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

Garenvs Yorick

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

Garen vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yorick wins with a 53.7% win rate (+7.4%) over Garen based on 203 games. Yorick 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 Yorick 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.

Compare against an opponent
Yorick - 46.3% win rateYorick(46.3%)
Garen - 46.3% win rate in this matchup
Garen
46.3% WR
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Yorick vs Garen matchup - 53.7% win rate
Yorick
53.7% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Yorick Matchup?

Yorick wins the Garen vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 203
46.3%
Win Rate
53.7%
7.1
CS / min
7.5
800
DMG / min
861
12,463
Gold / game
12,520
127
Heal / min
345
1,422
DMG Mitigated / min
900
1.1
CC / min
0.3
40.6%
Early Game WR
59.4%
52.0%
Late Game WR
48.0%

Garen vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 203 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 53.7% win rate compared to Garen's 46.3%, giving Yorick a 7.4 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Garen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick 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 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick has a strong advantage in this matchup. Garen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Yorick overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Garen in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.1Garen
7.5Yorick
Yorick edges out Garen by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yorick.
Damage
800Garen
861Yorick
Yorick deals 62 more champion damage per minute than Garen. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Garen choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Yorick's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,463Garen
12,520Yorick
Garen and Yorick generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 57 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.1Garen
0.3Yorick
Garen brings significantly more crowd control than Yorick, with 0.8 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. Yorick should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,549Garen
1,245Yorick
Garen vastly out-sustains Yorick, healing and mitigating 304 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yorick is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yorick, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Yorick

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Yorick are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Sterak's Gage. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
59.4%
+18.8% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren40.6%
Yorick early game win rateYorick59.4%
Late Game
Garen
52.0%
+3.9% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren52.0%
Yorick late game win rateYorick48.0%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.4% win rate — a 18.8 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Garen takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Yorick by 3.9 percentage points. Garen scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yorick must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Garen reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Garen 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 Yorick

Sorcery rune tree - Garen primary runes vs YorickSorcery
Phase Rush - best Garen rune vs YorickAxiom Arcanist - best Garen rune vs YorickCelerity - best Garen rune vs YorickGathering Storm - best Garen rune vs Yorick
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs YorickResolve
Overgrowth - best Garen rune vs YorickSecond Wind - best Garen rune vs Yorick
50.0% WR

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


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 Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Garen vs Yorick matchup with a 53.7% win rate compared to Garen's 46.3%, a 7.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 203 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Garen with a 59.4% win rate versus 40.6%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Yorick matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Yorick matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Garen with a 53.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 7.4 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 203 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Yorick?

The best Garen build against Yorick includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Yorick?

The best Garen runes against Yorick use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Garen vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Yorick?

No, Garen struggles against Yorick with only a 46.3% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.

How do I play Garen against Yorick?

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