Comps Similar to Defender Garen
One-unit variants of Defender Garen and the comps it pivots into — with the stats to pick the stronger version.
- Variants
- 3
- Pivots
- 6
- Best alternative
- Longshot Ziggs 2.56
- Shared core
- Garen, Jarvan IV, and Poppy
- Avg place
- 7.00this comp
Defender Garen variants
3 variantsAmong same-size boards, Defender Garen as listed is the version to play. Once you reach level 9, the bigger version swaps Sona for Galio and Xin Zhao and averages 4.36.
Top 4 50.3% (+50.3%) · Avg place 4.36 (−2.64) · 549 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Garen: it swaps Sona for Galio and Xin Zhao.View Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Sona) ›
Top 4 48.8% (+48.8%) · Avg place 4.63 (−2.37) · 326 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Garen: it swaps Kai'Sa for Galio and Xin Zhao.View Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Kai'Sa ) ›Top 4 45.1% (+45.1%) · Avg place 4.65 (−2.35) · 293 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Garen: it swaps Swain for Galio and Xin Zhao.View Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Swain) ›Bigger boards place better partly because reaching a higher level means you were already winning — compare variants of the same size first.
What Defender Garen pivots into
6 compsIf you're contested on Garen, Longshot Ziggs keeps 6 of your 8 units and averages 2.56.
| Comp | Shared | Units | Top 4 | Avg place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longshot Ziggs A | 6/8 |    | 89.4% +89.4% | 2.56 −4.44 | 864 |
| Demacia Ryze A | 6/8 |  | 90.7% +90.7% | 2.57 −4.43 | 443 |
| Demacia Vayne S | 6/8 | | 68.6% +68.6% | 3.59 −3.41 | 2,852 |
| Demacia Galio F | 6/8 |  | 36.7% +36.7% | 4.95 −2.05 | 316 |
| Demacia Garen (+Galio +Lissandra +Xin Zhao −Kai'Sa −Vayne) F | 6/8 |  | 37.5% +37.5% | 5.54 −1.46 | 24 |
| Longshot Kai'Sa F | 6/8 | | 22.2% +22.2% | 5.81 −1.19 | 315 |
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, Poppy , and Swain show up in most of the 6 comps related to this one — hold them and you keep every route open.
Compare Defender Garen with an alternative
Pick a variant or pivot to see its numbers next to Defender Garen and exactly which units change.
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Defender Garen pivots and variants FAQ – TFT Set 16
What comps are similar to Defender Garen in TFT Set 16?
We track 9 comps close to Defender Garen: 3 one- or two-unit variants and 6 pivots. The closest are Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Sona), Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Kai'Sa ), and Demacia Garen (+Galio +Xin Zhao −Swain).
What can Defender Garen pivot into?
The strongest pivot is Longshot Ziggs : it keeps 6 of the units from Defender Garen and has a 89.4% top 4 rate with a 2.56 average place.
Which version of Defender Garen is best?
At the same board size, the main Defender Garen board (7.00 average place) is the best version. At level 9, the version that swaps Sona for Galio and Xin Zhao is the natural upgrade.
What units do Defender Garen and its pivots share?
Garen, Jarvan IV, Poppy , Swain, Kai'Sa , and Vayne appear in most of the 6 comps related to Defender Garen, so keeping them leaves every pivot open.