Aatrox vs Garen in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his Q is his commitment — W him as he Qs in, don't just eat the trade. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

W him on his Q

W him the moment he Qs in — catch his engage with your chain and bait him back into your wave so the minions punish the trade.

Out-sustain, all-in

Out-sustain his burst with your drain, then all-in once his combo is down — your extended damage beats his.

Deny his regen

Keep poking him with your Q edges between trades to deny his passive regen so he can't heal back to full.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit low in his range — 'dont get ulted', his R is an execute, so back off before he can land it.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 2.1k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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