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

Garenvs Syndra

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Syndra is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Syndra based on 8 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 Syndra 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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Syndra - 62.5% win rateSyndra(62.5%)
Garen - 62.5% win rate in this matchup
Garen
62.5% WR
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Syndra vs Garen matchup - 37.5% win rate
Syndra
37.5% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Syndra Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Syndra matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 8
62.5%
Win Rate
37.5%
6.4
CS / min
6.8
661
DMG / min
1,038
12,222
Gold / game
12,800
126
Heal / min
77
1,466
DMG Mitigated / min
348
0.9
CC / min
1.7
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Garen vs Syndra Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Syndra matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Syndra's 37.5%, giving Garen a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Syndra 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 1,166 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Syndra and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Syndra 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 Syndra Laning Phase Breakdown

Syndra wins the laning phase against Garen in League of Legends

Syndra is favored during the laning phase against Garen, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Syndra holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Garen
6.8Syndra
Syndra edges out Garen by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Syndra.
Damage
661Garen
1,038Syndra
Syndra heavily out-damages Garen by 377 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 Syndra's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,222Garen
12,800Syndra
Syndra earns 578 more gold per game than Garen, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Syndra slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.9Garen
1.7Syndra
Syndra provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Garen, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Syndra coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,592Garen
425Syndra
Garen vastly out-sustains Syndra, healing and mitigating 1,166 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Syndra is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Syndra, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Syndra

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Syndra, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Syndra 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 Syndra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Syndra matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren60.0%
Syndra early game win rateSyndra40.0%
Late Game
Garen
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren66.7%
Syndra late game win rateSyndra33.3%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Syndra. 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Syndra. 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. Syndra players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Syndra

Sorcery rune tree - Garen primary runes vs SyndraSorcery
Phase Rush - best Garen rune vs SyndraNimbus Cloak - best Garen rune vs SyndraCelerity - best Garen rune vs SyndraGathering Storm - best Garen rune vs Syndra
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs SyndraResolve
Second Wind - best Garen rune vs SyndraOvergrowth - best Garen rune vs Syndra
100.0% WR

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

How does Garen do against Syndra in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Syndra matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Syndra's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Syndra in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Syndra with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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 Syndra in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Syndra matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Syndra matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Syndra with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Syndra?

The best Garen build against Syndra includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Syndra?

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

Does Garen counter Syndra?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Syndra with a 62.5% win rate. Garen strongly counters Syndra in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Syndra?

When playing Garen against Syndra, 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.