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

Garenvs Maokai

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

Garen vs Maokai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Maokai based on 12 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 Maokai 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
Maokai - 58.3% win rateMaokai(58.3%)
Garen - 58.3% win rate in this matchup
Garen
58.3% WR
VS
Maokai vs Garen matchup - 41.7% win rate
Maokai
41.7% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Maokai Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Maokai matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 12
58.3%
Win Rate
41.7%
7.1
CS / min
5.7
981
DMG / min
749
13,677
Gold / game
10,730
144
Heal / min
522
1,410
DMG Mitigated / min
1,812
1.6
CC / min
3.0
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Garen vs Maokai Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Maokai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 58.3% win rate compared to Maokai's 41.7%, giving Garen a 16.7 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Maokai 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 Maokai leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Maokai and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Maokai 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 Maokai Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Maokai in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.1Garen
5.7Maokai
Garen significantly out-farms Maokai by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 21 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Garen a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Maokai players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
981Garen
749Maokai
Garen heavily out-damages Maokai by 233 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Maokai should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Garen's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,677Garen
10,730Maokai
Garen generates a commanding 2,947 more gold per game than Maokai. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Maokai should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Garen
3.0Maokai
Maokai brings significantly more crowd control than Garen, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Maokai 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
2,334Maokai
Maokai vastly out-sustains Garen, healing and mitigating 781 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Maokai can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Garen is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Garen, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Maokai

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Maokai, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Maokai 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 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Maokai. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Maokai matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren75.0%
Maokai early game win rateMaokai25.0%
Late Game
Garen
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren50.0%
Maokai late game win rateMaokai50.0%

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

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Garen at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Maokai. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Garen Runes Against Maokai

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs MaokaiPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs MaokaiTriumph - best Garen rune vs MaokaiLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs MaokaiCoup de Grace - best Garen rune vs Maokai
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs MaokaiResolve
Demolish - best Garen rune vs MaokaiBone Plating - best Garen rune vs Maokai
100.0% WR

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

How does Garen do against Maokai in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Maokai matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to Maokai's 41.7%, a 16.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Maokai in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Maokai 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 Maokai in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Maokai matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Maokai matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Maokai with a 58.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 16.7 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Maokai?

The best Garen build against Maokai includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 80.0% 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 Maokai?

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

Does Garen counter Maokai?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Maokai with a 58.3% win rate. Garen strongly counters Maokai in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Maokai?

When playing Garen against Maokai, 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.