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Garen Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.24

Garen The Might of Demacia

Find the best Garen build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.24. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Garen build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Garen's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 13 Guides
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen Jungle

Guide by onlyafailure updated July 16, 2023
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Best Garen guide (for sure)

Guide by PortoTheRat updated June 24, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

(⌐■_■) Best Skin (■_■¬)

Guide by Loverdesu updated June 26, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Assassin Garen - Build Only

Guide by Smpokeyranger updated June 4, 2023
  • Off-Meta
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

600 GOLD FROM 1 KILL? (FULL GUIDE FOR ASSASIN GAREN)

Guide by FYCK updated May 5, 2023
  • Off-Meta
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

HexFlash Garen

Guide by Tomuuko updated May 3, 2023
  • Off-Meta
9.2
165
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen, THE MIGHT OF TOP LANE

Guide by LippyDarren updated April 2, 2023
  • In-depth
8.9
127
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14
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen Jungle and mid S13

Guide by ToxicViking updated March 24, 2023
8.9
84
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen in depth 1v9 build - S13 Patch 13.4 - Complete matchup Top/Mid and also lots of tips for laning phase.

Guide by lorensj81 updated March 3, 2023
  • In-depth
8.9
61
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8
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Supersonic Skull Splitter - Lethality Garen Jungle

Guide by Paccu updated January 14, 2023
  • Off-Meta
8.3
22
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5
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

[S12] My Running Man Garen Build

Guide by GarenteedDamage updated November 17, 2022
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Season 13 Builds
6.6
6
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

90% winrate HP SCALING GAREN

Build by noobgaren updated January 6, 2024
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

assassin garen updated :)

Build by kilda06 updated December 28, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen Damage Carry (GDC)

Build by MertButBetter updated November 10, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

TGV One shot Garen

Build by BusherAreBest updated November 22, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

GARE

Build by baranx23 updated November 18, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen TOP

Build by JefersonRodriguez2008 updated October 20, 2023
9.1
17
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Achilles Jungle Garen 13.17

Build by SpartaKid916 updated September 14, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen

Build by looyclark updated July 2, 2023
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

SEASON 13 GAREN GAMING GUIDE

Build by Squwedaledo updated June 15, 2023
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Garen Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Garen we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Garen, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Garen this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.23. However, if you are a new Garen player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Garen!

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Patch 14.23: 42,635 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Garen's Runes

Garen's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 39% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 30% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

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Garen's Summoner Spells

Garen's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Garen's Starters

Garen's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Garen's Core Items

Garen's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

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Patch 14.23: 42,635 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Garen's Runes

Garen's Best Runes 53%

Win Rate 38% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

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Garen's 3rd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 25% Pickrate

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Garen's Summoner Spells

Garen's Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 74% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 54%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Garen's Starters

Garen's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 83% Pickrate

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Garen's Core Items

Garen's Best Core Items 57%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

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Garen Counters

Learn Garen's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Garen guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Garen TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Garen. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Garen Skins

Find Garen's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Garen skins and chromas on Garen's skins page.

Garen's Abilities

Garen's Perseverance
Perseverance Garen's Passive Garen's Passive
Self
Garen's Passive
Garen's Passive
Garen regenerates 1.5 − 10.1% max health (depending on level) every 5 seconds if he has not been damaged or hit with enemy abilities in the last 8 seconds.
Q
Garen's Decisive Strike
Decisive Strike Garen's Q Ability
Self
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Garen removes all slowing effects on him and gains 35% bonus movement speed for 1 / 1.65 / 2.3 / 2.95 / 3.6 seconds.

His next attack silences for 1.5 seconds and does 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+0.5 per attack damage) physical damage.
W
Garen's Courage
Courage Garen's W Ability
Self
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23 / 21 / 19 / 17 / 15
Passive: Killing units permanently grants 0.2 armor and magic resist, up to a max of 30. At max stacks, Garen gains 10% armor and magic resist.

Active: Garen steels his courage for 4 seconds, reducing incoming damage by 30%. He also gains 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 (+18% per bonus health) shield and 60% tenacity for 0.75 seconds.
E
Garen's Judgment
Judgment Garen's E Ability
325
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Garen rapidly spins his sword for 3 seconds, dealing 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 (+0−8.2 dependant on level) (+0.36 / 0.37 / 0.38 / 0.39 / 0.4 per attack damage) physical damage 7 times over the duration. The nearest enemy takes 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+0−10.25 dependant on level) (+0.45 / 0.4625 / 0.475 / 0.4875 / 0.5 per attack damage) physical damage per strike instead.

Champions hit by 6 strikes lose 25% armor for 6 seconds.
R
Garen's Demacian Justice
Demacian Justice Garen's Ultimate (R) Ability
400
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120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to slay his enemy, dealing 150 / 300 / 450 plus 25 / 30 / 35% missing health as true damage.

Questions About Garen

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Best Champion for 1350 IP?

So, I have been saving up my IP, but it is burning a hole in my pocket so, I wanted to know what's the best champion for 1350 IP. So far, I have Blitzcrank, Amumu, Soraka, Garen, and Annie. I have been trying to ADC with Ezrael and Kog'Maw but...

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Why do people build Warmog's Armor on Garen?

I have seen a few guides that suggest Warmog's on Garen, but I don't understand why Garen needs Warmog's when he has Perseverance. Isn't Spirit Viasage good enough for HP regen? Seems like a waste to build Warmog's on Garen since Warmog's doesn't...

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How viable is jungle Garen now that the 5.16 changes are out?

I've seen jg Garen played before, and while some of his ganks against enemies that cant escape were good, his ganks(that I have seen) generally don't work and his camp clear was mediocre at best. [b]However, with the new passive in his ultimate in...

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How can we Buff Garens W?

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Is Garen jungle viable?

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Garen and Divine

Hello Mobafire forum! Just a question, does garen's [[judgment]] work with the active crit of [[sword of the divine]]?

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VERY basic question about runes from a noobie

Hey guys, im new here so go easy on me :) So i started playing LOL a week and half ago after having watched my bros play for 2 years, but the thing is i've been setting up my builds and spells and masteries nicely from builds on here (you go...

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Starting 9 pots + Red Elixir viable on Garen?

So recently, I have been seeing a lot of Riven players (as well as a few Tryndameres and a Lee Sin) who start out with 9 health pots and a red elixir. That start seems to work fairly well for them so I started wondering what other champions would...

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