Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
5.8%

Garenvs Amumu

AFighterTank
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Amumu is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Amumu wins with a 100.0% win rate (+100.0%) over Garen based on 5 games. Amumu holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Amumu matchup.

Garen Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen 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.

Compare against an opponent
Amumu - 0.0% win rateAmumu(0.0%)
Garen - 0.0% win rate in this matchup
Garen
0.0% WR
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Amumu vs Garen matchup - 100.0% win rate
Amumu
100.0% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Amumu Matchup?

Amumu wins the Garen vs Amumu matchup
Winner
Amumu
Matches: 5
0.0%
Win Rate
100.0%
1.6
CS / min
0.8
376
DMG / min
486
9,163
Gold / game
10,130
225
Heal / min
289
831
DMG Mitigated / min
719
0.7
CC / min
1.2
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Garen vs Amumu Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Amumu matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Amumu wins with a 100.0% win rate compared to Garen's 0.0%, giving Amumu a 100.0 percentage point advantage. Amumu dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Garen players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Garen leads by 0.7 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Amumu has a strong advantage in this matchup. Garen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Amumu overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Amumu Laning Phase Breakdown

Amumu wins the laning phase against Garen in League of Legends

Amumu is favored during the laning phase against Garen, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Amumu holds advantages in damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.6Garen
0.8Amumu
Garen edges out Amumu by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Garen.
Damage
376Garen
486Amumu
Amumu heavily out-damages Garen by 110 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Garen should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Amumu's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,163Garen
10,130Amumu
Amumu generates a commanding 967 more gold per game than Garen. This substantial economic advantage means Amumu consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Garen should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Garen
1.2Amumu
Amumu provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Garen, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Amumu coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,056Garen
1,008Amumu
Garen and Amumu have comparable sustain profiles, with only 48 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Garen Build Against Amumu

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Amumu, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Amumu are Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Amumu matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Amumu
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren0.0%
Amumu early game win rateAmumu100.0%
Late Game
Amumu
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren0.0%
Amumu late game win rateAmumu100.0%

Amumu dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Amumu can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Amumu is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Amumu, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Amumu holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Garen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Amumu

Sorcery rune tree - Garen primary runes vs AmumuSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Garen rune vs AmumuAxiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs AmumuCelerity - best Garen rune vs AmumuGathering Storm - best Garen rune vs Amumu
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs AmumuResolve
Second Wind - best Garen rune vs AmumuDemolish - best Garen rune vs Amumu
0.0% WR

