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

Garenvs Annie

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

Garen vs Annie is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Annie based on 7 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Annie scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Annie 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
Annie - 57.1% win rateAnnie(57.1%)
Garen - 57.1% win rate in this matchup
Garen
57.1% WR
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Annie vs Garen matchup - 42.9% win rate
Annie
42.9% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Annie Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Annie matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 7
57.1%
Win Rate
42.9%
7.4
CS / min
6.3
635
DMG / min
866
10,117
Gold / game
8,903
126
Heal / min
75
1,352
DMG Mitigated / min
358
0.9
CC / min
1.1
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Garen vs Annie Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Annie matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Annie's 42.9%, giving Garen a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Annie outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Annie reaches their power spikes, while Annie should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Garen leads by 1,046 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Annie and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Annie 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 Annie Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Annie in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Annie, 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
7.4Garen
6.3Annie
Garen significantly out-farms Annie by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Garen a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Annie players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
635Garen
866Annie
Annie heavily out-damages Garen by 230 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 Annie's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,117Garen
8,903Annie
Garen generates a commanding 1,214 more gold per game than Annie. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Annie should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Garen
1.1Annie
Both Garen and Annie provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,478Garen
432Annie
Garen vastly out-sustains Annie, healing and mitigating 1,046 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Annie is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Annie, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Annie

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Annie, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Annie are Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver and Phantom Dancer. 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 Annie matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren75.0%
Annie early game win rateAnnie25.0%
Late Game
Annie
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren33.3%
Annie late game win rateAnnie66.7%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Annie. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Annie is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Annie, 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 Annie reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Annie 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 Garen Runes Against Annie

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs AnniePrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs AnnieTriumph - best Garen rune vs AnnieLegend: Alacrity - best Garen rune vs AnnieCoup de Grace - best Garen rune vs Annie
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs AnnieResolve
Demolish - best Garen rune vs AnnieSecond Wind - best Garen rune vs Annie
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Garen to press their advantage against Annie, 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 Annie - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Annie in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Annie matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Annie's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Annie in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Annie with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. 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 Annie in the late game?

In the late game, Annie takes over the Garen vs Annie matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Annie scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Annie matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Annie with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Annie?

The best Garen build against Annie includes Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver, Phantom Dancer with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Annie?

The best Garen runes against Annie use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Garen vs Annie matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Annie?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Annie with a 57.1% win rate. Garen strongly counters Annie in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Annie?

When playing Garen against Annie, 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.