Top · 261 games · NA
Garen
Top · 81% of games Mid · 19%
Strongest when games end at 20–25 minutes (55%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−113 gold), and still wins 54%.
- Win rate
- 53.6%
- ±6.0 · role avg 50.0%
- Tier
- S
- #6 of 77
- Pick rate
- 4.2%
- ban 2.1%
- Games
- 261
- ranked solo/duo
Your lane
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Garen top wins 53.6% of 261 ranked games in NA, rank 6 of 77 top champions (tier S). Most players finish Stridebreaker first, at about 13:00.
The build at a glance
Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games. What most Garen players run
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Boots 
Berserker's Greaves 10:18 · 47% of games
Berserker's Greaves 10:18 · 47% of games Item 1 
Stridebreaker 13:09 · 97% · 242 games
Stridebreaker 13:09 · 97% · 242 games Item 2 
Phantom Dancer 19:22 · 43% · 88 games
Phantom Dancer 19:22 · 43% · 88 games Item 3 
Mortal Reminder 23:49 · 61% · 37 games
Mortal Reminder 23:49 · 61% · 37 games Item 4 · late game 
Dead Man's Plate 28:54 · 15 of 67 games
Dead Man's Plate 28:54 · 15 of 67 games Item 5 · late game 
Sterak's Gage 35:48 · 4 of 22 games
Sterak's Gage 35:48 · 4 of 22 games Best when games end at 20–25′
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Ends before 25′53% wins34% of games · 89
Lasts 25′ or more54% wins65% of games · 169
Good into Jax
Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First Baron: 85% against 32%
Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 32% 85% +53
First tower 33% 71% +38
First dragon 37% 71% +34
Rift Herald 43% 70% +27
First blood 44% 61% +17
First Voidgrubs 51% 56% +5
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.
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 0.45 · −40%
Fewer assists a game3.7 against 5.3 · −31%
More damage to towers10754 against 8625 · +25%
Fewer deaths a game5.0 against 5.7 · −14%
Less time spent dead5.6s against 6.4s a minute · −12%
About average: solo kills, vision.
Item by item, with the clock
What players finish in each slot, and when. Pick items to follow a build: every column then shows only games that match your picks, and a picked item doesn't appear in another slot. Fewer games last long enough for items 5 and 6.
Item 1done ~12:54
Item 2done ~19:42
Item 3done ~24:24
Item 4done ~28:54
Item 5done ~33:06
Most common full builds
Berserker's Greaves › Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Mortal Reminder 60.0%25 games 
Stridebreaker › Berserker's Greaves › Phantom Dancer › Lord Dominik's Regards 30.0%10 games 
Stridebreaker › Boots of Swiftness › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword 100.0%7 games Berserker's Greaves › Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Phantom Dancer 28.6%7 games 
Plated Steelcaps › Stridebreaker › Mortal Reminder › Phantom Dancer 83.3%6 games Stridebreaker › Berserker's Greaves › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Mortal Reminder 33.3%6 games Each row stops where games ended or the next item was too rare to list on its own. Boots (dashed ring) sit where they're usually bought.
Items 2–4 against each team
Against teams with mostly physical damage
Voltaic Cyclosword 83%6 Sterak's Gage 80%5 
Serpent's Fang 73%11 
Spear of Shojin 67%6 
Black Cleaver 63%8 Mortal Reminder 62%21 Youmuu's Ghostblade 55%31 Against teams with mixed damage
Serpent's Fang 86%7 Voltaic Cyclosword 71%7 Dead Man's Plate 64%11 Mortal Reminder 59%27 Youmuu's Ghostblade 55%22 Phantom Dancer 53%40 
Infinity Edge 50%6 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Dead Man's Plate 83%6 
Force of Nature 83%6 Lord Dominik's Regards 71%7 Youmuu's Ghostblade 68%22 Infinity Edge 67%6 Phantom Dancer 63%38 Black Cleaver 60%5 Against teams with no frontliner
Force of Nature 100%5 Infinity Edge 67%6 Lord Dominik's Regards 67%6 Phantom Dancer 61%33 Dead Man's Plate 58%12 Youmuu's Ghostblade 50%18 Mortal Reminder 36%14 Against teams with one frontliner
Force of Nature 80%5 Dead Man's Plate 75%8 Serpent's Fang 75%16 Voltaic Cyclosword 75%8 Sterak's Gage 71%7 Black Cleaver 67%12 Mortal Reminder 61%33 Against teams with two or more
Voltaic Cyclosword 80%5 Youmuu's Ghostblade 68%22 Serpent's Fang 67%6 Mortal Reminder 65%23 Dead Man's Plate 57%7 Infinity Edge 50%6 Phantom Dancer 48%31 Against teams with little
Black Cleaver 100%5 Force of Nature 100%6 Dead Man's Plate 90%10 Mortal Reminder 75%12 Youmuu's Ghostblade 71%21 Infinity Edge 67%6 Phantom Dancer 67%36 Against teams with some
Serpent's Fang 86%7 Voltaic Cyclosword 80%5 Sterak's Gage 71%7 Infinity Edge 60%5 Phantom Dancer 51%37 Mortal Reminder 48%25 Youmuu's Ghostblade 44%18 Against teams with a lot
Serpent's Fang 83%12 Voltaic Cyclosword 75%8 Lord Dominik's Regards 64%11 Youmuu's Ghostblade 58%36 Mortal Reminder 58%33 Dead Man's Plate 55%11 Phantom Dancer 53%40 Against teams with little
Black Cleaver 86%7 Infinity Edge 83%6 Sterak's Gage 83%6 Phantom Dancer 68%38 Mortal Reminder 67%24 Serpent's Fang 67%9 Youmuu's Ghostblade 61%23 Against teams with some
Serpent's Fang 89%9 Voltaic Cyclosword 80%5 Dead Man's Plate 71%7 Youmuu's Ghostblade 52%21 Phantom Dancer 49%37 Lord Dominik's Regards 45%11 Mortal Reminder 43%21 Against teams with a lot
Force of Nature 100%5 Voltaic Cyclosword 75%8 Dead Man's Plate 67%9 Youmuu's Ghostblade 61%31 Mortal Reminder 60%25 Serpent's Fang 60%5 Phantom Dancer 53%38 Teams are grouped by their champions' usual damage, toughness, healing and crowd control, from all games.
