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You can beat him in the first outing, but you can't ever just full on 1v1 him unless you've either killed him 5 times or he afk'd and came back, but you do outscale him.
Akali
Honestly depends on the player but regardless Akali is cancer and almost unbeatable. You can keep trading with her and get her low for your level 6 and win but if you can't you pretty much auto lose and need jungle assistance unless she makes a HUGE mistake.
Camille
As long as you don't get hit by the 7000 true damage auto, w the stun and hold your combo till her AD Shield is gone you just win, but its pretty difficult but you somewhat outscale and can fight her later.
Cho'Gath
This is probably the easiest lane you're gonna get toplane for Garen, just dodge the knockup and constantly poke him down, he runs out of mana fairly quickly. Hit level 6 and just kill his ass, but watchout his ult does the same thing yours does.
Darius
Now this can go either way, Garen has the early game advantage and does outscale Darius, but if you overstep or make one mistake it's all over from that point unless he makes a mistake. You wanna bait him into pulling you and then you E as hes pulling you, Q cleanse the slow and stay on him to avoid his Q heal, if you get hit by his Q heal you instantly lose the trade and more than likely just killed yourself. But you keep doing that, hit 6 and pull the uno reverse card and DUNK HIS ass.
Fiora
This matchup is nearly fucking impossible, her vitals do half of your hp each time and 90% of the time is unavoidable, and regardless of how far behind she is if she ults you you just die. However, she doesn't have your passive so you can poke her down and ult her, when shes low enough to be ulted try q'ing towards her and bait her riposte, then its a free kill.
Gangplank
Aside from the insanely aids Q spam through the entire laning phase that has no cooldown on it, you win this pretty easily in fact, as long as you ignite him before he W's (His heal) when you go to ult him you win, just gotta try not to kill yourself dealing with the Q spam for the first 10 minutes.
Garen
If you somehow find yourself in the mirror matchup, the better garen wins incredibly easy, you both run at each other to Q, but an experienced garen can W before he jumps to Q and get the E going as well meanwhile the other garen is silenced and can't E or W, so you just run away after and repeat.
Gnar
This abomination is the spawn of satan, creator of cancer itself. You have to dodge his slow, full combo him and W his thing where he autos you 3 times and it does half your hp, now unlike vaynes retardedly broken true damage you can actually mitigate Gnars. So you keep poking him down and you just flash Q ignite ult, if the Gnar is too good at right clicking then try to get jungle assistance.
Illaoi
If you're able to dodge her E (the thing that takes your soul) you just all in every single time because it has a long cooldown, if she ults just run away from her and go back in, just make sure you keep dodging the E as long as you do that you auto win every single fight.
Irelia
This is easier than the chogath matchup, you autowin this no matter what, constantly trade with her and dodge her stun. I usually always manage a kill or three before my first recall.
Jax
This could go either way, as long as you're E'ing him while hes getting ready to stun you you're good but if you're able to W the stun and Q him in time before he jumps away then you win cause that Jax sucks, otherwise you lose every single trade and need to wait and buy some items, or just wait and slowly poke him down. He runs out of mana eventually and has terrible regen.
Jayce
If you don't blow your brains out before getting ninja tabi's you win this, you run up to him and E him first, he pushes you away and THEN you q cause if he pushes you away after you q'd him you cant touch him ever again.
Kayle
Pretty easy, just full combo her everytime she uses her slow, all you really need to watch out for his her ult. Bait her ult out before you ult and if she holds it till shes 1 hp just wait as long as you can and ignite her and she'll still die.
Kennen
If for some reason you didn't ban this little bastard then you're in for a treat, you can't poke him down cause he has an ability that has double the speed of your Q at basically no cooldown and also no cost, and even if you did trade with him you more than likely lost cause he outdamages you at every stage of the game. Just wait for jungle assistance, thankfully hes rarely picked.
Kled
As long as you dodge his rope and W his 3 auto attacks ( especially if he went PTA ) you win, but be careful cause he remounts faster than a whore getting 20$.
Malphite
So with Dwayne Johnson you basically lose every trade cause they overbuffed the fuck out of his damage, but he runs out of mana after he full combos twice so use that to your fullest advantage, and don't get near him if you're at 40% hp cause he'll kill you before you can even say demacia. ( get it cause garens shitty ass ult animation thats killed me 800 times before of how slow it is and how people can fucking cancel it )
Maokai
So basically our "juggernaut" ( juggernauts are suppose to beat tanks btw) gets one shotted by maokai at pretty much every stage of the game regardless of how far behind he is and how ahead you are, but you can in laning phase once you get cleaver and executioners MAYBE beat him in a fight. Pack a lunch though cause you'll be at it for a couple days.
