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Who this champion beats in lane, and who beats it.Who counters Garen and who Garen beats
Garen is terrifying up close, but the whole kit has obvious holes. He has no dash and no gap closer beyond the move speed on Decisive Strike, so anything that can kite him simply walks away while he flails. His damage is locked into Judgment, the spin, which means he has to be standing right on top of you, and his silence only matters if he can reach you. He also has almost no hard crowd control to lock a target down, so a slippery, mobile enemy that respects his range can disengage every time he commits. To beat Garen, poke him out before he gets to spin, dodge or out range his all in, or simply out duel him in the brief window his Courage damage reduction is down. When you pick Garen, you are accepting that mobile duelists and pokers will frustrate you, so you want a lane where they are forced to fight you in melee.
Garen beats
- Katarina (66% win rate, mid lane)
- Riven (63% win rate, mid lane)
- Fizz (62% win rate, top lane)
- Qiyana (62% win rate, mid lane)
- Locke (62% win rate, mid lane)
Beats Garen
- Wukong (33% win rate against Garen, jungle lane)
- Graves (35% win rate against Garen, jungle lane)
- Rammus (36% win rate against Garen, jungle lane)
- Vi (38% win rate against Garen, jungle lane)
- Naafiri (39% win rate against Garen, jungle lane)
Ranked by real match data. Patch 16.15.1, match stats refreshed Aug 17 08:20 UTC and every 30 minutes.