Garenvs Yasuo
Garen vs Yasuo is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 53.1% win rate (+6.2%) over Yasuo based on 113 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Yasuo scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Yasuo 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.
Yasuo(53.1%)Who Wins the Garen vs Yasuo Matchup?
Garen vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
The Garen vs Yasuo matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 113 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 53.1% win rate compared to Yasuo's 46.9%, giving Garen a 6.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Yasuo reaches their power spikes, while Yasuo should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Yasuo and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Yasuo 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 Yasuo Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Yasuo, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Garen Build Against Yasuo
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Yasuo, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Yasuo are Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin and Phantom Dancer. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yasuo. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Yasuo matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Garen56.9%Yasuo43.1%Garen49.1%Yasuo50.9%Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.9% win rate — a 13.8 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Garen 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 Yasuo at 50.9% win rate — only 1.8 points ahead of Garen. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Garen has the edge early, but Yasuo 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 Yasuo
Sorcery
Resolve
Running Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary allows Garen to press their advantage against Yasuo, 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.09% | 378 | 6.5 | 815 | 12,433 | 42.3% | 51.0% | |
| 50.97% | 361 | 6.8 | 810 | 12,303 | 50.9% | 51.0% | |
| 50.46% | 327 | 7.0 | 902 | 12,581 | 51.5% | 49.4% | |
| 39.77% | 264 | 7.1 | 706 | 12,978 | 44.0% | 36.8% | |
| 51.20% | 250 | 6.4 | 675 | 12,357 | 52.5% | 50.3% | |
| 54.05% | 222 | 7.3 | 1,025 | 12,987 | 52.6% | 55.1% | |
| 50.74% | 203 | 7.1 | 891 | 13,519 | 59.5% | 44.5% | |
| 46.31% | 203 | 7.1 | 800 | 12,463 | 40.6% | 52.0% | |
| 53.61% | 194 | 7.2 | 962 | 13,245 | 48.8% | 57.3% | |
| 57.98% | 188 | 7.2 | 873 | 12,685 | 57.0% | 58.8% | |
| 58.92% | 185 | 7.1 | 929 | 12,953 | 57.0% | 60.4% | |
| 48.33% | 180 | 6.9 | 855 | 12,626 | 50.6% | 46.4% | |
| 54.19% | 179 | 7.2 | 792 | 12,943 | 60.7% | 48.4% | |
| 55.87% | 179 | 7.3 | 1,230 | 13,868 | 56.2% | 55.7% | |
| 46.51% | 172 | 7.4 | 888 | 13,117 | 50.8% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 172 | 7.2 | 788 | 13,615 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.75% | 160 | 7.5 | 1,008 | 13,376 | 55.8% | 42.2% | |
| 55.63% | 160 | 7.1 | 897 | 12,615 | 61.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.37% | 160 | 6.7 | 882 | 12,695 | 50.7% | 57.5% | |
| 54.84% | 155 | 6.8 | 827 | 12,872 | 55.7% | 54.1% | |
| 41.61% | 149 | 6.4 | 639 | 12,286 | 48.4% | 36.5% | |
| 55.41% | 148 | 7.3 | 862 | 13,627 | 67.7% | 46.5% | |
| 49.31% | 144 | 6.7 | 776 | 12,579 | 41.3% | 55.6% | |
| 51.08% | 139 | 7.2 | 827 | 12,661 | 42.4% | 58.9% | |
| 57.81% | 128 | 7.2 | 818 | 13,527 | 65.5% | 52.0% | |
| 54.33% | 127 | 7.1 | 915 | 12,822 | 58.5% | 51.4% | |
| 52.80% | 125 | 7.0 | 845 | 12,192 | 56.3% | 49.2% | |
| 48.76% | 121 | 7.4 | 914 | 13,175 | 56.7% | 38.9% | |
| 43.33% | 120 | 6.8 | 1,009 | 13,161 | 51.0% | 38.0% | |
| 37.29% | 118 | 6.8 | 689 | 12,052 | 33.3% | 40.3% | |
| 41.59% | 113 | 6.4 | 738 | 12,995 | 40.4% | 42.6% | |
| 53.10% | 113 | 7.2 | 822 | 12,723 | 56.9% | 49.1% | |
| 55.86% | 111 | 7.7 | 977 | 14,571 | 52.6% | 57.5% | |
| 60.19% | 103 | 7.3 | 915 | 13,701 | 60.0% | 60.4% | |
| 53.92% | 102 | 6.8 | 836 | 12,549 | 57.5% | 50.9% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 7.3 | 946 | 13,811 | 59.5% | 53.5% | |
| 53.01% | 83 | 7.4 | 856 | 12,767 | 51.2% | 54.8% | |
| 57.50% | 80 | 7.2 | 959 | 13,758 | 44.4% | 68.2% | |
| 40.51% | 79 | 6.6 | 596 | 11,966 | 47.5% | 33.3% | |
| 57.33% | 75 | 6.7 | 781 | 12,271 | 55.6% | 59.0% | |
| 54.93% | 71 | 6.7 | 847 | 14,075 | 56.7% | 53.7% | |
| 64.29% | 70 | 6.7 | 745 | 12,936 | 57.6% | 70.3% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 6.9 | 1,029 | 13,177 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.2 | 777 | 14,296 | 56.5% | 48.6% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 5.6 | 824 | 12,211 | 62.9% | 38.1% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 7.0 | 796 | 13,207 | 50.0% | 34.5% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.3 | 911 | 13,685 | 61.9% | 45.2% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 7.1 | 797 | 12,714 | 48.1% | 60.0% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 6.5 | 823 | 14,249 | 37.5% | 46.4% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 6.7 | 891 | 12,761 | 55.0% | 41.7% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 6.5 | 681 | 12,861 | 28.6% | 48.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 6.0 | 881 | 13,139 | 55.0% | 41.2% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 6.5 | 892 | 13,347 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 7.0 | 780 | 12,311 | 61.1% | 69.2% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.3 | 648 | 11,690 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.2 | 721 | 13,450 | 22.2% | 75.0% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 7.1 | 773 | 12,473 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 4.8 | 818 | 13,682 | 54.5% | 25.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 6.8 | 694 | 12,466 | 63.6% | 66.7% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.3 | 813 | 13,166 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 800 | 12,903 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 73.91% | 23 | 7.3 | 894 | 14,921 | 75.0% | 73.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.6 | 939 | 14,955 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.0 | 961 | 14,721 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 801 | 13,971 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 3.9 | 768 | 13,046 | 22.2% | 72.7% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.3 | 791 | 14,552 | 87.5% | 45.