What counters Garen in top lane?
In NA and EUW ranked top lane games at every rank, Garen's hardest matchups are Tryndamere (46.5% of 3,796 games), Kayle (47.1% of 2,620) and Teemo (47.8% of 5,002), by Garen's win rate.
Garen counters in top lane
119,651 NA and EUW ranked games at every rank, a 51.4% win rate. The hardest come first by a win rate weighed by games, so a small sample can't lead.
Hardest matchups
- vs Tryndamere 46.5% WR
- vs Kayle 47.1% WR
- vs Teemo 47.8% WR
- vs Cho'Gath 48.8% WR
- vs Mordekaiser 49.0% WR
- vs Malphite 49.1% WR
Best matchups
How to build Garen into the hardest counters in top lane
The most common ranked build into each, and where it differs from Garen's usual one.
What changes into Tryndamere
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 29% of Garen's games into Tryndamere, against 11% overall. Berserker's Greaves are the boots in 55% of Garen's games into Tryndamere, against 66% overall.
What changes into Kayle
Boots of Swiftness are the boots in 27% of Garen's games into Kayle, against 14% overall.
Into Tryndamere
Runes
Spells
Flash
Ignite
FlashIgniteStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
E → Q → W
Into Kayle
Runes
SpellsFlashIgnite
FlashIgniteStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
E → Q → W
Every rated matchup in top lane
All 40 opponents Garen met in 100 or more ranked games, hardest first.
| Opponent | Win rate | Games | Gold at 15 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tryndamere | 46.5% | 3,796 | −584 | Hard |
| Kayle | 47.1% | 2,620 | +365 | Hard |
| Teemo | 47.8% | 5,002 | −403 | Hard |
| Cho'Gath | 48.8% | 2,360 | +246 | Hard |
| Mordekaiser | 49.0% | 5,429 | −370 | Hard |
| Malphite | 49.1% | 3,550 | +412 | Even |
 Sett | 49.3% | 6,184 | −243 | Even |
 Urgot | 49.4% | 2,007 | +13 | Even |
 Camille | 49.6% | 2,335 | +143 | Even |
 Singed | 49.5% | 1,473 | +391 | Even |
 Yorick | 49.7% | 2,507 | −139 | Even |
 Volibear | 49.8% | 3,205 | −196 | Even |
 Ornn | 49.8% | 1,924 | +713 | Even |
 Tahm Kench | 49.9% | 1,942 | +14 | Even |
 Darius | 50.1% | 6,870 | −315 | Even |
 Trundle | 50.3% | 1,596 | −37 | Even |
 Shen | 50.3% | 2,246 | +830 | Even |
 Illaoi | 50.6% | 2,344 | −301 | Even |
 Sion | 50.9% | 2,031 | +352 | Even |
 Heimerdinger | 51.0% | 1,309 | −343 | Even |
 Gnar | 51.4% | 1,509 | −205 | Easy |
 Nasus | 51.8% | 3,337 | +971 | Easy |
 Fiora | 52.0% | 2,185 | −40 | Easy |
 Akali | 52.6% | 1,586 | −122 | Easy |
 Gangplank | 52.7% | 1,940 | −359 | Easy |
 Pantheon | 52.9% | 1,875 | −28 | Easy |
 Renekton | 52.9% | 2,918 | +102 | Easy |
 Aatrox | 53.3% | 2,096 | −205 | Easy |
 Dr. Mundo | 53.3% | 2,565 | +873 | Easy |
 Irelia | 53.7% | 1,830 | −280 | Easy |
 Yone | 53.7% | 4,582 | +448 | Easy |
 Gragas | 54.2% | 1,062 | +533 | Easy |
 Olaf | 54.5% | 1,532 | +197 | Easy |
 Jayce | 54.9% | 1,033 | −69 | Easy |
 Zaahen | 55.5% | 1,530 | +570 | Easy |
 Yasuo | 55.5% | 1,821 | +350 | Easy |
 Gwen | 55.7% | 1,459 | +465 | Easy |
 Riven | 55.9% | 1,365 | +703 | Easy |
 Ambessa | 56.3% | 1,073 | +149 | Easy |
 Jax | 56.4% | 4,740 | +840 | Easy |
Common questions about Garen counters
Who does Garen counter in top lane?
Garen does best in top lane against Jax (56.4% of 4,740 games), Ambessa (56.3% of 1,073) and Riven (55.9% of 1,365), by Garen's win rate.
What should Garen build against Tryndamere?
Across 3,796 ranked games of Garen into Tryndamere, players most often take Conqueror, open with Doran's Shield and build Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Mortal Reminder.
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