The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Garen the best tools to compete against Amumu in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Garen'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 Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Garen matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
42.50%2406.463312,14350.0%38.2%
48.72%2346.876912,34149.0%48.5%
49.11%2246.575211,97641.8%55.4%
49.23%1956.887012,64143.6%53.0%
50.00%1687.071211,91453.4%47.4%
45.22%1576.465212,13237.3%50.0%
49.03%1557.31,13312,47455.6%43.4%
50.00%1527.179511,97239.5%60.5%
55.78%1477.286011,81555.1%56.4%
60.96%1467.292813,86467.7%56.0%
50.34%1457.185613,17754.7%47.8%
53.79%1457.498613,48655.4%52.5%
52.11%1427.075412,06743.9%59.2%
45.32%1397.883613,25039.3%49.4%
46.32%1367.174712,66940.7%50.0%
48.12%1336.874512,57651.0%46.4%
56.56%1227.472612,65158.5%55.1%
54.31%1166.881911,93647.2%60.3%
49.56%1137.487213,24951.9%47.5%
46.90%1137.694313,22157.8%39.7%
51.33%1136.976212,89050.0%52.2%
57.66%1117.387513,23160.4%55.6%
48.15%1087.51,02813,05750.0%46.7%
60.40%1017.285912,55662.8%58.6%
54.55%996.893412,62647.5%59.3%
46.51%866.583812,65645.2%47.3%
67.86%847.489213,16364.3%71.4%
53.75%807.181712,90757.5%50.0%
48.72%787.181813,07338.2%56.8%
47.44%787.485412,29948.8%46.0%
50.00%747.196513,60657.7%45.8%
59.72%727.285612,38054.8%63.4%
44.44%727.262212,00750.0%40.0%
52.54%596.875813,35675.0%41.0%
42.86%566.962512,72336.4%47.1%
73.21%566.467811,28979.3%66.7%
41.07%567.190612,95444.0%38.7%
55.77%527.076712,70553.9%57.7%
45.10%517.579711,73645.8%44.4%
54.17%487.286712,68447.6%59.3%
56.25%487.397512,41158.3%54.2%
56.52%466.173411,57045.8%68.2%
57.78%457.286612,62465.2%50.0%
58.54%417.281512,73052.6%63.6%
47.50%406.969913,01760.0%40.0%
60.00%406.994712,42266.7%52.6%
53.85%396.387312,53066.7%45.8%
48.65%376.974112,09943.8%52.4%
38.89%367.285612,81236.8%41.2%
66.67%336.774212,60461.5%70.0%
48.39%316.968313,58842.9%50.0%
66.67%306.980813,54358.3%72.2%
60.00%306.461812,59350.0%65.0%
55.17%297.265214,18255.6%55.0%
42.31%266.167113,35328.6%47.4%
65.22%236.868712,48566.7%64.3%
43.48%236.965810,89343.8%42.9%
45.00%206.05279,87230.0%60.0%
36.84%196.278312,06733.3%40.0%
61.11%185.072412,72650.0%70.0%
44.44%187.11,04713,28862.5%30.0%
70.59%175.570511,93375.0%66.7%
43.75%166.364610,07137.5%50.0%
50.00%167.086114,77775.0%41.7%
50.00%145.760311,87350.0%50.0%
50.00%147.885212,36428.6%71.4%
71.43%146.991712,48275.0%66.7%
61.54%137.280215,4390.0%80.0%
38.46%137.361812,63928.6%50.0%
38.46%137.085113,64950.0%28.6%
38.46%136.764012,42960.0%25.0%
38.46%137.582314,29660.0%25.0%
61.54%136.081812,04157.1%66.7%
38.46%137.076112,86337.5%40.0%
41.67%127.474813,30466.7%16.7%
54.55%116.967512,40350.0%57.1%
54.55%116.862911,48857.1%50.0%
60.00%107.170213,58850.0%66.7%
66.67%96.178611,62166.7%66.7%
44.44%97.199914,651100.0%16.7%
55.56%97.172215,97966.7%50.0%
66.67%97.186412,08366.7%66.7%
12.50%86.44129,75420.0%0.0%
37.50%85.987515,2910.0%50.0%
75.00%87.190513,53175.0%75.0%
71.43%77.760813,76566.7%75.0%
42.86%77.465615,1530.0%50.0%
42.86%75.383113,77825.0%66.7%
42.86%76.669312,4350.0%60.0%
57.14%76.562213,8810.0%66.7%
50.00%67.06389,70940.0%100.0%
33.33%65.44189,31233.3%33.3%
50.00%66.272612,496100.0%25.0%
50.00%64.587115,7270.0%60.0%
33.33%66.574113,61250.0%25.0%
50.00%66.740710,74860.0%0.0%
66.67%66.767712,21366.7%66.7%
33.33%67.167815,193100.0%20.0%
16.67%68.175110,89125.0%0.0%
66.67%67.157110,01075.0%50.0%
60.00%56.168312,00950.0%100.0%
40.00%57.056013,5040.0%50.0%
0.00%55.665511,1860.0%0.0%
80.00%57.357511,01275.0%100.0%
20.00%55.560311,9890.0%25.0%
40.00%56.370511,95833.3%50.0%
40.00%56.484113,33966.7%0.0%
0.00%51.63769,1630.0%0.0%
80.00%56.81,02416,637100.0%75.0%
40.00%54.670012,1380.0%66.7%
20.00%56.764711,8590.0%33.3%
60.00%55.577614,3210.0%60.0%

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Garen vs Amumu - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Amumu in League of Legends?

Amumu wins the Garen vs Amumu matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to Garen's 0.0%, a 100.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Garen do against Amumu in the early game?

In the early game, Amumu has the advantage against Garen with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Amumu players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Amumu in the late game?

In the late game, Amumu takes over the Garen vs Amumu matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Amumu scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Amumu matchup?

Amumu wins the matchup against Garen with a 100.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 100.0 percentage point advantage means Amumu is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Amumu?

The best Garen build against Amumu includes Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder, Infinity Edge with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Amumu?

The best Garen runes against Amumu use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 0.0% win rate in the Garen vs Amumu matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Amumu?

No, Garen struggles against Amumu with only a 0.0% win rate. Amumu has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Amumu's lead.

How do I play Garen against Amumu?

When playing Garen against Amumu, play cautiously and avoid Amumu's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Amumu has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.