Mordekaiser
Now this matchup actually is pretty easy EARLY ON, but if you die to him once you just lose the lane, if you get ulted even while ahead you lose, he outscales you and even if you're 90/0 you cant fight him late game, but hey you kept him away from your team for a few seconds :D
Nasus
As easy as your mom on a Sunday morning, you HAVE to constantly trade with him from level 1 to 6 and I mean q'ing him thousands of times before your even level 2, thats how easy he is. And you can kill him over and over and over again, but watchout for ganks cause if you die he gets stacks and basically when you come back his Q at that point probably does half your hp.
Nautilus
Now if for some reason this fucking guy comes top you can win once you get cleaver but you CAN beat him if his shields down, fuckers a tank with a shield that does damage, his hook does 30% of your hp and his autos is a fucking stun. But you win tho just hang in there.
Olaf
Its an easy matchup as long as you dont get hit by his axe, if you get hit you just die. He'll just permanently slow you cause apparently riot thought it was a good idea for him to be able to pick the axe up and basically have a 0 cooldown and kill any melee champ easily, but as long as you dodge those you win.
Ornn
As long as you dodge his W where he breathes fire and his auto attack does over half your HP then your good, my tactic is to get up on his ass and E and try to bob and weave from the front of him to his back and usually they're stupid enough to use it anyways, good ones will hold it tho. But you win if you dodge that, if not he just kills you and then becomes unkillable cause tanks are balanced.
Pantheon
Incredibly easy, you dodge his spear and then run up behind him when he uses his shield and spin on his ankles and he just dies cause hes insanely squishy just like achilles was.
Poppy
Aside from being a tiny rock shes pretty easy, just dont get near walls and W when she slams the hammer down on you, or bait her into slamming you into a wall while you're E'ing and also W the stun so you can Q her afterward.
Quinn
Incredibly hard matchup but for a good garen its easy, now as we all know riots too retarded to fix the bug where his Q won't go off if she E's you and then she just kills you cause shes also faster than you and ranged and you're without your Q, but a good garen walks up to her and e's first and baits it out and THEN Q's. you have to max your Q though cause your E will be worthless since you're using it for bait.
Renekton
All I can say is make sure you E FIRST before you even breathe near him, W his stun and try to Q before he Dashes away. If you don't E first he'll just stun you and full combo and dash away, his stun even while you W'd it lasts longer than your silence and since you weren't spinning you lost over half your hp meanwhile he didn't even get touched.
Riven
Now this matchup depends on the player, if its a riven whos played riven before you basically auto lose and shouldn't really attempt to fight unless she engages on you first, riven has NO counterplay whatsoever so be careful, you CAN win but its rough, you have to e first cause of the shield, w her stun and then Q and run away fast cause by that point all her abilities are refreshed cause riot thought it was a good idea to give a manaless champ insanely damage and no cooldowns with no counterplay.
Rumble
As long as you survive the first outing and get some magic resistance and then start poking him down you're okay but don't fight him if you're below 40% hp cause everything he has is a slow and does insane damage, but poke him down and flash q ignite ult just like any cancerous matchup.
Ryze
If you found yourself in this pickle the best thing to do is run at him, full combo run away, IF YOU CAN since he spams phase rush and has a slow with no cooldowns on literally anything and never runs out of mana but when he does run out of mana you can kill him pretty easily.
Sett
As long as you go in and fight him while you have boneplating up you win, when you think hes getting ready to shield run to the side and kinda down and you'll dodge it, its basically his only damage source since you have boneplating, but if you get hit by his shield half your hp is gone so be careful. He also can ult you back into his turret and shield so try not to be low when you're around his turret.
Shen
Shen wouldn't be a problem if his auto attacks didnt do 20% of your HP each auto, but if you go boneplating into that you should be okay, just E while hes doing his thing that blocks your Q and autos and then q afterward. Keep doing that until hes low then kill him.
Singed
When you trade with him try to run beside him and cut him off, max Q cause hes just gonna fling you away every single time so you can't E him until you get items, but just keep Q'ing him he has basically no regen. If he proxies just let your team deal with him, enjoy that free farm and perfect CS.
Sion
As long as you dodge his Q and W his slow you win, try not to unload all your damage while he has his shield up just walk with him until it expires and then unload. Incredibly easy matchup.
Sylas
Is a pretty easy matchup where hes squishy but he has pretty good damage output and a huge heal so you wanna get executioners and be careful about being low near him he can still your ult and use it against you, but hes squishy and once you get executioners hes incredibly easy to deal with.
Tahm Kench
Now if for some reason someone left the door open for the special needs kid with half his brain missing and he gets on a computer you're gonna come across this big guy, you CANNOT beat him no matter what, ask for jungle assistance or just dodge cause he outscales you as well.
Teemo
As long as you survive his poke just get Cowl and Greaves, Q towards him and E with your Q going, W the blind and then cancel your E into a Q, he should be under half HP so just wait for your Q and E then flash Q ult ignite and then ctrl1 cause only losers play this champ.
Tryndamere
As long as you take bone plating and W his autos in a fight, try to hit level 6 first and keep him off minions and away out of exp range if its possible, if he doesnt have his rage built up he cant touch you. But if you went even with him and he hits 6, watch out you're more than likely just gonna get dove by him cause his ult has 0 counterplay, however if he doesnt i find myself flash q ulting in an incredibly fast manner before they have time to react and they dont expect it.
