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

Garenvs Illaoi

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

Garen vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 54.4% win rate (+8.7%) over Illaoi based on 160 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 Illaoi 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
Illaoi - 54.4% win rateIllaoi(54.4%)
Garen - 54.4% win rate in this matchup
Garen
54.4% WR
VS
Illaoi vs Garen matchup - 45.6% win rate
Illaoi
45.6% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Illaoi Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Illaoi matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 160
54.4%
Win Rate
45.6%
6.7
CS / min
7.1
882
DMG / min
1,028
12,695
Gold / game
12,036
128
Heal / min
393
1,569
DMG Mitigated / min
1,350
1.3
CC / min
0.3
50.7%
Early Game WR
49.3%
57.5%
Late Game WR
42.5%

Garen vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 160 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 54.4% win rate compared to Illaoi's 45.6%, giving Garen a 8.7 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Illaoi 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 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Illaoi and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Illaoi 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 Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown

Illaoi wins the laning phase against Garen in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.7Garen
7.1Illaoi
Illaoi edges out Garen by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Illaoi.
Damage
882Garen
1,028Illaoi
Illaoi heavily out-damages Garen by 145 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 Illaoi's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,695Garen
12,036Illaoi
Garen earns 659 more gold per game than Illaoi, 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
1.3Garen
0.3Illaoi
Garen brings significantly more crowd control than Illaoi, with 1.0 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. Illaoi should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,696Garen
1,743Illaoi
Garen and Illaoi have comparable sustain profiles, with only 47 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 Illaoi

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Illaoi are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Spear of Shojin. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Illaoi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
50.7%
+1.4% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren50.7%
Illaoi early game win rateIllaoi49.3%
Late Game
Garen
57.5%
+14.9% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren57.5%
Illaoi late game win rateIllaoi42.5%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Garen and Illaoi, with Garen holding a razor-thin 50.7% win rate edge (+1.4%). 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 57.5% win rate — 14.9 points above Illaoi. 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. Illaoi players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Illaoi

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs IllaoiPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs IllaoiTriumph - best Garen rune vs IllaoiLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs IllaoiLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Illaoi
Sorcery rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs IllaoiSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs IllaoiCelerity - best Garen rune vs Illaoi
58.4% WR

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

How does Garen do against Illaoi in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Illaoi matchup with a 54.4% win rate compared to Illaoi's 45.6%, a 8.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 160 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Illaoi in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Illaoi with a 50.7% win rate versus 49.3%. 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 Illaoi in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Illaoi matchup with a 57.5% win rate compared to 42.5%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Illaoi matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Illaoi with a 54.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 8.7 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 160 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Illaoi?

The best Garen build against Illaoi includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Spear of Shojin with Mercury's Treads. 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 Illaoi?

The best Garen runes against Illaoi use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.4% win rate in the Garen vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Illaoi?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Illaoi with a 54.4% win rate. Garen strongly counters Illaoi in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Illaoi?

When playing Garen against Illaoi, 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.