- Win Rate
- 50.9%
- Pick Rate
- 4.3%
- Ban Rate
- 7.2%
Garen vs Nasus
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 8,580
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 8, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Garen vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Garen wins with a 58.9% win rate (+17.8%) over Nasus based on 163 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 Nasus 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 Nasus?
Garen wins 56.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 51.6% and 62.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 343 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +5.4 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
Key takeaways
- Garen is favored in this matchup: Garen wins 56.9% of 343 games, and the whole 95% range (51.6–62.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 6.2 points better for Garen than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (50.7%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Garen usually wins the lane: 843 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (343 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Garen players pick Mortal Reminder far more often against Nasus: 35.6% of their other Top games, 52.8% 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 Nasus 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 Nasus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Garen vs Nasus Win Rate by Game Length
Garen's win rate against Nasus 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 Nasus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Garen vs Nasus 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: +843
- First itemGarenGaren: 13.3 min · Nasus: 15.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesGarenGaren wins 62.2% of 135 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 54.9% of 184 games
What Garen Changes Against Nasus
Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mortal ReminderItemUsually35.6%vs Nasus52.8%+17.2 pts60.8% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually16.6%vs Nasus25.4%+8.9 pts56.3% WR here
Second WindRuneUsually26.7%vs Nasus18.4%−8.4 pts63.5% WR here
SorcerySecondary treeUsually43.2%vs Nasus51.0%+7.9 pts54.9% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually53.5%vs Nasus46.4%−7.1 pts59.1% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually22.7%vs Nasus16.4%−6.3 pts53.6% WR here
OvergrowthRuneUsually49.1%vs Nasus42.9%−6.2 pts58.5% WR here- Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually29.8%vs Nasus23.7%−6.1 pts53.1% WR here
Best Garen Build vs Nasus
Usual Garen build (Top)
61.0% win rate · 684 games
Against Nasus
70.3% win rate · 37 games
Limited sample: 37 of 244 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.3 min (median of 299 games).
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.5 min (median of 201 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 Nasus
Usual Garen runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
53.7% win rate · 1,299 games
Against Nasus
Stormraider's Surge70.8% win rate · 48 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.
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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 Nasus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Garen vs Nasus?
Garen is favored in this matchup: Garen wins 56.9% of 343 games, and the whole 95% range (51.6–62.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Garen's win rate against Nasus?
Garen wins 56.9% of 343 Top games against Nasus on patch 26.19 (95% range 51.6–62.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.7% would be expected.
Does Garen counter Nasus?
Yes. Garen wins 56.9% of 343 games against Nasus on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Garen or Nasus?
Garen usually wins the lane: 843 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (343 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Garen outscale Nasus?
Not measurably: Garen's win rate against Nasus in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Nasus strongest against Garen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nasus is ahead of Garen beyond the margin of error.
What should Garen build against Nasus?
The most successful Garen core against Nasus is Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer (70.3% over 37 games). The biggest change against Nasus: Mortal Reminder (35.6% usually, 52.8% here).
What runes should Garen use against Nasus?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Resolve — 70.8% over 48 games against Nasus. The biggest change against Nasus: Second Wind (26.7% usually, 18.4% here).