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Garen demacia [11.5]

Updated on March 4, 2021

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Runes: Conqueror standard (best right now)

1 2 3 4 5

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Coup de Grace

Resolve

Conditioning

Overgrowth

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Sorcery

Nimbus Cloak

Celerity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Demolish

Conditioning

Overgrowth

Precision

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Sorcery

Phase Rush

Nimbus Cloak

Celerity

Gathering Storm

Resolve

Demolish

Second Wind

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Domination

Predator

Taste of Blood

Eyeball Collection

Relentless Hunter

Sorcery

Celerity

Waterwalking

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Standard top spells

Flash

Teleport

Items

Start

Doran's Shield

Doran's Blade

Mythic options

Stridebreaker

Divine Sunderer

Trinity Force

Sunfire Aegis

Vs AD

Plated Steelcaps

Dead Man's Plate

Thornmail

Death's Dance

Vs AP

Mercury's Treads

Spirit Visage

Maw of Malmortius

Warmog's Armor

Survivability

Sterak's Gage

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Silvermere Dawn

Vs tanks

Divine Sunderer

Black Cleaver

Aggresive builid

Stridebreaker

Berserker's Greaves

Stormrazor

Dead Man's Plate

Black Cleaver

Sterak's Gage

Immortality

Goredrinker

Boots

Sterak's Gage

Spirit Visage

Dead Man's Plate

Warmog's Armor

Crit

Berserker's Greaves

Galeforce

Stormrazor

Infinity Edge

The Collector

Lord Dominik's Regards

assasin

Sanguine Blade

Berserker's Greaves

Prowler's Claw

Essence Reaver

Dead Man's Plate

Youmuu's Ghostblade

2fast4me (good for jg maybe?)

Turbo Chemtank

Berserker's Greaves

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Dead Man's Plate

Phantom Dancer

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Hextech Rocketbelt

Boots

Lich Bane

Cosmic Drive

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Rabadon's Deathcap

Ability Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

Show All

None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Vayne

Major

Vayne can poke you down and not let you farm, all tho she's not played top lane that often now.

Quinn

Extreme

Basically Vayne 2 but with better roam and slightly less poke.

Darius

Major

darius wins like 90% of matchups including garen but if he doesn't have his E up for some reason you can trade with him because your Q removes the slow from his W. i usually take phase rush into this matchup because it allows me to always escape before he gets his 5th bleed stack.

Kayle

Even

Kayle isn't really much of an issue, even tho she's a range champion. tho she most likely won't let you touch her and will keep her distance.

Fiora

Extreme

Try to bait out her W so you can Q or R her. Also she got a buff and she can poke you down much easier now

Camille

Major

Force trades when she doesn't have her passive up. you can also try trading with her when she uses her Q on a minion and doesn't have her W up

Jax

Minor

You can easly win trades with him, but remember that his E błocks your Q

Renekton

Even

he got 2 dashes and a stun. Try to punish him near your wave, and don't get close when his rage bar is red.

Urgot

Major

Bait him into missing his E and then punish him for it.

Cho'Gath

Major

You don't usually win trades, and he's very strong late game. Try to bully him with your jungler

Illaoi

Even

Dodge her E and punish her after. If you trade near your minon wave she's gonna be in trouble.

Teemo

Major

Teemo is now pretty strong but he's still pretty vulnarable to a gank. just make sure your jungler has orcane lens before making a move.

Nasus

Minor

You have to bully him, because if you don't he will become w threat late game. Your Q removes his W slow so use that to your advantage. i usually take phase rush into this matchup because it gives 75% slow resistance after it activates and that means you can now start trades with your Q

Sion

Tiny

Dodge his Q and then punish him.
Hold your Q becsuse he will try to słow you with his E.

Wukong

Major

monkey jump.
monkey deal damage.
monkey escape.
Try to trade with him when he doesn't have his clone up.

Irelia

Major

Irelia has great mobillity and can trade with you easly. Punish her for getting to close when she doesn't have her passive up.

Malphite

Minor

He will try to poke you alot but you can use your W to negate the damage and then your Q to break out of the slow.

Gangplank

Minor

Same as with malphite but this time his barrels słow you.

Tryndamere

Even

Tryndamere isn't tanky enough to trade with you early, but he can use his R when he sees the animatron of your R, so only use your R when his ult ends. You want to take ignite into him

Riven

Even

A good riven will poke you and then escape. Your position on lane is the key to winning this matchup.

Mordekaiser

Even

His shield is the biggest problem here. Only trade with him when he doesn't have his passive and shield up.

Gnar

Extreme

Trading with him is almost impossible. You need jungler's help to win this matchup. Gnat can poke you, run away, and out damage you in his big form. Remember about your W

Ornn

Minor

Do not stand near his Q and trade with him often.

