Wincon
Top · 623 games

Garen

Top · 83% of games Mid · 16%

Strongest when games end at 35–40 minutes (51%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−68 gold).

Win rate
49.8%
±3.9 · role avg 50.0%
Tier
B
#50 of 95
Pick rate
3.3%
ban 1.2%
Games
623
ranked solo/duo

Garen top wins 49.8% of 623 ranked games, rank 50 of 95 top champions (tier B). Most players finish Stridebreaker first, at about 12:54.

The build at a glance

What most Garen players run

Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games.
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Boots Berserker's Greaves 8:48 · 52% of games
Item 1 Stridebreaker 13:07 · 96% · 581 games
Item 2 Phantom Dancer 19:19 · 39% · 196 games
Item 3 Mortal Reminder 23:43 · 53% · 65 games
Item 4 Infinity Edge 28:24 · 48% · 12 games
Item 5 · late game Sterak's Gage 32:54 · 6 of 51 games
Runes
Conqueror · Precision + Sorcery 23% of games · 52% wins All runes →
Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion 54% of games · 49% wins Other starts →
Spells
Flash + Ignite 88% of games · 49% wins Other spells →
Skill order
JudgmentE Decisive StrikeQ CourageW
Max Judgment first 95% of games · 49% wins Skill orders →
When Garen wins

Best when games end at 35–40′

Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished.
70%60%50%40%30% Games that ended at 15–20′: 48% wins over 67 games 48% Games that ended at 20–25′: 51% wins over 141 games 51% Games that ended at 25–30′: 50% wins over 210 games 50% Games that ended at 30–35′: 49% wins over 139 games 49% Games that ended at 35–40′: 51% wins over 43 games 51% Games that ended at 40–45′: 50% wins over 18 games 50% 0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Berserker's Greaves Stridebreaker Phantom Dancer Mortal Reminder Infinity Edge Sterak's Gage
Ends before 25′50% wins33% of games · 208
Lasts 25′ or more50% wins66% of games · 410
Lanes

Watch out for Sion, Gnar, Olaf

Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →
What wins Garen games

First Baron: 82% against 29%

Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 29% 82% +54
First tower 28% 70% +42
First dragon 35% 65% +30
Rift Herald 39% 66% +27
First blood 42% 56% +14
First Voidgrubs 44% 55% +11

Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.

How Garen plays

Fewer control wards, fewer assists

What stands out (10% or more) against the average top laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.

Fewer control wards a game0.27 against 0.68 · −60%
Fewer assists a game3.7 against 5.2 · −28%
More damage to towers10478 against 8411 · +25%
Fewer multikills a game0.34 against 0.41 · −17%

About average: vision.