Garen vs Warwick in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his empowered auto (Q) is the biggest part of his burst — always W it. 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 · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPWARWICKthe Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Block his empowered auto

Always W his empowered auto (Q) — it's the biggest part of his burst.

Overkill the Barrier

To kill through his Barrier, watch his healthbar and overkill past what you'd normally expect.

Poke, don't commit

Don't full-commit all-ins — poke with Q Grasp and Sheen, then kite in and out to bait an important cooldown like Barrier.

✕ DON'T

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Never full-commit an all-in into Warwick — his Barrier hard-counters your burst.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 971 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

MAXE→Q→W

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