Master Yi, Camille, Tryndamere are among the strongest counters to Garen this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Garen Counters

SGaren · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.6%

Pick

6.1%

Ban

4.5%

Games

97,278

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 1h agoPatch 26.2016,018,162 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Garen

How often these champions beat Garen. Pick one of these into it.

Master Yi54.7%232 games 2

Camille54.2%2,524 games 3

Tryndamere53.8%1,477 games 4

Anivia53.7%203 games 5

Tahm Kench53.4%904 games 6

Kennen53.2%605 games 7

Darius52.7%3,107 games 8

Cho'Gath52.6%1,273 games

Worst picks against Garen

How often these champions beat Garen: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Riven42.5%1,392 games 2

K'Sante45.3%1,551 games 3

Jax45.4%3,767 games 4

Volibear45.7%1,684 games 5

Yasuo45.7%1,148 games 6

Sylas46.3%242 games 7

Rumble46.9%399 games 8

Renekton47.4%1,815 games

How to play against Garen

To beat Garen in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Garen is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.6% win rate across 97,278 ranked games at a 6.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Garen hardest right now are Master Yi, Camille, Tryndamere: Master Yi wins 54.7% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Garen is strongest early (51.7% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out. Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice. Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Garen's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.