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

Garenvs Vladimir

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Vladimir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 64.5% win rate (+29.0%) over Vladimir based on 31 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 Vladimir 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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Vladimir - 64.5% win rateVladimir(64.5%)
Garen - 64.5% win rate in this matchup
Garen
64.5% WR
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Vladimir vs Garen matchup - 35.5% win rate
Vladimir
35.5% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Vladimir Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 31
64.5%
Win Rate
35.5%
7.0
CS / min
7.3
780
DMG / min
868
12,311
Gold / game
11,419
109
Heal / min
1,033
1,260
DMG Mitigated / min
581
1.2
CC / min
0.2
61.1%
Early Game WR
38.9%
69.2%
Late Game WR
30.8%

Garen vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Vladimir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 31 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 64.5% win rate compared to Vladimir's 35.5%, giving Garen a 29.0 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Vladimir players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Vladimir and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Vladimir 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 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
7.0Garen
7.3Vladimir
Garen and Vladimir farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
780Garen
868Vladimir
Vladimir heavily out-damages Garen by 87 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
12,311Garen
11,419Vladimir
Garen generates a commanding 892 more gold per game than Vladimir. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Vladimir should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.2Garen
0.2Vladimir
Garen brings significantly more crowd control than Vladimir, with 1.0 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
1,369Garen
1,615Vladimir
Vladimir vastly out-sustains Garen, healing and mitigating 246 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

Ionian Boots of Lucidity 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 55.6% win rate across 9 games — well above average and making it the top item path 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
Garen
61.1%
+22.2% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren61.1%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir38.9%
Late Game
Garen
69.2%
+38.5% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren69.2%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir30.8%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.1% win rate — a 22.2 percentage point lead over Vladimir. 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 69.2% win rate — 38.5 points above Vladimir. 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. Vladimir players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

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
60.0% WR

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

How does Garen do against Vladimir in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup with a 64.5% win rate compared to Vladimir's 35.5%, a 29.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 31 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Vladimir in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Vladimir with a 61.1% win rate versus 38.9%. 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 Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Vladimir matchup with a 69.2% win rate compared to 30.8%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Vladimir matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Vladimir with a 64.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 29.0 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 31 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Vladimir?

The best Garen build against Vladimir includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 55.6% 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 60.0% win rate in the Garen vs Vladimir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Vladimir?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Vladimir with a 64.5% win rate. Garen strongly counters Vladimir in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Vladimir?

When playing Garen against Vladimir, 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.