't go up to CS due to jungle pressure or taking a tower shot. Nasus is pretty immobile so jungle assistance is pretty easy to get due to him being a ticking time bomb and being very slow early on.

TEEMO

is a cancer champion but that doesn't mean playing against him is unwinnable. I take either or . Personally I prefer Predator but either is fine. Predator lets me run him down easily and glacial augment just lets you stick to him. Make sure to take for one of your secondary runes because its very useful against Teemo. Start . I try to get a on my first back and get after my hexdrinker. You can try to all in him level 1 if he doesn't start his Q because he has no blind. Your all in potential becomes even better if you have . Once he gets his Q try not to trade with him or overextend. If your try to fight him and go to far back he'll chunk half your health and you wont get barely any of his since you were blinded. He will chase you down with his W . Just try to play safe and don't die for CS please.

QUINN

is pretty similar to but vayne is a much better champion compared to Quinn. Take along with and . I start and try to rush a then followed up by a . When in lane if your trying to chase her and she uses her E don't chase her. The best thing to do is disengage because it slows you and if she kites well its a recipe for disaster. If her passive . Her passive really hurts and it's one of her main sources of poke. If she try's to roam with her ultimate try to get tower plates to punish her. I've tried taking against her and and it seems to work pretty solidly. It may work for other tough range matchups like ,,and .

NEEKO

is a really annoying champion to play against and the new neeko top strat is just awful. Basically she goes and builds items like . I like to go along with and . I start and rush or (depending on what she builds. If she takes she will most likely build AD. If she takes she'll go an AP build). You can try runing her down if she doesn't have her E . If you get caught up in her E that let's her set up her Q and her ultimate . So if you dodge her E you should be just fine.

AHRI

I take against and nake sure to not get hit by her E because thats where her full combo is at. Start and get a early on in the lane. You can build it into a but I prefer to skip that and get since she is an AP assassin.

YORICK

similar to and that he outscales you pretty fast. Once he's gotten his he'll split push most of the game. For runes I take . I would take but since he has his cage Phase rush is near useless if the Yorick player is good. I start and get a sometime in the game because of his Q healing. Early on try not to get locked in his Cage because then he can summon the (the maiden) or his ghouls on to you.

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 . This allows me to shred through most of his armor and take him down with ease. I take and for my secondary runes. I build usually but later on in the game I might pick up a to shred even more armoroffofhim. I'll especially do this if the enemy team has another tank like a support that stacks armor. Keep in mind Urgot has an ultimate so don't take trades that get you down to much or else you'll probably die to his unless you can dodge it with flash.

TRYNDAMERE

The match up is a little favored in Trynd's side a little bit but for the most part its a skill matchup. I take against tryndamere and I start with a and four s. And try to get your jungler to start the oppisite buff of top side because you DO NOT want tryndamere to build up . This will make the early levels harder for you and slimming your chance of winning lane. I like to go to slow his attack speeed. Keep in mind his will make it where can not kill him! So if he has ult and you want to ult do care that he can stop yours. I have a video on my Youtube channel of me vs a Tryndamere and i'd be fantastic if you'd check it out if you like that stuff.

matchup video here

MORDEKAISER

recently got reworked and in my opinion he's a lot stronger. I've been using for my rune along with and . Start . I always always rush a because the active on it removes the effect of his ultimate. I may build a but I tend not to because the QSS is already 800 gold. He does have a poke advantage due to his Q . I don't see him being a huge threat to Garen unless he gets some major buffs.

CAMILLE

has a pretty good lane phase and a great late game. For runes I take because she is so slippery due to her and . I start . Camille is pretty tricky to figure out and a lot of lower elo Garen player's really have a hard time with her. So her passive is a shield that when she autoattacks a champion she gets a shield. In trades you must autoattack her before she autoattacks your or your Q will be useless. To play around her hookshot you must E and W the very moment before she lands on you. This will force her to take damage from your E. And please don't try to out of her ultimate .

YASUO

The matchup is pretty easy as long as you play right. I take for my rune of choice. and and as my secondary runes. I START and if i'm behind I'll pick up earlier on. Other wise get a sometime in the game. Early avoid his Q and If you dodge his tornadoes you'll be good. Also don't fight him when he has minions to move around in. I just uploaded a video to my YouTube channel that showcases the Garen vs Yasuo matchup.

Video matchup here

VOLIBEAR

is pretty easy but if you build the wrong items your just gonna loose the lane. I take along with and . Start and rush either a if you ahead or there is little AD on the enemy team. Or rush if there is some AD on the enemy team. I prefer bramble vest but executioner's isn't a bad option either. Be careful around his tower because he can flip you under it and make you take turret aggro.

ZED

isn't much of a threat since once you start to get armor you outtank his damage. Start and get early on to reduce his damage. Play safe the first outing since you don't have much armor. Try to take trades when his W is down so he can just W out of your attack range.

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Sources I used while making this guide!
Riste's stream
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FSat's guide (also on Mobafire)

Garen Build Guide by BushBox

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Runes: Conqueror Garen

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Flash

Teleport

Items

Ability Order E>Q>W

Perseverance (PASSIVE)

Decisive Strike (Q)

Courage (W)

Judgment (E)

Demacian Justice (R)

Threats & Synergies

Fiora

Vayne

Darius

Kayle

Kennen

Illaoi

Gnar

Aatrox

Renekton

Jayce

Kled

Nasus

Teemo

Quinn

Neeko

Ahri

Yorick

Urgot

Tryndamere

Mordekaiser

Camille

Yasuo

Volibear

Jax

Poppy

Vladimir

Singed

Cho'Gath

Malphite

Maokai

Ornn

Olaf

Fizz

Zed

Talon

Dr. Mundo

Heimerdinger

Pyke

Introduction to Garen

FAQ

Starting items

Mid game items

CORE ITEMS

FIORA

VAYNE

DARIUS

KAYLE

KENNEN

ILLAOI

GNAR

AATROX

RENEKTON

JAYCE

KLED

NASUS

TEEMO

QUINN

NEEKO

AHRI

YORICK

URGOT

TRYNDAMERE