Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
5.2%

Garenvs Vladimir

AFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Vladimir is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Vladimir wins with a 52.3% win rate (+4.5%) over Garen based on 44 games. Vladimir wins the early laning phase while Garen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Vladimir matchup.

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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 - 47.7% win rate in this matchup
Garen
47.7% WR
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Vladimir vs Garen matchup - 52.3% win rate
Vladimir
52.3% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Vladimir Matchup?

Vladimir wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Vladimir
Matches: 44
47.7%
Win Rate
52.3%
6.9
CS / min
7.3
767
DMG / min
986
12,140
Gold / game
11,677
111
Heal / min
1,075
1,401
DMG Mitigated / min
609
1.1
CC / min
0.2
45.5%
Early Game WR
54.5%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Garen vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Vladimir matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 44 recent matches analyzed, Vladimir wins with a 52.3% win rate compared to Garen's 47.7%, giving Vladimir a 4.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Vladimir controls the early laning stage, but Garen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Vladimir needs to press advantages before Garen reaches their power spikes, while Garen should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Vladimir 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 Vladimir's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Vladimir Laning Phase Breakdown

Vladimir wins the laning phase against Garen in League of Legends

Vladimir is favored during the laning phase against Garen, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Vladimir holds advantages in farming, damage and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.9Garen
7.3Vladimir
Vladimir 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 Vladimir.
Damage
767Garen
986Vladimir
Vladimir heavily out-damages Garen by 219 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 Vladimir's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,140Garen
11,677Vladimir
Garen earns 463 more gold per game than Vladimir, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Garen slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.1Garen
0.2Vladimir
Garen brings significantly more crowd control than Vladimir, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Garen far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Vladimir should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,512Garen
1,684Vladimir
Vladimir vastly out-sustains Garen, healing and mitigating 172 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Vladimir can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Garen is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Garen, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Vladimir

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Vladimir, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Vladimir are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 42.9% win rate across 7 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Garen the best chance to compete against Vladimir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Vladimir matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Vladimir
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren45.5%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir54.5%
Late Game
Garen
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren50.0%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir50.0%

Vladimir dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Vladimir can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Garen at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Vladimir. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Vladimir has the edge early, but Garen gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Garen Runes Against Vladimir

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs VladimirPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs VladimirTriumph - best Garen rune vs VladimirLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs VladimirLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Vladimir
Sorcery rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs VladimirSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs VladimirCelerity - best Garen rune vs Vladimir
73.3% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Garen the best tools to compete against Vladimir in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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.

