Is Garen good in Patch 26.13?

Garen is S tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 51.2% win rate, 8.2% pick rate, and 6.7% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Garen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Garen Top?

The best Garen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Garen Top is S tier with 51.2% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Garen in Patch 26.13 include Camille (47.2% Garen win rate), Sett (48.1% Garen win rate), Darius (48.5% Garen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Garen?

To climb with Garen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Economy optimisation, Proxy farm, and Trading. Economy optimisation: As a carry, you alwasy want to convert you spare time into gold. Proxy farm: A strategy of farming minion waves behind enemy lines, often between the enemy's tier 1 and tier 2 turrets.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play GarenTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Garen Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Garen is S tier Top with 51.2% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Conqueror + Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer. Hardest matchup: Camille (47.2% win rate for Garen). Key patterns to practice: Economy optimisation, Proxy farm, and Trading.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeS#9of 47 Top champions

Win rate51.2%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate8.2%1st most picked Top

Ban rate6.7%

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Garen Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (8.1% pick rate, 51.8% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

51.8% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

ConquerorKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Haste

Last Stand

SorcerySECONDARY

Axiom Arcanist

Celerity

SHARDS

Conqueror · Triumph · Legend: Haste · Last Stand + Axiom Arcanist · Celerity

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

WMax E first

28101213

31415

14579

611

Item build

8.1% pick

Starting

Doran's Shield + Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker

Phantom Dancer

Mortal Reminder

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Situational

Stridebreaker

Phantom Dancer

Mortal Reminder

Dead Man's Plate

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Infinity Edge

Garen Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Garen holds a 51.2% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 1.1 points above the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 9th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 8.2% pick rate (1st most played in the role) and a 6.7% ban rate, Garen gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Garen Top held steady at S tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At S tier, Garen is a pick you can blind in most drafts and climb with confidently.

Champion select decides a lot of Garen Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Camille (47.2% win rate for Garen) and Sett (48.1% win rate for Garen): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, KSante (57.7%) and Jax (55.8%) are the matchups to look for, where Garen wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Garen Top

Pick Garen Top in patch 26.13 when you want a top-rated pick you can blind in most drafts.

Garen Top guide

Garen top is a short-trade duelist built around Decisive Strike (Q), Judgment (E), and Demacian Justice (R): break free of slows and silence the target with Decisive Strike, spin through Judgment while the silence holds them in place, then close a worn-down target with Demacian Justice's execute while Perseverance (passive) regenerates health once he's out of combat.

The build

Rune page: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand (Precision), with Axiom Arcanist and Celerity (Sorcery). Summoners: Flash and Ignite. Skill order opens and maxes Judgment (E) first, then Decisive Strike (Q) second, leaving Courage (W) last with points into Demacian Justice (R) at 6 and 11. Starter: Doran's Shield and a Health Potion, into Berserker's Greaves. Core build: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, and Mortal Reminder, with Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Infinity Edge as later options.

Ability mechanics

Decisive Strike (Q) gives Garen a burst of Move Speed that breaks free of all slows affecting him, and his next attack strikes a vital area for bonus damage and a silence. Judgment (E) spins his sword rapidly around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. Courage (W) passively raises his Armor and Magic Resist by killing enemies, and can be activated for a shield and tenacity followed by a longer, smaller damage-reduction tail. Demacian Justice (R) calls on the might of Demacia to attempt to execute a single enemy champion.

Matchups

Hardest top-lane matchups by win rate: Camille, Sett, Darius, Aatrox, Mordekaiser. Best matchups by win rate: K'Sante, Jax, Yone.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Garen counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Garen good in Patch 26.13?: Garen is S tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 51.2% win rate, 8.2% pick rate, and 6.7% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Garen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Garen Top?: The best Garen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Garen Top is S tier with 51.2% win rate this patch.
Who counters Garen?: Champions that counter Garen in Patch 26.13 include Camille (47.2% Garen win rate), Sett (48.1% Garen win rate), Darius (48.5% Garen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Garen?: To climb with Garen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Economy optimisation, Proxy farm, and Trading. Economy optimisation: As a carry, you alwasy want to convert you spare time into gold. Proxy farm: A strategy of farming minion waves behind enemy lines, often between the enemy's tier 1 and tier 2 turrets.