Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
7.8%

Garenvs Anivia

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Anivia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Anivia based on 18 games. Garen 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 Anivia 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
Anivia - 66.7% win rateAnivia(66.7%)
Garen - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Garen
66.7% WR
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Anivia vs Garen matchup - 33.3% win rate
Anivia
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Anivia Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Anivia matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 18
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
7.1
CS / min
7.1
737
DMG / min
839
13,178
Gold / game
12,361
103
Heal / min
183
1,451
DMG Mitigated / min
653
1.0
CC / min
1.9
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Garen vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Anivia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Anivia's 33.3%, giving Garen a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Anivia players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Garen leads by 717 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Anivia and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Anivia away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.1Garen
7.1Anivia
Garen and Anivia farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
737Garen
839Anivia
Anivia heavily out-damages Garen by 102 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 Anivia's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,178Garen
12,361Anivia
Garen generates a commanding 817 more gold per game than Anivia. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Anivia should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Garen
1.9Anivia
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Garen, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Garen should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,553Garen
836Anivia
Garen vastly out-sustains Anivia, healing and mitigating 717 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Anivia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Anivia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Anivia

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Anivia are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Phantom Dancer. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren50.0%
Anivia early game win rateAnivia50.0%
Late Game
Garen
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren75.0%
Anivia late game win rateAnivia25.0%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Garen and Anivia, with Garen holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Garen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Anivia. Extended games heavily favor Garen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Best Garen Runes Against Anivia

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs AniviaPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs AniviaTriumph - best Garen rune vs AniviaLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs AniviaLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Anivia
Sorcery rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs AniviaSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs AniviaCelerity - best Garen rune vs Anivia
71.4% WR

Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Garen to press their advantage against Anivia, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.09%3786.581512,43342.3%51.0%
50.97%3616.881012,30350.9%51.0%
50.46%3277.090212,58151.5%49.4%
39.77%2647.170612,97844.0%36.8%
51.20%2506.467512,35752.5%50.3%
54.05%2227.31,02512,98752.6%55.1%
50.74%2037.189113,51959.5%44.5%
46.31%2037.180012,46340.6%52.0%
53.61%1947.296213,24548.8%57.3%
57.98%1887.287312,68557.0%58.8%
58.92%1857.192912,95357.0%60.4%
48.33%1806.985512,62650.6%46.4%
54.19%1797.279212,94360.7%48.4%
55.87%1797.31,23013,86856.2%55.7%
46.51%1727.488813,11750.8%43.8%
50.00%1727.278813,61550.0%50.0%
48.75%1607.51,00813,37655.8%42.2%
55.63%1607.189712,61561.3%50.0%
54.37%1606.788212,69550.7%57.5%
54.84%1556.882712,87255.7%54.1%
41.61%1496.463912,28648.4%36.5%
55.41%1487.386213,62767.7%46.5%
49.31%1446.777612,57941.3%55.6%
51.08%1397.282712,66142.4%58.9%
57.81%1287.281813,52765.5%52.0%
54.33%1277.191512,82258.5%51.4%
52.80%1257.084512,19256.3%49.2%
48.76%1217.491413,17556.7%38.9%
43.33%1206.81,00913,16151.0%38.0%
37.29%1186.868912,05233.3%40.3%
41.59%1136.473812,99540.4%42.6%
53.10%1137.282212,72356.9%49.1%
55.86%1117.797714,57152.6%57.5%
60.19%1037.391513,70160.0%60.4%
53.92%1026.883612,54957.5%50.9%
55.79%957.394613,81159.5%53.5%
53.01%837.485612,76751.2%54.8%
57.50%807.295913,75844.4%68.2%
40.51%796.659611,96647.5%33.3%
57.33%756.778112,27155.6%59.0%
54.93%716.784714,07556.7%53.7%
64.29%706.774512,93657.6%70.3%
53.73%676.91,02913,17744.4%60.0%
51.67%607.277714,29656.5%48.6%
53.57%565.682412,21162.9%38.1%
41.51%537.079613,20750.0%34.5%
51.92%527.391113,68561.9%45.2%
53.85%527.179712,71448.1%60.0%
43.18%446.582314,24937.5%46.4%
47.73%446.789112,76155.0%41.7%
41.46%416.568112,86128.6%48.1%
48.65%376.088113,13955.0%41.2%
54.05%376.589213,34753.3%54.5%
64.52%317.078012,31161.1%69.2%
53.33%306.364811,69057.1%50.0%
58.62%296.272113,45022.2%75.0%
60.71%287.177312,47358.3%62.5%
37.04%274.881813,68254.5%25.0%
65.38%266.869412,46663.6%66.7%
42.31%267.381313,16630.0%50.0%
60.00%256.580012,90360.0%60.0%
73.91%237.389414,92175.0%73.3%
36.36%225.693914,95528.6%40.0%
45.45%227.096114,72150.0%42.9%
55.00%206.280113,97150.0%56.3%
50.00%203.976813,04622.2%72.7%
63.16%196.379114,55287.5%45.5%
57.89%195.479913,18166.7%53.9%
50.00%187.878212,54162.5%40.0%
55.56%187.376512,75960.0%50.0%
55.56%186.870912,83640.0%75.0%
66.67%187.173713,17850.0%75.0%
38.89%187.287112,83828.6%45.5%
47.06%176.981813,93580.0%33.3%
29.41%176.680212,28842.9%20.0%
17.65%176.253710,15830.0%0.0%
50.00%167.695412,35844.4%57.1%
31.25%165.861013,67050.0%28.6%
50.00%167.073313,45850.0%50.0%
37.50%167.790913,48037.5%37.5%
40.00%153.990515,7210.0%54.5%
80.00%156.285715,33885.7%75.0%
53.33%157.077914,00866.7%44.4%
50.00%147.168012,64050.0%50.0%
42.86%146.578111,62033.3%50.0%
57.14%145.975012,94355.6%60.0%
53.85%136.184313,92950.0%57.1%
33.33%125.276912,04616.7%50.0%
58.33%127.198113,67775.0%50.0%
58.33%126.065310,83171.4%40.0%
36.36%116.684815,5180.0%44.4%
54.55%113.374812,53666.7%50.0%
45.45%115.586413,78060.0%33.3%
81.82%116.372212,81766.7%87.5%
27.27%114.45999,35240.0%16.7%
27.27%116.482613,7120.0%42.9%
20.00%106.975413,08525.0%16.7%
40.00%106.370612,35520.0%60.0%
44.44%95.987611,46240.0%50.0%
33.33%96.565313,5950.0%50.0%
66.67%95.078313,74775.0%60.0%
55.56%94.964010,11620.0%100.0%
25.00%87.786110,71540.0%0.0%
75.00%87.192614,590100.0%66.7%
50.00%87.81,18114,23680.0%0.0%
37.50%85.051411,10433.3%40.0%
75.00%85.752010,73771.4%100.0%
62.50%86.466112,22260.0%66.7%
62.50%87.186614,69150.0%66.7%
75.00%86.771511,47483.3%50.0%
71.43%77.778914,404100.0%50.0%
57.14%72.356114,981100.0%40.0%
57.14%73.043511,42850.0%60.0%
71.43%77.475511,89660.0%100.0%
57.14%77.463510,11775.0%33.3%
50.00%65.756711,49050.0%50.0%
16.67%66.51,01318,1730.0%16.7%
16.67%66.163012,4130.0%33.3%
50.00%64.550911,659100.0%0.0%
16.67%65.356411,79550.0%0.0%
50.00%67.567312,51566.7%33.3%
33.33%66.660113,04866.7%0.0%
66.67%67.454712,03075.0%50.0%
40.00%56.986912,08433.3%50.0%
60.00%54.277312,15566.7%50.0%
60.00%56.971513,07166.7%50.0%
40.00%55.874414,0620.0%50.0%
40.00%54.849510,23733.3%50.0%
80.00%53.488215,856100.0%75.0%
60.00%56.555112,26450.0%66.7%

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Garen vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Anivia matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Anivia's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Anivia in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Anivia with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Garen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Anivia matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Anivia matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Anivia with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Anivia?

The best Garen build against Anivia includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Anivia?

The best Garen runes against Anivia use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Garen vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Anivia?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Anivia with a 66.7% win rate. Garen strongly counters Anivia in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Anivia?

When playing Garen against Anivia, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.