Garen Build, Runes, Abilities, & Matchups

In League of Legends Wild Rift Garen is a Fighter that usually plays in Baron lane. View Garen  Best builds, Runes, Matchups, and more here!

Garen Build Guide

Full Build

Wild Rift Items: Black Cleaver | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerBlack CleaverWild Rift Items: Yoummus Ghostblade | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerYoumuus GhostbladeWild Rift Items: Boots of Swiftness | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerBoots of Swiftness
Wild Rift Items: Death Dance | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDeaths DanceWild Rift Items: Guardian Angel | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerGuardian AngelWild Rift Items: Steraks Gage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerSteraks Gage

Enchantment: Wild Rift Items: Glorious Enchant | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerGlorius Enchant.

This Garen full build works very well against opponent Marksman, Fighter, Assassin, and Tank.

These items provide Attack Damage, Armor, Armor Penetration, Health, Cooldown Reduction, and Movement speed.

Build Vs Mage

Wild Rift Items: Black Cleaver | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerBlack CleaverWild Rift Items: Stasis Enchant | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerStasis EnchantWild Rift Items: Yoummus Ghostblade | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerYoumuus Ghostblade
Wild Rift Items: Spirit Visage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerSpirit VisageWild Rift Items: Guardian Angel | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerGuardian AngelWild Rift Items: Steraks Gage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerSteraks Gage

You can buyWild Rift Items: Spirit Visage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Spirit Visage to give more Magic resistance against Mage champions.

You can also switch from Wild Rift Items: Glorious Enchant | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Glorious Enchant to  Wild Rift Items: Stasis Enchant | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Stasis Enchant for surviving mage combo as well.

Other Options

Wild Rift Items: Black Cleaver | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerBlack CleaverWild Rift Items: Ninja Tabi | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerNinja TabiWild Rift Items: Yoummus Ghostblade | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerYoumuus Ghostblade
Wild Rift Items: Randins Omen | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerRanduins OmenWild Rift Items: Guardian Angel | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerGuardian AngelWild Rift Items: Steraks Gage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerSteraks Gage

Garen Runes

The Best Wild Rift Garen Runes are Conqueror keystone with Hunter Vampirism, Hunter Titan, and Pathfinder.

Wild Rift Runes: Conqueror | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer
Conqueror
Gain Stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 5 times. When fully stacked, deal bonus damage to champions (Adaptive)
Wild Rift Rune: Hunter Vampirism - zilliongamer
Hunter Vampirism
Gain 2% physical vamp or 2% magic vamp. Unique champion takedowns grant 2AD with 1% physical vamp or 4 AP with 1% magic vamp. (Adaptive).
Wild Rift Rune: Hunter Titan - zilliongamer
Hunter Titan
Gain 20 max health. Unique champion takedowns grant 20 max health and 4% tenacity.
Wild Rift Rune: Pathfinder - zilliongamer
Pathfinder
Gain 8% movement speed in brush, jungle, and river when out of combat.

Summoner Spells

Wild Rift Summoner Spell: Flash - zilliongamer
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aim direction.
Wild Rift Summoner Spell: Ignite - zilliongamer
Ignite
Ignite is a summoner spells ignites target enemy champion, dealing 60 true damage over 5 seconds and inflicting them with Grievous Wounds. Cooldown: 90 seconds.

Garen Abilities Guide

Skill Details

Garen abilities: Perseverance | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerPerseverance

This passive work when you lose your HP it will restore back your HP in the last 5 seconds if you were not getting hit by the enemy.

Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDecisive Stike

When you activate this skill it will increase your movement speed and deal more physical damage and also silence the enemy. 

This skill is good to avoid getting ganked by your enemy it gives you enough movement speed to escape.

Cooldown: 8

Garen abilities: Courage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerCourage

When you got attack by the enemy active this skill will gain Garen a shield so the damage that you got will reduce. 

This skill also gains tenacity (Crowd Control reduction).

Cooldown: 18 / 16 / 14 / 12

Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerJudgment

Garen spin the blade around himself deal more physical damage and critical rate to the enemy.

Level Up this skill to (full level) is good for you to farm and kill the enemy on your lane it deals pretty damage.

Cooldown: 9

Garen abilities: Demacian Justice | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer
Demacian Justice

Garen calls out the Might of Demacia dealing true damage to the enemy.

Recommend you to use this skill when your enemy HP is less than 20% (1 ultimate = 1 kill). If you use this skill to a full HP enemy it won't deal more damage.

Cooldown: 65 / 60 / 55

Skill Order

Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDecisive StrikeGaren abilities: Courage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerCourageGaren abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerJudgementGaren abilities: Demacian Justice | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDemacian Justice
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Skill Combos

1.Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment > Courage abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Courage > Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Decisive Strike

2.Courage abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Courage > Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Decisive Strike > Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment  

3. Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment > Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Decisive Strike > Courage abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Courage > Garen abilities: Demacian Justice | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Demacian Justice

Garen Matchups

Enemy Matchups

Good Against
Nasus Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerNasusGaren Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment and Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDecisive Strike can be the advantage to kill Nasus in the early game because Nasus has low mobility.
Jax Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerJaxGaren Courage abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Courage can reduce the damage and duration of Jax's stun when he jumping to Garen and then use Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment to punish Jax.
Olaf Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerOlafGaren Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgement can deal more physical damage and critical rate to Olaf. Olaf will be hard to chase down Garen because Garen will gain more movement speed and silence Olaf when he active his Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Decisive Strike.
Hard Counter
Darius Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerDariusDarius has high damage output than Garen, especially when he stacks up his Darius abilities: Hemorrhage | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerHemorrhage will gain him more bonus attack. So he can easily kill Garen with the full combo.
Fiora Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerFioraLanding against Fiora is a bit hard for Garen to catch up because of her movement speed and her attack speed so she can easily kite and get out from Garen's Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgment.
Tryndamere Guide | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerTryndamereTryndamere to avoid Garen Garen abilities: Judgment | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Judgement in the early game because it's deal a lot of damage. When Tryndamere gets to level 6 Garen will do nothing to him.
Camille Build | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamerCamilleCamille has more advantage when she lane against Garen. When Garen tries to Garen abilities: Decisive Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Decisive Strike Fiora can counter him by using her Camille abilities: Tactical Sweep | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Tactical Sweep to slow him down then stun him with Camille abilities: Hookshot | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer hookshot.
Wukong Build | Wild Rift - zilliongamerWukongGaren has more scales than Wukong so landing against him is not hard For Wukong. Wukong can counter Garen's silence or his Ultimate by using his Wukong abilities: Nimbus Strike | League of Legends Wild Rift - zilliongamer Nimbus strike to make Garen silent or ult Wukong's clone.

Garen Pros and Cons

Pros
1. Has Huge damage with his Judgement.
2. Lots of Regeneration with his passive.
3. Heavy Burst damage with his full combo.
4. Good at early and mid-game.
Cons
1. Damage Fall off at the late game.
2. Ez to kite with CC champions.
3. Hard to join the team fight.

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