Garen, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
4.3%
Ban Rate
7.2%

Garen vs Sett

Garen A TierFighterTank
Patch
26.19
Games
8,580
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 9, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Garen vs Sett is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sett wins with a 55.5% win rate (+11.0%) over Garen based on 173 games. Sett 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 Sett 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.

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Garen
Garen
48.9%
VS
Sett
51.1%
Sett

Who wins Garen vs Sett?

Even matchupModerate confidence

Garen wins 48.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.6% and 54.1% (95% range).

Expected
49.7%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
−0.9 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
348 games
Lane: Top
vs patch 26.18
−1.6 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 66.7%.

Key takeaways

  • Garen vs Sett is an even matchup: Garen wins 48.9% of 348 games, and the 95% range (43.6–54.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
  • Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.7% for Garen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Sett usually wins the lane: 307 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (340 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Garen players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Sett: 13.9% of their other Top games, 24.7% 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 Sett 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 Sett Laning Stats

GarenSett

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−307
Sett ahead
95% range −511 to −104
XP difference
−175
Within the margin of error
95% range −383 to +32
CS difference
−4.7
Sett ahead
95% range −7.9 to −1.5
2.41
Kills before 15 min
2.82
2.79
Deaths before 15 min
2.67
1.45
Solo kills before 15 min
1.95
17.0%
First blood
23.3%

Whole-game averages

6.6
CS / min
6.3
855
DMG / min
967
12,689
Gold / game
12,554
115
Heal / min
235
1,506
DMG Mitigated / min
1,275
1.3
CC / min
1.0

Garen vs Sett Win Rate by Game Length

Garen's win rate against Sett 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.

46.9%
Under 20 min
32 games
46.3%
20–25 min
41 games
49.0%
25–30 min
96 games
50.9%
30–35 min
106 games
47.9%
35+ min
73 games
Garen vs Sett95% rangeGaren usual (Top)

No game length stands out: Garen's results against Sett in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Garen vs Sett 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)SettGaren gold at 15: −307
  2. First itemSettGaren: 14.0 min · Sett: 12.0 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenGaren wins 48.2% of 137 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 49.7% of 179 games

What Garen Changes Against Sett

Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.

  • Plated Steelcaps
    Usually
    13.9%
    vs Sett
    24.7%
    +10.8 pts48.8% WR here
  • Black Cleaver
    Usually
    10.0%
    vs Sett
    16.7%
    +6.7 pts44.8% WR here
  • Overgrowth
    Usually
    48.5%
    vs Sett
    55.2%
    +6.7 pts47.4% WR here
  • Mortal Reminder
    Usually
    36.7%
    vs Sett
    30.2%
    −6.5 pts55.2% WR here
  • Sorcery
    SorcerySecondary tree
    Usually
    43.8%
    vs Sett
    38.2%
    −5.6 pts48.1% WR here
  • Celerity
    Usually
    69.8%
    vs Sett
    64.7%
    −5.1 pts48.4% WR here
  • Boots of Swiftness
    Usually
    17.0%
    vs Sett
    12.4%
    −4.6 pts58.1% WR here
  • Stridebreaker
    Usually
    91.0%
    vs Sett
    86.8%
    −4.2 pts50.0% WR here

Best Garen Build vs Sett

Usual Garen build (Top)

61.0% win rate · 684 games

Limited sample: 31 of 223 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.

  • Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.0 min (median of 287 games).
  • Sett usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 12.0 min (median of 217 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 Sett

Usual Garen runes (Top)

Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Sorcery
Axiom ArcanistCelerityGathering Storm
Resolve
OvergrowthSecond Wind
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

53.7% win rate · 1,299 games

Against Sett

ConquerorConqueror
Precision
TriumphLegend: HasteLast Stand
Sorcery
Axiom ArcanistCelerity
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

48.1% win rate · 106 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

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 Sett FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Garen vs Sett?

Garen vs Sett is an even matchup: Garen wins 48.9% of 348 games, and the 95% range (43.6–54.1%) comfortably includes 50%.

What is Garen's win rate against Sett?

Garen wins 48.9% of 348 Top games against Sett on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.6–54.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.7% would be expected.

Does Garen counter Sett?

Not clearly. Garen wins 48.9% of 348 games against Sett, and the 95% range (43.6–54.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Garen or Sett?

Sett usually wins the lane: 307 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (340 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Garen outscale Sett?

Not measurably: Garen's win rate against Sett in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.

When is Sett strongest against Garen?

Sett is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.

What should Garen build against Sett?

The most successful Garen core against Sett is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder (67.7% over 31 games). The biggest change against Sett: Plated Steelcaps (13.9% usually, 24.7% here).

What runes should Garen use against Sett?

Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 48.1% over 106 games against Sett. The biggest change against Sett: Overgrowth (48.5% usually, 55.2% here).