Garen matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.85%3786.780012,36451.9%51.8%
49.01%3536.566112,24846.9%50.5%
45.82%2996.789913,16345.8%45.8%
51.46%2746.578012,51246.1%55.4%
50.00%2187.171512,46247.1%51.9%
54.17%2167.197412,92161.5%48.8%
50.94%2127.21,12612,99457.5%47.0%
47.83%2077.398913,30341.4%51.1%
44.66%2067.180612,76840.7%47.8%
52.24%2017.180512,25953.7%50.9%
48.50%2006.967912,30346.7%50.0%
46.32%1906.978811,87447.0%45.8%
53.01%1837.086312,85548.0%56.6%
60.67%1787.389113,20762.8%58.7%
47.67%1726.879211,83651.8%43.8%
44.44%1717.185413,09140.9%46.7%
49.69%1637.191112,41147.4%51.8%
48.08%1566.258111,45650.0%46.6%
46.67%1506.580411,81855.1%39.5%
45.77%1427.390013,58249.1%43.7%
44.68%1416.770112,17342.0%47.2%
48.23%1417.075312,73345.9%50.0%
48.57%1406.990512,25558.1%41.0%
60.90%1337.383313,65069.0%54.7%
51.94%1297.886413,40558.0%48.1%
45.31%1287.183813,67557.1%38.0%
55.08%1186.582112,79553.2%56.3%
59.83%1177.387812,97363.6%56.5%
59.83%1176.591812,17253.2%64.3%
49.56%1137.078112,62256.5%44.8%
49.55%1117.191613,35452.5%47.9%
57.55%1066.972412,18166.7%50.8%
52.53%997.190112,85964.3%43.9%
62.89%977.184512,79366.7%60.7%
56.84%956.763912,10548.9%64.0%
55.81%866.876912,38247.6%63.6%
43.21%817.191612,62648.6%39.1%
64.20%817.092513,83466.7%62.8%
51.95%776.985912,88756.7%48.9%
50.00%746.975911,74346.1%54.3%
40.58%696.559612,28037.9%42.5%
62.69%676.91,07213,41453.6%69.2%
47.62%636.385512,23058.3%41.0%
63.49%637.380312,11754.8%71.9%
56.45%627.189112,00267.7%42.9%
56.14%577.273713,32355.2%57.1%
66.67%456.589415,43462.5%69.0%
47.73%446.976712,14045.5%50.0%
50.00%406.871512,95458.8%43.5%
60.53%387.575213,51262.5%59.1%
52.78%367.079713,77878.6%36.4%
47.06%346.872511,50647.4%46.7%
75.76%335.684012,55470.6%81.3%
70.97%317.575912,01960.0%90.9%
60.00%306.683212,66478.6%43.8%
55.17%296.087212,79678.6%33.3%
35.71%286.675612,91122.2%42.1%
46.43%286.054910,85928.6%64.3%
57.69%266.777313,44654.5%60.0%
44.00%255.067212,68237.5%47.1%
62.50%246.990810,00469.2%54.5%
66.67%247.373311,35969.2%63.6%
37.50%247.065010,45435.7%40.0%
43.48%237.074311,76746.1%40.0%
52.17%237.074012,99742.9%56.3%
69.57%237.389812,29875.0%63.6%
56.52%236.281612,32055.6%57.1%
47.83%236.767711,86850.0%45.5%
38.10%216.665110,90254.5%20.0%
55.00%207.191313,67571.4%46.1%
73.68%197.394712,83172.7%75.0%
44.44%187.268113,28342.9%45.5%
58.82%177.066512,59137.5%77.8%
43.75%166.182214,98050.0%41.7%
50.00%166.193313,06850.0%50.0%
53.33%156.165812,56533.3%66.7%
33.33%156.749910,96244.4%16.7%
42.86%146.35869,81230.0%75.0%
50.00%147.01,09612,91850.0%50.0%
35.71%145.897913,15866.7%12.5%
64.29%146.770313,52225.0%80.0%
23.08%136.856012,31920.0%25.0%
53.85%137.081612,01550.0%60.0%
66.67%126.875812,78560.0%71.4%
66.67%124.094415,20960.0%71.4%
58.33%126.61,01214,35366.7%55.6%
75.00%123.964111,91140.0%100.0%
75.00%127.170112,08585.7%60.0%
75.00%126.063512,830100.0%57.1%
45.45%116.978813,60040.0%50.0%
54.55%116.871814,94650.0%55.6%
63.64%117.079914,78966.7%60.0%
90.00%106.882712,054100.0%80.0%
40.00%107.186515,24633.3%42.9%
40.00%105.574415,058100.0%0.0%
44.44%97.373810,67275.0%20.0%
22.22%96.671713,42033.3%16.7%
44.44%96.372813,727100.0%37.5%
37.50%85.183916,536100.0%28.6%
50.00%86.167613,670100.0%42.9%
50.00%85.746711,935100.0%42.9%
50.00%84.871213,8690.0%50.0%
37.50%86.873413,85850.0%25.0%
71.43%76.874514,868100.0%60.0%
71.43%74.376111,83433.3%100.0%
42.86%75.283213,86166.7%25.0%
71.43%77.275914,649100.0%60.0%
50.00%64.245010,15525.0%100.0%
50.00%65.671115,02550.0%50.0%
20.00%55.986515,4850.0%25.0%
60.00%56.388510,207100.0%33.3%
20.00%55.769311,96333.3%0.0%

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Garen vs Vladimir - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Vladimir in League of Legends?

Vladimir wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup with a 52.3% win rate compared to Garen's 47.7%, a 4.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 44 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Garen do against Vladimir in the early game?

In the early game, Vladimir has the advantage against Garen with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Vladimir players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Vladimir matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup?

Vladimir wins the matchup against Garen with a 52.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 4.5 percentage point advantage means Vladimir is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 44 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Vladimir?

The best Garen build against Vladimir includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 42.9% 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 Vladimir?

The best Garen runes against Vladimir use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 73.3% win rate in the Garen vs Vladimir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Vladimir?

No, Garen struggles against Vladimir with only a 47.7% win rate. Vladimir has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vladimir's lead.

How do I play Garen against Vladimir?

When playing Garen against Vladimir, play cautiously and avoid Vladimir's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Vladimir in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.