Archived Comp: This comp is from a prior TFT set, kept here for when older sets get brought back in set revivals.

Comps Similar to Demacia Garen

One-unit variants of Demacia Garen and the comps it pivots into — with the stats to pick the stronger version.

Demacia Garen B Tier
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Variants
5
Pivots
3
Best alternative
Longshot Ziggs 2.56
Shared core
Garen, Jarvan IV, and Kai'Sa
Avg place
4.36this comp

Demacia Garen variants

5 variants

The strongest version of Demacia Garen swaps Lux and Xin Zhao for Kog'Maw and Taric: a 3.59 average place over 2,852 games, against 4.36 for the main board.

+ Kog'Maw+ Taric − Lux− Xin Zhao SJarvan IVKog'MawPoppy VayneGarenKai'Sa SwainTaricGalioTop 4 68.6% (+18.3%) · Avg place 3.59 (−0.77) · 2,852 gamesPlaces better than Demacia Garen: it swaps Lux and Xin Zhao for Kog'Maw and Taric.View Demacia Vayne ›
+ Sona − Kai'Sa CJarvan IVSonaPoppy Xin ZhaoVayneGarenLuxSwainGalioTop 4 48.8% (−1.5%) · Avg place 4.63 (+0.27) · 326 gamesPlaces worse than Demacia Garen — stick with the main board.View Demacia Garen (+Sona −Kai'Sa ) ›
+ Sona − Swain FJarvan IVSonaPoppy Xin ZhaoVayneGarenKai'Sa LuxGalioTop 4 45.1% (−5.2%) · Avg place 4.65 (+0.29) · 293 gamesPlaces worse than Demacia Garen — stick with the main board.View Demacia Garen (+Sona −Swain) ›
+ Sona+ Zilean − Kai'Sa − Vayne FJarvan IVSonaPoppy Xin ZhaoGarenLuxSwainGalioZileanTop 4 36.7% (−13.6%) · Avg place 4.95 (+0.59) · 316 gamesPlaces worse than Demacia Garen — stick with the main board.View Demacia Galio ›
+ Lissandra+ Sona − Kai'Sa − Vayne FJarvan IVSonaPoppy Xin ZhaoGarenLissandraLuxSwainGalioTop 4 37.5% (−12.8%) · Avg place 5.54 (+1.18) · 24 gamesPlaces worse than Demacia Garen — stick with the main board.View Demacia Garen (+Lissandra +Sona −Kai'Sa −Vayne) ›

What Demacia Garen pivots into

3 comps

If you're contested on Garen, Longshot Ziggs keeps 7 of your 9 units and averages 2.56.

CompSharedUnitsTop 4Avg placeGames
Longshot Ziggs A7/9Jarvan IVKog'MawPoppy VayneGarenKai'Sa SwainTaricGalioZiggs 89.4% +39.1%2.56 −1.80864
Demacia Ryze A7/9Jarvan IVKog'MawPoppy VayneGarenKai'Sa SwainTaricGalioRyze 90.7% +40.4%2.57 −1.79443
Longshot Kai'Sa F6/9Jarvan IVKog'MawPoppy VayneGarenKai'Sa SwainTaric22.2% −28.1%5.81 +1.45315

Highlighted units are the ones you already own from this comp. Coloured numbers compare against this comp.

Units to keep when you pivot

Garen, Jarvan IV, Kai'Sa , and Poppy show up in most of the 3 comps related to this one — hold them and you keep every route open.

GarenGarenin 3/3Jarvan IVJarvan IVin 3/3Kai'Sa Kai'Sa in 3/3Poppy Poppy in 3/3SwainSwainin 3/3VayneVaynein 3/3GalioGalioin 2/3

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Pick a variant or pivot to see its numbers next to Demacia Garen and exactly which units change.

Comp compare

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  • Top 450.3%68.6%
  • Avg place4.363.59
  • 1st7.5%16.0%
  • Games5492,852

▬ Demacia Garen · ▬ Demacia Vayne

Adds
Kog'MawKog'MawTaricTaric
Cuts
LuxLuxXin ZhaoXin Zhao
Places better than Demacia Garen: it swaps Lux and Xin Zhao for Kog'Maw and Taric.Open comp ›
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Demacia Garen pivots and variants FAQ – TFT Set 16

What comps are similar to Demacia Garen in TFT Set 16?

We track 8 comps close to Demacia Garen: 5 one- or two-unit variants and 3 pivots. The closest are Demacia Vayne, Demacia Garen (+Sona −Kai'Sa ), and Demacia Garen (+Sona −Swain).

What can Demacia Garen pivot into?

The strongest pivot is Longshot Ziggs : it keeps 7 of the units from Demacia Garen and has a 89.4% top 4 rate with a 2.56 average place.

Which version of Demacia Garen is best?

The best-placing version of Demacia Garen swaps Lux and Xin Zhao for Kog'Maw and Taric: a 3.59 average place over 2,852 games, against 4.36 for the main board.

What units do Demacia Garen and its pivots share?

Garen, Jarvan IV, Kai'Sa , Poppy , Swain, Vayne, and Galio appear in most of the 3 comps related to Demacia Garen, so keeping them leaves every pivot open.