Garenvs Trundle
Garen vs Trundle is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Trundle wins with a 50.5% win rate (+0.9%) over Garen based on 111 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Trundle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Trundle 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 the Garen vs Trundle Matchup?
Garen vs Trundle Matchup Summary
The Garen vs Trundle matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 111 recent matches analyzed, Trundle wins with a 50.5% win rate compared to Garen's 49.5%, giving Trundle a 0.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Trundle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Trundle reaches their power spikes, while Trundle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Trundle is slightly favored, Garen can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Trundle's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Garen vs Trundle Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Trundle, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Garen Build Against Trundle
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Trundle, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Trundle are Stridebreaker, Force of Nature and Dead Man's Plate. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Trundle. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Trundle matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Garen52.5%
Trundle47.5%Garen47.9%Trundle52.1%Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.5% win rate — a 5.0 percentage point lead over Trundle. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Trundle takes over with a 52.1% win rate, leading Garen by 4.2 percentage points. Trundle scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Garen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Trundle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Trundle survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Garen Runes Against Trundle
Precision
Sorcery
The Precision primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Garen maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Trundle.
Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.85% | 378 | 6.7 | 800 | 12,364 | 51.9% | 51.8% | |
| 49.01% | 353 | 6.5 | 661 | 12,248 | 46.9% | 50.5% | |
| 45.82% | 299 | 6.7 | 899 | 13,163 | 45.8% | 45.8% | |
| 51.46% | 274 | 6.5 | 780 | 12,512 | 46.1% | 55.4% | |
| 50.00% | 218 | 7.1 | 715 | 12,462 | 47.1% | 51.9% | |
| 54.17% | 216 | 7.1 | 974 | 12,921 | 61.5% | 48.8% | |
| 50.94% | 212 | 7.2 | 1,126 | 12,994 | 57.5% | 47.0% | |
| 47.83% | 207 | 7.3 | 989 | 13,303 | 41.4% | 51.1% | |
| 44.66% | 206 | 7.1 | 806 | 12,768 | 40.7% | 47.8% | |
| 52.24% | 201 | 7.1 | 805 | 12,259 | 53.7% | 50.9% | |
| 48.50% | 200 | 6.9 | 679 | 12,303 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.32% | 190 | 6.9 | 788 | 11,874 | 47.0% | 45.8% | |
| 53.01% | 183 | 7.0 | 863 | 12,855 | 48.0% | 56.6% | |
| 60.67% | 178 | 7.3 | 891 | 13,207 | 62.8% | 58.7% | |
| 47.67% | 172 | 6.8 | 792 | 11,836 | 51.8% | 43.8% | |
| 44.44% | 171 | 7.1 | 854 | 13,091 | 40.9% | 46.7% | |
| 49.69% | 163 | 7.1 | 911 | 12,411 | 47.4% | 51.8% | |
| 48.08% | 156 | 6.2 | 581 | 11,456 | 50.0% | 46.6% | |
| 46.67% | 150 | 6.5 | 804 | 11,818 | 55.1% | 39.5% | |
| 45.77% | 142 | 7.3 | 900 | 13,582 | 49.1% | 43.7% | |
| 44.68% | 141 | 6.7 | 701 | 12,173 | 42.0% | 47.2% | |
| 48.23% | 141 | 7.0 | 753 | 12,733 | 45.9% | 50.0% | |
| 48.57% | 140 | 6.9 | 905 | 12,255 | 58.1% | 41.0% | |
| 60.90% | 133 | 7.3 | 833 | 13,650 | 69.0% | 54.7% | |
| 51.94% | 129 | 7.8 | 864 | 13,405 | 58.0% | 48.1% | |
| 45.31% | 128 | 7.1 | 838 | 13,675 | 57.1% | 38.0% | |
| 55.08% | 118 | 6.5 | 821 | 12,795 | 53.2% | 56.3% | |
| 59.83% | 117 | 7.3 | 878 | 12,973 | 63.6% | 56.5% | |
| 59.83% | 117 | 6.5 | 918 | 12,172 | 53.2% | 64.3% | |
| 49.56% | 113 | 7.0 | 781 | 12,622 | 56.5% | 44.8% | |
| 49.55% | 111 | 7.1 | 916 | 13,354 | 52.5% | 47.9% | |
| 57.55% | 106 | 6.9 | 724 | 12,181 | 66.7% | 50.8% | |
| 52.53% | 99 | 7.1 | 901 | 12,859 | 64.3% | 43.9% | |
| 62.89% | 97 | 7.1 | 845 | 12,793 | 66.7% | 60.7% | |
| 56.84% | 95 | 6.7 | 639 | 12,105 | 48.9% | 64.0% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 6.8 | 769 | 12,382 | 47.6% | 63.6% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 7.1 | 916 | 12,626 | 48.6% | 39.1% | |
| 64.20% | 81 | 7.0 | 925 | 13,834 | 66.7% | 62.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 6.9 | 859 | 12,887 | 56.7% | 48.9% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 6.9 | 759 | 11,743 | 46.1% | 54.3% | |
| 40.58% | 69 | 6.5 | 596 | 12,280 | 37.9% | 42.5% | |
| 62.69% | 67 | 6.9 | 1,072 | 13,414 | 53.6% | 69.2% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 6.3 | 855 | 12,230 | 58.3% | 41.0% | |
| 63.49% | 63 | 7.3 | 803 | 12,117 | 54.8% | 71.9% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 7.1 | 891 | 12,002 | 67.7% | 42.9% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 7.2 | 737 | 13,323 | 55.2% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 45 | 6.5 | 894 | 15,434 | 62.5% | 69.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 6.9 | 767 | 12,140 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.8 | 715 | 12,954 | 58.8% | 43.5% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 7.5 | 752 | 13,512 | 62.5% | 59.1% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 7.0 | 797 | 13,778 | 78.6% | 36.4% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 6.8 | 725 | 11,506 | 47.4% | 46.7% | |
| 75.76% | 33 | 5.6 | 840 | 12,554 | 70.6% | 81.3% | |