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.4 | 799 | 13,181 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.8 | 782 | 12,541 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.3 | 765 | 12,759 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.8 | 709 | 12,836 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 737 | 13,178 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 7.2 | 871 | 12,838 | 28.6% | 45.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.9 | 818 | 13,935 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 6.6 | 802 | 12,288 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 17.65% | 17 | 6.2 | 537 | 10,158 | 30.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.6 | 954 | 12,358 | 44.4% | 57.1% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.8 | 610 | 13,670 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.0 | 733 | 13,458 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.7 | 909 | 13,480 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 3.9 | 905 | 15,721 | 0.0% | 54.5% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 857 | 15,338 | 85.7% | 75.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 779 | 14,008 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 680 | 12,640 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.5 | 781 | 11,620 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 750 | 12,943 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 843 | 13,929 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.2 | 769 | 12,046 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.1 | 981 | 13,677 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 653 | 10,831 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.6 | 848 | 15,518 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.3 | 748 | 12,536 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 864 | 13,780 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 6.3 | 722 | 12,817 | 66.7% | 87.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.4 | 599 | 9,352 | 40.0% | 16.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.4 | 826 | 13,712 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 754 | 13,085 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 706 | 12,355 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 876 | 11,462 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.5 | 653 | 13,595 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.0 | 783 | 13,747 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.9 | 640 | 10,116 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 861 | 10,715 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 926 | 14,590 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 1,181 | 14,236 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 514 | 11,104 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.7 | 520 | 10,737 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 661 | 12,222 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 866 | 14,691 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 715 | 11,474 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.7 | 789 | 14,404 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.3 | 561 | 14,981 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.0 | 435 | 11,428 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 755 | 11,896 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 635 | 10,117 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 567 | 11,490 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,013 | 18,173 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 630 | 12,413 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 509 | 11,659 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 564 | 11,795 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 673 | 12,515 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 601 | 13,048 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 547 | 12,030 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 869 | 12,084 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 773 | 12,155 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 715 | 13,071 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 744 | 14,062 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 495 | 10,237 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 882 | 15,856 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 551 | 12,264 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Garen vs Yasuo - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Garen do against Yasuo in League of Legends?
Garen wins the Garen vs Yasuo matchup with a 53.1% win rate compared to Yasuo's 46.9%, a 6.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 113 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Garen do against Yasuo in the early game?
In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Yasuo with a 56.9% win rate versus 43.1%. 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 Yasuo in the late game?
In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Garen vs Yasuo matchup with a 50.9% win rate compared to 49.1%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Garen vs Yasuo matchup?
Garen wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 53.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 6.2 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 113 games analyzed.
What is the best Garen build against Yasuo?
The best Garen build against Yasuo includes Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Phantom Dancer with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 83.3% 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 Yasuo?
The best Garen runes against Yasuo use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.9% win rate in the Garen vs Yasuo matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Garen counter Yasuo?
Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Yasuo with a 53.1% win rate. Garen strongly counters Yasuo in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Garen against Yasuo?
When playing Garen against Yasuo, 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.