Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.0%
Pick Rate
5.4%

Garenvs Qiyana

AFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches788,689
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Qiyana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Garen wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Qiyana based on 5 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 Qiyana 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
Qiyana - 80.0% win rateQiyana(80.0%)
Garen - 80.0% win rate in this matchup
Garen
80.0% WR
VS
Qiyana vs Garen matchup - 20.0% win rate
Qiyana
20.0% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Qiyana Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Qiyana matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 5
80.0%
Win Rate
20.0%
8.0
CS / min
7.0
788
DMG / min
1,007
15,531
Gold / game
14,519
87
Heal / min
190
1,364
DMG Mitigated / min
544
1.1
CC / min
0.8
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Garen vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Qiyana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Qiyana's 20.0%, giving Garen a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Qiyana players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Garen leads by 717 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Qiyana and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Qiyana 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 Qiyana Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Qiyana in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Qiyana, 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
8.0Garen
7.0Qiyana
Garen significantly out-farms Qiyana by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Garen a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Qiyana players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
788Garen
1,007Qiyana
Qiyana heavily out-damages Garen by 220 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 Qiyana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
15,531Garen
14,519Qiyana
Garen generates a commanding 1,012 more gold per game than Qiyana. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Qiyana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.1Garen
0.8Qiyana
Both Garen and Qiyana provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,451Garen
735Qiyana
Garen vastly out-sustains Qiyana, healing and mitigating 717 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Qiyana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Qiyana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Qiyana

Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Qiyana, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Qiyana are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Phantom Dancer. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Qiyana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Qiyana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren100.0%
Qiyana early game win rateQiyana0.0%
Late Game
Garen
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren75.0%
Qiyana late game win rateQiyana25.0%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Qiyana. 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Qiyana. 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. Qiyana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Qiyana

Sorcery rune tree - Garen primary runes vs QiyanaSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Garen rune vs QiyanaAxiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs QiyanaCelerity - best Garen rune vs QiyanaGathering Storm - best Garen rune vs Qiyana
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs QiyanaResolve
Overgrowth - best Garen rune vs QiyanaSecond Wind - best Garen rune vs Qiyana
100.0% WR