Start, boots, spells, skills
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion57.4%122
Doran's Blade + Health Potion55.8%86
Doran's Helm + Health Potion42.9%21Boots
Berserker's Greaves ~10:1849.2%122Boots of Swiftness ~12:5451.9%81Plated Steelcaps ~11:3666.7%24Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite54.6%216
Flash + Ghost42.1%19
Flash + Teleport52.9%17Skills
Max 
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W52.3%239
EQW52.3%239Max QEW65.0%20
QEW65.0%20Start EQW50.4%133
EQW50.4%133Start EWQ61.1%36
EWQ61.1%36Laid out like the game: the most picked rune in each row is in colour. Hover or tap a rune for its name, description and numbers.
Precision · 45% win · 153 games Keystones
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Sorcery · 65% win · 104 games Keystones
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— Resolve · 58% win · 134 games 4%40% — — 23%45% 66%64% 10%54% 79%58% — 18%58% Sorcery · 48% win · 102 games 92%48% — 5%60% — 97%48% — — <1%0% 5%40% Inspiration · 57% win · 14 games 14%100% — 64%56% 7%100% — 14%0% 36%60% — 64%56% Precision · 45% win · 11 games — — — 9%100% 91%40% — 9%100% 27%33% 64%43% 
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<1%0% 82%56% Most played pages
48%61 games 71%38 games 56%16 games 67%9 games 50%8 games No clearly hard lane yet
Good into Jax
Every lane opponent · 10+ games
Ahead at 15 against 2 of 3, wins 2 of them
Fewer than 10 games (37)
Nasus 56% · 9
Darius 22% · 9
K'Sante 67% · 9
Olaf 50% · 8
Ornn 38% · 8
Ambessa 57% · 7
Gangplank 67% · 6
Gragas 50% · 6
Aatrox 83% · 6
Shen 33% · 6
Jayce 67% · 6
Renekton 100% · 5
Gnar 20% · 5
Sion 20% · 5
Malphite 80% · 5
Cho'Gath 60% · 5
Teemo 80% · 5
Kled 60% · 5
Yone 60% · 5
Fiora 40% · 5
Yasuo 60% · 5
Akali 75% · 4
Urgot 25% · 4
Dr. Mundo 25% · 4
Volibear 75% · 4
Sett 100% · 4
Kennen 25% · 4
Trundle 75% · 4
Kayle 25% · 4
Vayne 25% · 4
Zed 100% · 3
Singed 33% · 3
Mordekaiser 33% · 3
Quinn 67% · 3
Riven 33% · 3
Poppy 67% · 3
Pantheon 33% · 3
Garen vs Jax · 12 games · Early read
Garen does better than expected here
67%winsexpected 54%
+321gold at 15′average −113
+3.2minions at 10′ahead or behind
25%in on first bloodsolo kills +1.92 a game
Gold lead against Jax Garen's average lead
Against Jax, Garen is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 55% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Garen wins 60%.
Ahead at 15′67% wins6 games
Behind at 15′60% wins5 games
Full Garen vs Jax page · Coming soon 
Garen vs Zaahen · 12 games · Early read
About what you would expect
58%winsexpected 56%
−298gold at 15′average −113
−2.9minions at 10′ahead or behind
8%in on first bloodsolo kills −0.58 a game
Gold lead against Zaahen Garen's average lead
Against Zaahen, Garen is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 38% of those. When ahead, Garen wins 100%.
Ahead at 15′100% wins4 games
Behind at 15′38% wins8 games
Full Garen vs Zaahen page · Coming soon 
Garen vs Camille · 12 games · Early read
Garen does worse than expected here
50%winsexpected 55%
+343gold at 15′average −113
+0.2minions at 10′ahead or behind
8%in on first bloodsolo kills −0.25 a game
Gold lead against Camille Garen's average lead
Against Camille, Garen is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 71% of those. When behind, Garen wins 25%.