| 70.97% | 31 | 7.5 | 759 | 12,019 | 60.0% | 90.9% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 6.6 | 832 | 12,664 | 78.6% | 43.8% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.0 | 872 | 12,796 | 78.6% | 33.3% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.6 | 756 | 12,911 | 22.2% | 42.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.0 | 549 | 10,859 | 28.6% | 64.3% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.7 | 773 | 13,446 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 5.0 | 672 | 12,682 | 37.5% | 47.1% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 6.9 | 908 | 10,004 | 69.2% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 7.3 | 733 | 11,359 | 69.2% | 63.6% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 7.0 | 650 | 10,454 | 35.7% | 40.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 7.0 | 743 | 11,767 | 46.1% | 40.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.0 | 740 | 12,997 | 42.9% | 56.3% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 7.3 | 898 | 12,298 | 75.0% | 63.6% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.2 | 816 | 12,320 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.7 | 677 | 11,868 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 6.6 | 651 | 10,902 | 54.5% | 20.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 913 | 13,675 | 71.4% | 46.1% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 7.3 | 947 | 12,831 | 72.7% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 7.2 | 681 | 13,283 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.0 | 665 | 12,591 | 37.5% | 77.8% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.1 | 822 | 14,980 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.1 | 933 | 13,068 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.1 | 658 | 12,565 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 499 | 10,962 | 44.4% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.3 | 586 | 9,812 | 30.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,096 | 12,918 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.8 | 979 | 13,158 | 66.7% | 12.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.7 | 703 | 13,522 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 6.8 | 560 | 12,319 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.0 | 816 | 12,015 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 758 | 12,785 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 4.0 | 944 | 15,209 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.6 | 1,012 | 14,353 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 3.9 | 641 | 11,911 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 7.1 | 701 | 12,085 | 85.7% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 635 | 12,830 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.9 | 788 | 13,600 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.8 | 718 | 14,946 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.0 | 799 | 14,789 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 90.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 827 | 12,054 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 865 | 15,246 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 744 | 15,058 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 738 | 10,672 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.6 | 717 | 13,420 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 728 | 13,727 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.1 | 839 | 16,536 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 676 | 13,670 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.7 | 467 | 11,935 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.8 | 712 | 13,869 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 734 | 13,858 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.8 | 745 | 14,868 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.3 | 761 | 11,834 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.2 | 832 | 13,861 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.2 | 759 | 14,649 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.2 | 450 | 10,155 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 711 | 15,025 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 865 | 15,485 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 885 | 10,207 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 693 | 11,963 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
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Garen vs Trundle - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Garen do against Trundle in League of Legends?
Trundle wins the Garen vs Trundle matchup with a 50.5% win rate compared to Garen's 49.5%, a 0.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 111 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Garen do against Trundle in the early game?
In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Trundle with a 52.5% win rate versus 47.5%. 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 Trundle in the late game?
In the late game, Trundle takes over the Garen vs Trundle matchup with a 52.1% win rate compared to 47.9%. Trundle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Garen vs Trundle matchup?
Trundle wins the matchup against Garen with a 50.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.9 percentage point advantage means Trundle is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 111 games analyzed.
What is the best Garen build against Trundle?
The best Garen build against Trundle includes Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Trundle?
The best Garen runes against Trundle use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 46.3% win rate in the Garen vs Trundle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Garen counter Trundle?
No, Garen struggles against Trundle with only a 49.5% win rate. Trundle has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Trundle's lead.
How do I play Garen against Trundle?
When playing Garen against Trundle, play cautiously and avoid Trundle's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Trundle has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.