Aatroxvs Garen
Aatrox vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Aatrox wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Garen based on 150 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Aatrox scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Aatrox build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aatrox vs Garen matchup.
Aatrox Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aatrox performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Aatrox vs Garen Matchup?
Aatrox vs Garen Matchup Summary
The Aatrox vs Garen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 150 recent matches analyzed, Aatrox wins with a 53.3% win rate compared to Garen's 46.7%, giving Aatrox a 6.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Aatrox outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Aatrox reaches their power spikes, while Aatrox should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Aatrox players can confidently pick into Garen and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Garen away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Aatrox vs Garen Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Aatrox, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Aatrox Build Against Garen
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Garen, providing the mobility and stats Aatrox needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Aatrox against Garen are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Spear of Shojin. This combination gives Aatrox an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 84.6% win rate across 13 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Garen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Aatrox vs Garen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Aatrox44.9%
Garen55.1%Aatrox60.5%Garen39.5%Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.1% win rate — a 10.1 percentage point lead over Aatrox. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Aatrox is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.5% win rate — 21.0 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Aatrox, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Garen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Aatrox reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Aatrox survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Aatrox Runes Against Garen
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Aatrox to press their advantage against Garen, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Aatrox matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Aatrox's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Aatrox build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.33% | 150 | 6.4 | 848 | 11,365 | 44.9% | 60.5% | |
| 45.39% | 141 | 5.9 | 772 | 11,603 | 54.0% | 38.5% | |
| 49.58% | 119 | 5.9 | 847 | 11,019 | 41.8% | 56.3% | |
| 44.92% | 118 | 5.9 | 851 | 12,171 | 58.1% | 37.3% | |
| 53.40% | 103 | 6.0 | 752 | 11,316 | 60.5% | 48.3% | |
| 55.45% | 101 | 6.1 | 905 | 10,748 | 55.4% | 55.6% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 5.8 | 768 | 11,309 | 47.4% | 50.0% | |
| 56.79% | 81 | 6.1 | 1,211 | 11,155 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 45.95% | 74 | 6.2 | 800 | 10,856 | 43.9% | 48.5% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 6.5 | 889 | 11,017 | 47.1% | 42.5% | |
| 36.62% | 71 | 5.7 | 856 | 11,394 | 24.2% | 47.4% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 6.7 | 1,096 | 12,203 | 58.6% | 46.3% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 6.2 | 881 | 11,000 | 53.3% | 47.4% | |
| 25.00% | 64 | 5.8 | 851 | 10,340 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 6.7 | 1,010 | 11,428 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 5.4 | 811 | 11,219 | 56.7% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 55 | 5.5 | 800 | 11,820 | 52.9% | 55.3% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 6.0 | 1,044 | 11,597 | 60.0% | 51.7% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 6.4 | 746 | 10,492 | 55.2% | 50.0% | |
| 42.00% | 50 | 6.2 | 772 | 11,371 | 43.5% | 40.7% | |
| 67.35% | 49 | 6.5 | 762 | 10,802 | 76.9% | 56.5% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 6.1 | 965 | 11,662 | 73.7% | 36.7% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 6.4 | 714 | 10,587 | 52.0% | 26.1% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 5.5 | 954 | 12,421 | 52.9% | 43.3% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 6.0 | 788 | 11,251 | 58.3% | 40.9% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 6.5 | 806 | 10,268 | 46.1% | 60.0% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 5.9 | 825 | 11,682 | 46.7% | 33.3% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 5.0 | 779 | 10,371 | 44.4% | 38.9% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,103 | 10,508 | 51.7% | 43.8% | |
| 37.21% | 43 | 5.9 | 768 | 10,392 | 47.8% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 42 | 6.4 | 787 | 11,638 | 31.3% | 26.9% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 6.6 | 899 | 11,928 | 61.9% | 65.0% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 715 | 9,956 | 44.0% | 46.7% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 6.0 | 692 | 9,524 | 52.0% | 6.7% | |
