Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.5%
Pick Rate
5.3%

Garenvs Diana

SFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Diana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Garen wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Diana based on 23 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 Diana matchup.

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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.

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Garen - 56.5% win rate in this matchup
Garen
56.5% WR
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Diana vs Garen matchup - 43.5% win rate
Diana
43.5% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Diana Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Diana matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 23
56.5%
Win Rate
43.5%
6.2
CS / min
5.7
816
DMG / min
903
12,320
Gold / game
11,882
139
Heal / min
166
1,499
DMG Mitigated / min
1,236
1.2
CC / min
0.3
55.6%
Early Game WR
44.4%
57.1%
Late Game WR
42.9%

Garen vs Diana Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Diana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Diana's 43.5%, giving Garen a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Diana players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Diana and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Diana 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 Diana Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Diana in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Diana, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.2Garen
5.7Diana
Garen edges out Diana by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Garen.
Damage
816Garen
903Diana
Diana heavily out-damages Garen by 87 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 Diana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,320Garen
11,882Diana
Garen earns 437 more gold per game than Diana, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Garen slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.2Garen
0.3Diana
Garen brings significantly more crowd control than Diana, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Garen far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Diana should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,638Garen
1,403Diana
Garen vastly out-sustains Diana, healing and mitigating 236 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Diana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Diana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Diana

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Diana, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Diana are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Diana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Diana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren55.6%
Diana early game win rateDiana44.4%
Late Game
Garen
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren57.1%
Diana late game win rateDiana42.9%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Diana. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Garen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Diana. 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. Diana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Diana

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs DianaPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs DianaTriumph - best Garen rune vs DianaLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs DianaLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Diana
Sorcery rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs DianaSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs DianaCelerity - best Garen rune vs Diana
77.8% WR

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


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.85%3786.780012,36451.9%51.8%
49.01%3536.566112,24846.9%50.5%
45.82%2996.789913,16345.8%45.8%
51.46%2746.578012,51246.1%55.4%
50.00%2187.171512,46247.1%51.9%
54.17%2167.197412,92161.5%48.8%
50.94%2127.21,12612,99457.5%47.0%
47.83%2077.398913,30341.4%51.1%
44.66%2067.180612,76840.7%47.8%
52.24%2017.180512,25953.7%50.9%
48.50%2006.967912,30346.7%50.0%
46.32%1906.978811,87447.0%45.8%
53.01%1837.086312,85548.0%56.6%
60.67%1787.389113,20762.8%58.7%
47.67%1726.879211,83651.8%43.8%
44.44%1717.185413,09140.9%46.7%
49.69%1637.191112,41147.4%51.8%
48.08%1566.258111,45650.0%46.6%
46.67%1506.580411,81855.1%39.5%
45.77%1427.390013,58249.1%43.7%
44.68%1416.770112,17342.0%47.2%
48.23%1417.075312,73345.9%50.0%
48.57%1406.990512,25558.1%41.0%
60.90%1337.383313,65069.0%54.7%
51.94%1297.886413,40558.0%48.1%
45.31%1287.183813,67557.1%38.0%
55.08%1186.582112,79553.2%56.3%
59.83%1177.387812,97363.6%56.5%
59.83%1176.591812,17253.2%64.3%
49.56%1137.078112,62256.5%44.8%
49.55%1117.191613,35452.5%47.9%
57.55%1066.972412,18166.7%50.8%
52.53%997.190112,85964.3%43.9%
62.89%977.184512,79366.7%60.7%
56.84%956.763912,10548.9%64.0%
55.81%866.876912,38247.6%63.6%
43.21%817.191612,62648.6%39.1%
64.20%817.092513,83466.7%62.8%
51.95%776.985912,88756.7%48.9%
50.00%746.975911,74346.1%54.3%
40.58%696.559612,28037.9%42.5%
62.69%676.91,07213,41453.6%69.2%
47.62%636.385512,23058.3%41.0%
63.49%637.380312,11754.8%71.9%
56.45%627.189112,00267.7%42.9%
56.14%577.273713,32355.2%57.1%
66.67%456.589415,43462.5%69.0%
47.73%446.976712,14045.5%50.0%
50.00%406.871512,95458.8%43.5%
60.53%387.575213,51262.5%59.1%
52.78%367.079713,77878.6%36.4%
47.06%346.872511,50647.4%46.7%
75.76%335.684012,55470.6%81.3%
70.97%317.575912,01960.0%90.9%
60.00%306.683212,66478.6%43.8%
55.17%296.087212,79678.6%33.3%
35.71%286.675612,91122.2%42.1%
46.43%286.054910,85928.6%64.3%
57.69%266.777313,44654.5%60.0%
44.00%255.067212,68237.5%47.1%
62.50%246.990810,00469.2%54.5%
66.67%247.373311,35969.2%63.6%
37.50%247.065010,45435.7%40.0%
43.48%237.074311,76746.1%40.0%
52.17%237.074012,99742.9%56.3%
69.57%237.389812,29875.0%63.6%
56.52%236.281612,32055.6%57.1%
47.83%236.767711,86850.0%45.5%
38.10%216.665110,90254.5%20.0%
55.00%207.191313,67571.4%46.1%
73.68%197.394712,83172.7%75.0%
44.44%187.268113,28342.9%45.5%
58.82%177.066512,59137.5%77.8%
43.75%166.182214,98050.0%41.7%
50.00%166.193313,06850.0%50.0%
53.33%156.165812,56533.3%66.7%
33.33%156.749910,96244.4%16.7%
42.86%146.35869,81230.0%75.0%
50.00%147.01,09612,91850.0%50.0%
35.71%145.897913,15866.7%12.5%
64.29%146.770313,52225.0%80.0%
23.08%136.856012,31920.0%25.0%
53.85%137.081612,01550.0%60.0%
66.67%126.875812,78560.0%71.4%
66.67%124.094415,20960.0%71.4%
58.33%126.61,01214,35366.7%55.6%
75.00%123.964111,91140.0%100.0%
75.00%127.170112,08585.7%60.0%
75.00%126.063512,830100.0%57.1%
45.45%116.978813,60040.0%50.0%
54.55%116.871814,94650.0%55.6%
63.64%117.079914,78966.7%60.0%
90.00%106.882712,054100.0%80.0%
40.00%107.186515,24633.3%42.9%
40.00%105.574415,058100.0%0.0%
44.44%97.373810,67275.0%20.0%
22.22%96.671713,42033.3%16.7%
44.44%96.372813,727100.0%37.5%
37.50%85.183916,536100.0%28.6%
50.00%86.167613,670100.0%42.9%
50.00%85.746711,935100.0%42.9%
50.00%84.871213,8690.0%50.0%
37.50%86.873413,85850.0%25.0%
71.43%76.874514,868100.0%60.0%
71.43%74.376111,83433.3%100.0%
42.86%75.283213,86166.7%25.0%
71.43%77.275914,649100.0%60.0%
50.00%64.245010,15525.0%100.0%
50.00%65.671115,02550.0%50.0%
20.00%55.986515,4850.0%25.0%
60.00%56.388510,207100.0%33.3%
20.00%55.769311,96333.3%0.0%

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Garen vs Diana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Diana in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Diana matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Diana's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Garen do against Diana in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Diana with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. 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 Diana in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Diana matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Diana matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Diana with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Diana?

The best Garen build against Diana includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Diana?

The best Garen runes against Diana use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 77.8% win rate in the Garen vs Diana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Diana?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Diana with a 56.5% win rate. Garen strongly counters Diana in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Garen against Diana?

When playing Garen against Diana, 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.