Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.0%
Pick Rate
8.3%

Garenvs Yuumi

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Yuumi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yuumi wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Garen based on 5 games. Yuumi 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 Yuumi 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
Yuumi - 40.0% win rateYuumi(40.0%)
Garen - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Garen
40.0% WR
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Yuumi vs Garen matchup - 60.0% win rate
Yuumi
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Yuumi Matchup?

Yuumi wins the Garen vs Yuumi matchup
Winner
Yuumi
Matches: 5
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
4.8
CS / min
2.6
495
DMG / min
395
10,237
Gold / game
8,396
116
Heal / min
308
886
DMG Mitigated / min
158
0.9
CC / min
0.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Garen vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Yuumi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Yuumi wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Garen's 40.0%, giving Yuumi a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yuumi controls the early laning stage, but Garen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yuumi 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 sustain, where Garen leads by 536 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yuumi 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 Yuumi 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 Yuumi Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Yuumi in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.8Garen
2.6Yuumi
Garen significantly out-farms Yuumi by 2.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 33 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Garen a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Yuumi players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
495Garen
395Yuumi
Garen heavily out-damages Yuumi by 99 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yuumi should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Garen's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,237Garen
8,396Yuumi
Garen generates a commanding 1,842 more gold per game than Yuumi. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Yuumi should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Garen
0.6Yuumi
Garen provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Yuumi, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Garen coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,002Garen
465Yuumi
Garen vastly out-sustains Yuumi, healing and mitigating 536 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yuumi is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yuumi, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Yuumi

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Yuumi, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Yuumi are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Yuumi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yuumi
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren33.3%
Yuumi early game win rateYuumi66.7%
Late Game
Garen
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren50.0%
Yuumi late game win rateYuumi50.0%

Yuumi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Yuumi 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 Yuumi. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Yuumi 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 Yuumi

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs YuumiPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs YuumiTriumph - best Garen rune vs YuumiLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs YuumiLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Yuumi
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs YuumiResolve
Second Wind - best Garen rune vs YuumiRevitalize - best Garen rune vs Yuumi
100.0% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Garen the best tools to compete against Yuumi 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 Yuumi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Yuumi in League of Legends?

Yuumi wins the Garen vs Yuumi matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Garen's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Yuumi in the early game?

In the early game, Yuumi has the advantage against Garen with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Yuumi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Yuumi in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Yuumi 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 Yuumi matchup?

Yuumi wins the matchup against Garen with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Yuumi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Yuumi?

The best Garen build against Yuumi includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Yuumi?

The best Garen runes against Yuumi use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Garen vs Yuumi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Yuumi?

No, Garen struggles against Yuumi with only a 40.0% win rate. Yuumi has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yuumi's lead.

How do I play Garen against Yuumi?

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