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Garen Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.12

Garen The Might of Demacia

Find the best Garen build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.12. 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 11 Guides
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Season 11 Toplane Garen Guide [Basics included]

Guide by Alekra updated March 19, 2021
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen CAN STILL Carry [PRE-S11 (11.6)]

Guide by FSat updated March 17, 2021
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen - The Might of Season 11

Guide by remotenightowl updated March 3, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

FULL LETHALITY GAREN (S11)

Guide by SopTop updated March 5, 2021
  • Off-Meta
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Assassin Garen

Guide by Somethingnew updated December 19, 2020
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

BEST Garen guide season 11 | matchups included | Mid & t

Guide by BushBox updated November 19, 2020
  • In-depth
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

[10.24/D4/Garen] Bring justice, FOR DEMACIAA!! (In work)

Guide by xxskipskipxx updated November 24, 2020
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

[10.23] Demacia Reigns! Garen Mid/Top Guide - S11

Guide by Jamakin12 updated November 21, 2020
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Im in Spain without the A

Build by KimeraBuilds04 updated November 10, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Predator Crit Garen

Build by TinFoil updated October 22, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen Crit+AD

Build by LeagueMasterGuides updated November 1, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Lethality Garen :D

Build by Lymotheus updated October 26, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Mathematically incorrect Garen

Build by yantsun112 updated October 24, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

[S11] Platinum Garen Runes Build to Easily Carry

Build by 667kazu updated October 13, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide
LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen for Newbies // Tärion EUW // Challenger

Build by tarion updated September 30, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen JG Crit

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Speed Assassinator Garen Jg

Build by CarterTheSharpest updated September 20, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

[Patch 11.18] Garen Guide

Build by Vic Trinaest updated September 12, 2021
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LoL Champion Garen Build Guide

Garen Toplane CARRY

Build by Dijaj updated September 2, 2021
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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 14.12. 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 14.12: 69,285 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Garen's Runes

Garen's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 47% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 27% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

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Garen's Summoner Spells

Garen's Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Garen's Starters

Garen's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 82% Pickrate

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Garen's Core Items

Garen's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

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Patch 14.12: 69,285 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Garen's Runes

Garen's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 39% Pickrate

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Garen's 2nd Best Runes 57%

Win Rate 35% Pickrate

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Garen's 3rd Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

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Garen's Summoner Spells

Garen's Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 79% Pickrate

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Second Best

Garen's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Third Best

Garen's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Garen's Starters

Garen's Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 82% Pickrate

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Garen's Core Items

Garen's Best Core Items 63%

Win Rate 20% 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

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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
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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
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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
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Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to slay his enemy, dealing 150 / 300 / 450 plus 25 / 30 / 35% missing health as true damage.

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