The Might of Demacia

Garen Build

DifficultyLow

Role

FighterTank

Lane

Top

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Garen Win Rate, Pick Rate, Ban Rate & Tier

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (All ranks / Diamond+ / Master+ / Challenger / Rift Apex), as of 2026-10-13

TopTop (Solo)
Rank tier	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Ban Rate	Tier
All ranks	49.5%	12.2%#3	3.6%	A
Diamond+	49.0%	12.8%#2	2.6%	S
Master+	49.0%	12.7%#2	2.3%	S
Challenger	48.6%	12.1%#2	1.2%	S
Rift Apex	47.4%	9.3%#6	1.3%	A

The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.

Popular Garen builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1TopWin rate 54.42%Picks 9,044

Armor-heavy build that soaks up basic attacks

Runes

When many enemy champions fight with basic attacks

Armor totals +175, far above the +70 in build 2. Armored Advance reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%. Thornmail deals magic damage to the attacker when you are struck by an attack, and applies 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions that attack you. Force of Nature gives +60 Magic Resistance, plus 70 bonus Magic Resist once ability damage from enemy champions builds 4 Steadfast stacks. Attack Damage stays at +80 in total, so the build leans toward defense.

Build 2TopWin rate 54.16%Picks 2,601

Attack Damage and Tenacity build for trading blows

Runes

When enemies bring heavy crowd control and few of them fight with basic attacks

Attack Damage totals +145, above the +80 in build 1. Eclipse deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max HP when you hit an enemy champion twice within 1.8s. Sundered Sky makes your first attack against each enemy champion a 160% Critical Strike that also restores HP, with a 6s cooldown per target. Sterak's Gage and Mercury's Treads bring Tenacity to +50% in total. In exchange, Armor stays at only +70 in total.

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Prioritize Skill 3, your damage source, then level Skill 1 for its mobility and Silence.

Garen Strengths

✓Simple controls that leave little room for error
✓Strong lane sustain from his passive regen
✓Kill-securing power with a targeted silence and true-damage Ult

Garen Weaknesses

×Lacks gap closers, making him easy to kite
×No hard CC, so he often relies on allies for setups
×Few answers to ranged lane bullies early

Garen Early Game

Use your passive regen to take short trades repeatedly and build an HP lead bit by bit. The Skill 1 silence into a Skill 3 spin is a simple combo that leaves the opponent little room to counterattack.

Garen Mid Game

Push side lanes quickly, then use your mobility to invade the enemy jungle or group with your team. Knowing the exact HP threshold your Ult can finish is the key to taking control in the mid game.

Garen Late Game

Use your durability and speed to keep pressuring the map with split pushes. In teamfights, head straight for the enemy carry and go for the kill. Commitment matters here.

Garen Teamfights

Use Flash and Skill 1 to silence their most dangerous carry, then focus them down quickly with your team. Standing as the frontline wall and absorbing enemy damage is another effective role.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Using Skill 1 (Decisive Strike) just for movement

Using Skill 1 only to close the gap in lane is a mistake. If you start spinning with Skill 3 (Judgment) without landing the silence, the enemy simply dashes away. Close in from the brush, lock out their counter-skills with the silence, then start your spin.

Garen Combos

Basic Trade

Speed up and silence with Skill 1, then damage with Skill 3. Reduce damage with Skill 2 while disengaging.

Kill Combo

Whittle them down with the silence from Skill 1 and the damage from Skill 3, then execute with the true damage of Ult.

Ult

Garen Skills

Passive

Perseverance

If Garen has not been struck by damage or enemy abilities within the last 5 seconds, he regenerates 1.2% missing HP (Lv) per second.

Damage from minions and non-epic monsters does not affect this effect.

Skill 1

Decisive Strike

⏳ 9s

Breaks free from all slows, becoming immune to them for 0.5 seconds and gaining 35% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.

The next attack within 3 seconds is empowered to deal an additional 66 physical damage (40 + 40%AD) and silence the target for 1.5 seconds.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	9	8.5	8	7.5
Base Damage	40	80	120	160
Duration	2	2.5	3	3.5

Skill 2

Courage

⏳ 18s

Passive: Gains 10% bonus MR and AR.

Active: Reduces incoming damage by 30% for 4 seconds. On cast, Garen gains 60% Tenacity for 1 second(s) and a shield that absorbs 65 damage (65 + 20% bonus HP) for 2.5 seconds. The shield starts decaying after 1 second(s).

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	18	16	14	12
Shield	65	95	125	155

Skill 3

Judgment

⏳ 9s

First cast: Rapidly spins his sword for 3 second(s), dealing 29 physical damage (13 + 25%AD) 8 time(s) over the duration. Every 4 levels, the number of spins increases by 1, up to 11 strikes.
Judgment can be recast by tapping the ability button 1 second(s) after the first cast.
Recast: Ends Judgment early and reduces its cooldown by the duration remaining.
AR Shred: When a champion is hit by 6 strike(s), their AR is shredded by 10% for 4.5 second(s). Every hit refreshes the effect duration.
The target nearest to Garen takes 20% increased damage.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Base Damage	13	17	21	25
AD	25%	30%	35%	40%

Ult

Demacian Justice

⏳ 70s

Calls forth the might of Demacia to execute an enemy champion, dealing true damage equal to 150 plus 15% (15% + 0.12% bonus AD) of the target's missing HP. Nearby enemies take true damage equal to 75 plus 7.5% (7.5% + 0.06% bonus AD) of their missing HP.

Deals a max of 600 damage to epic monsters.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3
Cooldown	70	65	60
Base Damage	150	250	350

Garen Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.3, as of 2026-09-23), with the official global patch notes applied up to 7.3a

Official ratings

Damage2/3

Survivability3/3

Utility1/3

Difficulty1/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

Level1

Health690LV15 2482

Attack Damage64LV15 141

Armor44LV15 114

Magic Resist38LV15 74.4

Movement Speed350

Compare with every champion Open the damage calculator at LV1

Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Garen Patch History

Garen

Patch 7.1e

Nerf

Perseverance

HP Regen after taking no damage or enemy abilities for a time1.3%~5.5% by level → 1.2%~4% by level

Judgment

Base Damage15/19/23/27 → 13/17/21/25
AR Reduction15% → 10%

Our take

Perseverance now tops out at 4% instead of 5.5%, thinning out the back-off-and-reset pattern that keeps Garen healthy. Damage he takes in lane sticks around longer, so sustained poke pressures him far more effectively. Judgment loses 2 base damage at every rank and its AR reduction falls from 15% to 10%, so spinning in to force a trade carries less threat. Garen should win fewer lanes outright through the early and mid game.