Urgot
This matchup CAN be a problem but once you get some damage you'll find hes actually pretty squishy, just all in 100's of times and poke him down, if you think he's gonna ult just flash to the left or right or just at him but flash past it but its kinda too risky so i wouldnt but how you play is how you play.
Vayne
Now if for some reason someone hates your guts and doesn't want you to play the game and they have a huge lack of confidence and an incredibly low IQ you will see vayne top. Now if you take predator its pretty easy to deal with, you predator at her BUT DONT Q, bait out her thing that pushes you away and THEN you q, she basically dies everytime however if you fuck it up for fuck up at all you die, so be careful.
Volibear
Now you might see this from time to time, I find this matchup really fun actually and as long as you W his bite hes pretty free hes just hard to kill cause hes tanky and has his passive, but once all thats down hes a free kill. Just gotta be careful cause he can flip you back into a gank, dont underestimate his damage output either even if hes just going full tank.
Warwick
It's kinda hard but you beat him easily once you get executioners because of how squishy he is, you CANT LET HIM HEAL OFF OF MINIONS just constantly fight him and zone him off cause his healing on minions is fucking insane, but you win, easy matchup.
Yasuo
He has the early game advantage cause his Q and E have practically no cooldown meanwhile ours both is 8 seconds, but you outdamage him and can kill him pretty easily, try to dodge as many Q's as you can though cause they add up and watch for his shield, DO NOT ULT WHILE HE HAS HIS SHIELD UP, ignite him first and wait it out and THEN ult if its a tight situation or just out damage it. Overall an incredibly easy matchup though.
Yorick
Its basically a stronger garen, you beat him in trades until level 6 so your best bet is killing him before 6, dodge the wall and w the slow. You cannot kill him if his ults up, so try and kill it or ask for jungle assistance or just take smite top.
Annie
Cause Predator Annie can just stun someone and you kill them, pretty good synergy imo.
Anivia
Her R with your E is almost unbeatable its pretty juicy if they're all standing in it and you flash in and E them all and get a penta.
Blitzcrank
Pretty self explanatory xd.
Darius
Its the Dunk Brothers of course they're good together.
Ivern
Ivern has good synergy with everyone
Lee Sin
Can kick someone to you but usually your lee sin has brain damage and kicks a free kill away from you.
Karma
Cause of the shields and speed boosts, really fun to play with.
Leona
Constant stuns and slows and is nearly unkillable, hell yeah shes got good synergy.
Nautilus
Its like Blitz, pretty self explanatory.
Thresh
Like the other 2, self explanatory.
Volibear
Can flip someone to you and tank pretty much everything.
Yuumi
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Annie
Cause Predator Annie can just stun someone and you kill them, pretty good synergy imo.
Anivia
Her R with your E is almost unbeatable its pretty juicy if they're all standing in it and you flash in and E them all and get a penta.
Blitzcrank
Pretty self explanatory xd.
Darius
Its the Dunk Brothers of course they're good together.
Ivern
Ivern has good synergy with everyone
Lee Sin
Can kick someone to you but usually your lee sin has brain damage and kicks a free kill away from you.
Karma
Cause of the shields and speed boosts, really fun to play with.
Leona
Constant stuns and slows and is nearly unkillable, hell yeah shes got good synergy.
Nautilus
Its like Blitz, pretty self explanatory.
Thresh
Like the other 2, self explanatory.
Volibear
Can flip someone to you and tank pretty much everything.
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A little about me: I'm an 18 year old who loves Garen and lives in the little state of Wyoming, I'm also the only Garen player in this state as far as I know and as far as I know the only league player, I'm from Prestonsburg Kentucky but have lived here for 10 years, I will be leaving League permanently soon to start my job as a Coal miner so I figured why not leave something behind. I know this Guide or whatever wont ever be seen probably because of FSats but Fsats one of the people who got me into Garen a LONG time ago so show him some love even though you probably already have since you probably searched for hours to find this cause its buried beneath thousands but most don't even play Garen show Riste love too, hes my favorite streamer who I've watched for 3 years now and to this day still do, but yeah thats all about me.
I am a Plat4 Garen with 5 million mastery points all together, the reason I'm only Plat4 and I say my mastery points "all together" is cause I've been banned over 14 times. So my actual peak rank is unknnown, but I've played Garen for 7 years now, I am very mechanically good at Garen and you might be thinking "hm garen has no mechanics" Wrong. I've pulled off alot of things that Garens barely capable of doing without just breaking basically, like flashing away in the ult animation cause your an auto away from dying or silencing someone and flash away WHILE you're in the air silencing them so they're silenced and you have more time to run away, and dodging **** and all that, you're basically looking at a masters+ player stuck in Plat because his champ is garbage, but anyways I hope this helps someone.
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