Garenvs Malphite
Garen vs Malphite is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Garen wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malphite based on 98 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Malphite scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Malphite 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.
Who wins Garen vs Malphite?
Garen wins 52.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.8% and 59.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 195 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +2.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Garen won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Garen wins 52.8% of 195 games (95% range 45.8–59.7%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.7% for Garen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Garen usually wins the lane: 452 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (192 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Garen players pick Lord Dominik's Regards far more often against Malphite: 3.5% of their other Top games, 12.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Garen and Malphite played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Garen's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Garen vs Malphite Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Garen vs Malphite Win Rate by Game Length
Garen's win rate against Malphite by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Garen's results against Malphite in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Garen vs Malphite Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GarenGaren gold at 15: +452
- First itemEvenGaren: 13.6 min · Malphite: 13.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGaren wins 52.9% of 68 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 53.6% of 112 games
What Garen Changes Against Malphite
Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Usually3.5%vs Malphite12.8%+9.3 pts60.0% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually10.1%vs Malphite17.9%+7.9 pts57.1% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually22.2%vs Malphite29.7%+7.6 pts50.0% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually14.6%vs Malphite7.7%−6.9 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually6.4%vs Malphite11.3%+4.8 pts40.9% WR here- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malphite3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Garen Build vs Malphite
Usual Garen build (Top)
61.0% win rate · 684 games
Against Malphite
60.0% win rate · 20 games
Limited sample: 20 of 135 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.6 min (median of 160 games).
- Malphite usually completes Sunfire Aegis first, at 13.3 min (median of 113 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Garen Runes vs Malphite
Usual Garen runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
53.7% win rate · 1,299 games
Against Malphite
Conqueror
60.8% win rate · 74 games
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Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Garen Matchups
Hardest for Garen
Easiest for Garen
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Garen vs Malphite FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Garen vs Malphite?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Garen wins 52.8% of 195 games (95% range 45.8–59.7%).
What is Garen's win rate against Malphite?
Garen wins 52.8% of 195 Top games against Malphite on patch 26.19 (95% range 45.8–59.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.7% would be expected.
Does Garen counter Malphite?
Not clearly. Garen wins 52.8% of 195 games against Malphite, and the 95% range (45.8–59.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Garen or Malphite?
Garen usually wins the lane: 452 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (192 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Garen outscale Malphite?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malphite strongest against Garen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malphite is ahead of Garen beyond the margin of error.
What should Garen build against Malphite?
The most successful Garen core against Malphite is Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer (60.0% over 20 games). The biggest change against Malphite: Lord Dominik's Regards (3.5% usually, 12.8% here).
What runes should Garen use against Malphite?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 60.8% over 74 games against Malphite. The biggest change against Malphite: Flash + Teleport (6.4% usually, 11.3% here).