Ahead at 15′71% wins7 games
Behind at 15′25% wins4 games
Full Garen vs Camille page · Coming soon The rest of the game · 15+ games
Enemies that cost Garen games: Kai'Sa, Nautilus
Teammates that change Garen's games
Enemy jungle Trouble Nothing clear yet Easier 
Hecarim80% · exp. 54% +2615 games
Hecarim80% · exp. 54% +2615 games Enemy mid Trouble Nothing clear yet Easier Nothing clear yet
Enemy bot Trouble 
Kai'Sa44% · exp. 55% −1018 games Easier 
Ezreal67% · exp. 58% +921 games 
Jhin67% · exp. 57% +918 games
Kai'Sa44% · exp. 55% −1018 games Ezreal67% · exp. 58% +921 games Jhin67% · exp. 57% +918 games Enemy support Trouble 
Nautilus50% · exp. 56% −616 games Easier 
Janna57% · exp. 52% +521 games
Nautilus50% · exp. 56% −616 games Janna57% · exp. 52% +521 games Your jungle Worse together Nothing clear yet Better together 
Qiyana67% · exp. 57% +915 games
Qiyana67% · exp. 57% +915 games Your mid Worse together Nothing clear yet Better together Nothing clear yet
Your bot Worse together Ezreal38% · exp. 49% −1216 games Jhin42% · exp. 50% −819 games 
Caitlyn47% · exp. 53% −715 games Better together Kai'Sa63% · exp. 53% +1016 games 
Jinx57% · exp. 52% +521 games
Ezreal38% · exp. 49% −1216 games Jhin42% · exp. 50% −819 games Caitlyn47% · exp. 53% −715 games Kai'Sa63% · exp. 53% +1016 games Jinx57% · exp. 52% +521 games Your support Worse together 
Thresh38% · exp. 57% −1916 games Better together Nothing clear yet
Thresh38% · exp. 57% −1916 games 
Dies less than most top laners
Before 14 minutes Garen dies 2.1 times a game (average 2.4). 39% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 39% for the average top laner. 55% are fair 1-v-1s.
2.1deaths per game before 14′less than average (2.4)
39%involve the enemy junglerabout average (39%)
45%outnumbered (2+ enemies)less than average (48%)
84%with no teammate nearabout average (83%)
Ganks and collapses both hit your half of top lane
Ganks: 40% in your half of top lane. Collapses: 36% in your half of top lane. 1-v-1s: 62% in your half of top lane.
Each square takes the colour of the most common kind of death there; brighter = more deaths. Red-side games are flipped, so the map always reads from the blue side.What kills Garen
Kind of death Gank 39% (avg 39%)Collapse 7% (avg 9%)1-v-1 55% (avg 52%)
Who gets the kill Bot laner 1% (avg 1%)Jungler 24% (avg 24%)Support 1% (avg 2%)Mid laner 7% (avg 7%)Top laner 66% (avg 64%)
Ganks come at 3:00 and 6:00–9:00, then every minute
Garen Peak Average top laner
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Ward the river before 3:00 and 6:00. From 10:00, keep vision up: ganks come every minute.
Deaths involving the enemy jungler, per 100 games, by minute. Narrow bars: Garen; wide light bars behind them: the average. Highlighted: the laning peaks. Where Garen wins fights
Wins fights in their half of top lane, loses them in your half of top lane
Wins fights in their half of mid, loses them in your half of top lane
Wins fights in their half of mid, loses them in their jungle
Before 14 minutes: 1.3 kills per death in their half of top lane against 0.4 in your half of top lane. Overall 0.8 kills per death.
Your half of top lane 0.4 K/D 122 / 284
Their half of top lane 1.3 K/D 218 / 173
The top-side river 1.0 K/D 34 / 33
Their jungle 0.7 K/D 16 / 23
Your jungle 0.9 K/D 18 / 19
Their half of mid 1.8 K/D 11 / 6
From 14 to 25 minutes: 3.4 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.6 in your half of top lane. Overall 1.3 kills per death.
Their half of top lane 1.3 K/D 110 / 83
Your half of top lane 0.6 K/D 63 / 99
Their jungle 1.6 K/D 86 / 53
Their half of mid 3.4 K/D 92 / 27
Their half of bot lane 1.7 K/D 73 / 43
Your jungle 1.2 K/D 62 / 51
After 25 minutes: 2.6 kills per death in their half of mid against 1.4 in their jungle. Overall 1.4 kills per death.
Their jungle 1.4 K/D 36 / 26
Your jungle 1.8 K/D 35 / 20
Their half of bot lane 1.6 K/D 31 / 20
Their half of mid 2.6 K/D 34 / 13
Their base 2.1 K/D 31 / 15
The bot-side river 2.4 K/D 31 / 13
At the team's dragonsNo clear difference yetNear 15% of their team's dragon takes (average top laner 17%). The team wins 78% when Garen is there and 77% when not.
Leaving laneNo clear difference yetFirst shows up in mid lane around 16:00 (average 16:00). Top laners who get there by 14:00 win 51% against 50%; for Garen it is 55% against 53%.