| 64.10% | 39 | 2.6 | 793 | 12,927 | 70.6% | 59.1% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 3.2 | 788 | 11,624 | 44.4% | 47.4% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 5.6 | 885 | 12,034 | 41.2% | 70.0% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.0 | 862 | 10,930 | 52.6% | 27.8% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 5.4 | 621 | 9,783 | 23.5% | 47.4% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 6.3 | 876 | 11,471 | 70.6% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.0 | 949 | 11,785 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 6.3 | 796 | 10,475 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 4.4 | 662 | 11,067 | 46.7% | 35.3% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.0 | 789 | 11,999 | 66.7% | 41.2% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.3 | 846 | 12,402 | 38.5% | 47.1% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.4 | 798 | 12,326 | 62.5% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 5.3 | 658 | 10,269 | 23.1% | 52.9% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.7 | 804 | 12,256 | 44.4% | 45.5% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 0.9 | 750 | 12,418 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.2 | 774 | 12,249 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 2.2 | 906 | 13,819 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.3 | 618 | 11,635 | 46.1% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 3.8 | 718 | 11,637 | 45.5% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 5.9 | 833 | 12,064 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.9 | 922 | 12,368 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 980 | 10,152 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 787 | 11,477 | 70.6% | 62.5% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 3.3 | 800 | 12,129 | 72.7% | 41.7% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.4 | 901 | 11,302 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 2.1 | 719 | 11,244 | 66.7% | 41.7% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 6.0 | 841 | 11,315 | 16.7% | 38.5% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 6.4 | 654 | 9,908 | 44.4% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 2.3 | 998 | 12,502 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 2.7 | 925 | 12,066 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 0.7 | 727 | 9,975 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.4 | 622 | 8,126 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.5 | 773 | 12,387 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 0.9 | 869 | 13,432 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.9 | 885 | 12,008 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.8 | 665 | 10,585 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.8 | 822 | 13,435 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.3 | 909 | 13,389 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.2 | 819 | 11,542 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.7 | 712 | 12,375 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 974 | 11,568 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 838 | 14,119 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.4 | 1,018 | 12,809 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.9 | 824 | 14,488 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.1 | 715 | 11,411 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.9 | 680 | 12,747 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.8 | 568 | 10,977 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.8 | 789 | 10,571 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 4.1 | 558 | 10,457 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 1,286 | 16,291 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.2 | 811 | 12,769 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 844 | 12,067 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 1,185 | 9,541 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.8 | 657 | 13,104 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 811 | 9,497 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.5 | 728 | 12,971 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.8 | 944 | 11,333 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 776 | 14,307 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 752 | 14,088 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 704 | 13,186 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 720 | 10,782 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 819 | 9,998 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 875 | 14,490 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 809 | 12,623 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.6 | 700 | 11,959 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 616 | 9,267 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 712 | 13,101 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 741 | 11,144 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Aatrox vs Garen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Aatrox do against Garen in League of Legends?
Aatrox wins the Aatrox vs Garen matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to Garen's 46.7%, a 6.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 150 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Aatrox do against Garen in the early game?
In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Aatrox with a 55.1% win rate versus 44.9%. Garen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Aatrox do against Garen in the late game?
In the late game, Aatrox takes over the Aatrox vs Garen matchup with a 60.5% win rate compared to 39.5%. Aatrox scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Aatrox vs Garen matchup?
Aatrox wins the matchup against Garen with a 53.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 6.7 percentage point advantage means Aatrox is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 150 games analyzed.
What is the best Aatrox build against Garen?
The best Aatrox build against Garen includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 84.6% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Aatrox runes against Garen?
The best Aatrox runes against Garen use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Aatrox vs Garen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Aatrox counter Garen?
Yes, Aatrox has a favorable matchup against Garen with a 53.3% win rate. Aatrox strongly counters Garen in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Aatrox against Garen?
When playing Aatrox against Garen, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Garen. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.