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


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.24%4396.762812,40845.9%46.5%
52.66%3766.678012,33647.9%55.5%
53.80%3686.575611,56652.4%55.0%
49.11%3386.786712,55257.5%43.1%
52.17%2767.171912,39449.2%54.6%
44.49%2457.167812,48449.0%41.1%
61.51%2397.198413,01467.7%56.9%
44.68%2357.076312,01641.1%48.0%
54.63%2057.283712,12960.4%49.5%
47.45%1966.787112,60545.2%49.1%
59.28%1947.188113,13261.3%57.9%
51.58%1906.882011,38645.0%57.6%
52.13%1887.11,10812,33359.1%46.0%
49.18%1837.179612,79147.3%50.5%
57.47%1747.31,00513,55154.1%59.3%
45.96%1616.877812,47141.4%49.5%
54.72%1596.992412,27358.8%50.6%
48.73%1587.081711,99955.4%42.9%
50.32%1557.383213,29746.1%52.4%
51.63%1537.380912,58958.3%45.7%
50.98%1536.977413,25851.7%50.5%
51.33%1507.391413,05061.9%43.7%
46.98%1496.974112,46743.3%49.4%
51.72%1457.384312,59646.7%57.1%
53.73%1346.984412,93445.8%60.0%
47.69%1306.157611,18748.3%47.2%
52.76%1277.788313,25165.5%43.1%
47.54%1226.597112,33154.0%43.1%
59.65%1147.384413,24561.4%57.9%
44.86%1076.269310,94442.9%47.1%
53.40%1036.870011,57145.1%61.5%
52.94%1026.993812,58156.8%50.0%
53.47%1017.187812,29857.1%50.9%
51.02%986.777512,09351.2%50.9%
60.64%946.771112,47652.6%66.1%
53.93%897.082112,64354.0%53.9%
47.67%867.190613,74044.4%49.1%
62.65%836.877012,62070.6%57.1%
51.85%816.362511,93450.0%53.3%
42.31%786.486712,13137.1%46.5%
45.33%757.088913,66745.8%45.1%
58.57%706.797213,89065.4%54.5%
57.58%667.084612,44765.4%52.5%
52.31%657.085711,61347.2%58.6%
37.10%625.987413,13233.3%40.0%
60.00%556.675512,82050.0%64.9%
61.82%556.81,02013,31657.1%64.7%
48.15%547.169312,11343.5%51.6%
62.75%517.165012,25562.5%63.0%
47.73%447.190613,19340.0%51.7%
52.38%427.280712,83050.0%53.6%
55.26%386.574512,36845.0%66.7%
70.27%376.779314,45583.3%64.0%
44.44%366.767711,78356.3%35.0%
60.00%356.877212,50747.1%72.2%
37.14%356.562112,49640.0%35.0%
41.18%346.960213,04457.1%30.0%
50.00%347.672712,98553.3%47.4%
35.48%316.661811,40042.9%29.4%
61.29%316.387812,75053.9%66.7%
45.16%316.072812,70254.5%40.0%
62.07%297.186014,05950.0%70.6%
44.44%274.285914,32637.5%47.4%
47.62%217.092413,57040.0%54.5%
61.90%217.292713,31563.6%60.0%
70.00%207.51,00213,62870.0%70.0%
52.63%196.559112,18058.3%42.9%
35.29%176.748010,65728.6%40.0%
52.94%176.885012,95857.1%50.0%
58.82%177.068111,15877.8%37.5%
47.06%175.875412,52644.4%50.0%
64.71%176.671413,35560.0%66.7%
58.82%177.364513,56475.0%53.9%
33.33%157.273912,79814.3%50.0%
60.00%156.371811,74057.1%62.5%
26.67%155.64889,72416.7%33.3%
33.33%156.970411,90237.5%28.6%
42.86%147.04828,75545.5%33.3%
28.57%146.966312,03316.7%37.5%
42.86%145.780911,12237.5%50.0%
46.15%135.963011,27450.0%44.4%
53.85%137.21,05912,86740.0%62.5%
30.77%136.264014,17640.0%25.0%
30.77%136.94979,65233.3%25.0%
61.54%136.481212,60883.3%42.9%
50.00%127.070412,92660.0%42.9%
50.00%123.367412,12455.6%33.3%
54.55%114.154410,56057.1%50.0%
63.64%117.786713,22033.3%100.0%
54.55%113.248910,16842.9%75.0%
60.00%105.465610,86760.0%60.0%
33.33%97.769414,31075.0%0.0%
33.33%93.969813,0190.0%42.9%
33.33%96.049211,39020.0%50.0%
44.44%95.362211,7720.0%66.7%
77.78%96.796514,87250.0%85.7%
55.56%95.887912,96680.0%25.0%
37.50%87.26339,72260.0%0.0%
57.14%75.659010,12733.3%75.0%
57.14%76.274711,76433.3%75.0%
57.14%76.372012,72833.3%75.0%
28.57%76.81,07512,0980.0%66.7%
57.14%76.082112,61150.0%60.0%
57.14%75.083016,543100.0%50.0%
0.00%76.47019,3320.0%0.0%
50.00%67.455410,28940.0%100.0%
50.00%63.558814,203100.0%40.0%
50.00%66.56179,85766.7%33.3%
66.67%67.481713,29375.0%50.0%
83.33%68.096714,46266.7%100.0%
66.67%65.667216,3690.0%100.0%
66.67%66.855210,73750.0%100.0%
50.00%66.893115,7550.0%75.0%
50.00%66.865011,66060.0%0.0%
33.33%67.075211,56325.0%50.0%
66.67%65.653011,628100.0%33.3%
60.00%56.078815,4400.0%60.0%
60.00%56.590512,99150.0%66.7%
80.00%58.078815,531100.0%75.0%
100.00%57.21,13614,139100.0%100.0%
60.00%55.486511,796100.0%33.3%
60.00%56.27068,48750.0%100.0%
60.00%57.14918,26250.0%100.0%
40.00%56.475011,93950.0%33.3%

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Garen vs Qiyana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Qiyana in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Qiyana matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Qiyana's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Garen do against Qiyana in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Qiyana with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Qiyana in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Qiyana matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Qiyana matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Qiyana with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Qiyana?

The best Garen build against Qiyana includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer with Swiftmarch. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Qiyana?

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

Does Garen counter Qiyana?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Qiyana with a 80.0% win rate. Garen strongly counters Qiyana in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Garen against Qiyana?

When playing Garen against Qiyana, 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.