Poppy

Minor

Don't stand near walls and press W after she throws her shield at you.

Aatrox

Major

His Q has to be on cooldown in order for you to trade with him. And even then he can escape pretty easly

Shen

Minor

He can't 1v1 you after level 6, and your Q cancels his ultimate.

Olaf

Minor

Olaf can't really do anything to you
If you're careful enough.
Run away after a quick trade and remember to dodge his Q.

Akali

Major

Her mobillity is too much for you. But if you manage to close the gap you can win the trade easly.

Rengar

Even

He will sit in the bushes all the Time. In order to trade with him quickly press W and Q when he jumps on you.

Jayce

Even

Watch out for his poke and you'll be fine. He will keep his distance so if you want a kill ask your jungler to help you.

Kled

Even

Kled got a lot of dueling power, but if he misses his Q you can quickly trade with him because you outdamage him. And when he's lizard is gone your R will help you greatly.

Pantheon

Major

Pretty much same thing as with fiora, you need to wait for him to use his E in order to engage.

Maokai

Tiny

He can't trade with you at all. Watch out for his jungler.

Kennen

Major

he will poke you alot, stun you and win run away if you close the gap. plus his R allows him to duel with you pretty easly. Ask jungler for help and if that doesn't work then he has to make a mistake in order for you to do anything against him. If he uses your E to chase you try to fight back because his greatest escape option is now gone, and keep your W for his stun.

Trundle

Major

Trudne is the God of dueling, all tho he is pretty weak before level 6 don't underestimate him.

Sett

Even

Don't trade with him too long.

Yasuo

Even

His mobillity is pretty high, but as long as you dodge his Q you'll be fine.

Yone

Major

He can trade with you for free. All tho he's very vulnarable to a gank.

Dr. Mundo

Even

Dodge his Q and remember that his R damages him before healing him, so if you can quickly exexute him with your R do it. Also early trades are quite good as long as he doesn't hit you with his clever after.

Rumble

Major

He's very good at poking, but he's very vulnarable to a gank.

Ryze

Major

Ryze top is quite rare but he can poke you quite well while also beign able to escape ganks with his R. He's very squishy tho so if catch him off guard it's over for him.

Singed

Minor

DO NOT CHASE HIM.
In order to trade with you he has to use alot of mana and he barerly wins those trades if you don't chase him.

Shaco

Major

Mind game.
He will bait you into his traps and if you fall for the bait you're dead. Also his clone takes increased damage, so always check if it's the Real shsco before using your R.

Volibear

Major

Trading with him is a pain.
It's basically what if udyr was much better at laning and had a cool ult.

Viktor

Extreme

Play def and beg your jg for help.

Yorick

Even

If you dodge his E he can't do much against you. And if he hits it you can kill all his ghouls with your spin.

Tahm Kench

Even

His shield Let's him duel with you well. Quick trades are what you want to go for. He's vulnarable to a gank but he might try to escape with his R so watch out for that.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Garen counters well

3.2 CR

3.6 CR

3.8 CR

Garen gets countered

6.2 CR

5.6 CR

5.6 CR

More Garen Counters

Champion Build Guide

Garen demacia [11.5]

By J0hnny Joestar

this is garen

PROS:
-Can get dmg items while still beign tanky
-great lane/jungle sustain
-lane bully
-stridebreaker exists
-Badass execute
-good at EVERY elo
-spin removes armor cuz why not
-attack speed boots exist
-fun as hell
-demacia
CONS:
-ranged champions
-no dash
-insanly difficult to play
-poor ganks before lvl 6 (if you're the jg)

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Garen demacia [11.5]

Garen demacia [11.5]

Runes: Conqueror standard (best right now)

Spells:

Flash

Teleport

Items

Ability Order

Perseverance (PASSIVE)

Decisive Strike (Q)

Courage (W)

Judgment (E)

Demacian Justice (R)

Threats & Synergies

Vayne

Quinn

Darius

Kayle

Fiora

Camille

Jax

Renekton

Urgot

Cho'Gath

Illaoi

Teemo

Nasus

Sion

Wukong

Irelia

Malphite

Gangplank

Tryndamere

Riven

Mordekaiser

Gnar

Ornn

Poppy

Aatrox

Shen

Olaf

Akali

Rengar

Jayce

Kled

Pantheon

Maokai

Kennen

Trundle

Sett

Yasuo

Yone

Dr. Mundo

Rumble

Ryze

Singed

Shaco

Volibear

Viktor

Yorick

Tahm Kench

Champion Build Guide

Garen demacia [11.5]

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