Garen Build
The patch 25.23 Garen build uses Armored Advance, Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver, Phantom Dancer, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Oracle Lens. This Garen build has a 4.91% pick rate and a 57.84% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Garen build choices below.
Perseverance
If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.
Decisive Strike
Garen gains a burst of Move Speed, breaking free of all slows affecting him. His next attack strikes a vital area of his foe, dealing bonus damage and silencing them.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 8
Range:- 300
Courage
Garen passively increases his Armor and Magic Resist by killing enemies. He may also activate this ability to give him a shield and tenacity for a brief moment followed by a lesser amount of damage reduction for a longer duration.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 22/
- 20/
- 17/
- 15/
- 12
Range:- 0
Judgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 9/
- 8/
- 8/
- 7/
- 6
Range:- 325
Demacian Justice
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 100/
- 80
Range:- 400
- Fighter,
- Tank
Garen's most effective build path includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Garen Build
Stridebreaker
Black Cleaver
Phantom Dancer
- Stridebreaker
Spear of Shojin- Phantom Dancer
- Stridebreaker
- Phantom Dancer
Infinity Edge
- Stridebreaker
- Phantom Dancer
Mortal Reminder
Best Garen Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Garen Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Garen build focuses on physical damage and attack speed for sustained DPS. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Garen Core Items - Build These First
These are Garen's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Stridebreaker
3,300Click for detailed item information and stats
Health:450
Attack Damage:40
Attack Speed:25%51.18%Win Rate91.41%Pick RatePhantom Dancer
2,650Move faster while attacking enemies and gain a shield when on low health.
Crit Chance:25% Attack Speed:65%
Movement Speed:10%54.11%Win Rate60.48%Pick RateInfinity Edge
3,450Massively enhances critical strikes
Crit Chance:25% Attack Damage:6556.02%Win Rate10.43%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Garen
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Garen build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Mortal Reminder
3,300Overcomes enemies with high Health recovery and Armor
Crit Chance:25% Attack Damage:3552.47%Win Rate12.15%Pick RateSpear of Shojin
3,100Reduce damage taken from champions by a flat amount. Attack while near multiple enemy champions to increase this amount for a short time.
Health:450 Attack Damage:4555.70%Win Rate26.59%Pick Rate
Best Boots for Garen
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Garen
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Garen Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Garen build.
Magic Resist:20- Movement Speed:45
- Health:900
- Attack Damage:185
- Attack Speed:90%
- Crit Chance:75%
- Movement Speed:10%
Garen Counter Build Advice
When facing Garen's top counters like Kayle, Singed, Camille, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Mortal Reminder or Spear of Shojin based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Garen performance.
Garen Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Garen build?
The best Garen build in this patch includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, and Infinity Edge. This build has a 57.10% win rate and is picked 4.97% of the time.
What are Garen's core items?
Garen's core items are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, and Infinity Edge. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Garen's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Garen?
Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Garen. Increases Move Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects They are included in 5.0% of Garen builds.
What is the best trinket for Garen?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Garen. Grants increased range and reveals the targetted area Using Farsight Alteration helps Garen maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Garen builds?
Yes, alternative Garen builds include options like Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver, and Phantom Dancer. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Garen?
MetaBot sources its build data for Garen directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Garen builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Garen. From there, we aggregate the Garen builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
