- Win Rate
- 48.2%
- Pick Rate
- 1.7%
- Ban Rate
- 1.0%
Gnar vs Garen
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 1,640
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 7, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Gnar vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.22. Garen wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Gnar based on 72 games. Garen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Garen matchup.
Gnar41.4%
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 41.4% of 70 games (95% range 30.6–53.1%).
Gnar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gnar 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.
Who wins Gnar vs Garen?
Gnar wins 41.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.6% and 53.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.1% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 70 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.21
- −9.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.22 · Nov 5 – Nov 7
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 41.4% of 70 games (95% range 30.6–53.1%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.1% for Gnar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 39, within the margin of error (70 games).
- Gnar players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Garen: 54.4% of their other Top games, 74.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Gnar and Garen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Gnar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Gnar vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gnar vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Gnar's win rate against Garen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Gnar's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gnar vs Garen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenGnar gold at 15: −39
- First itemEvenGnar: 13.7 min · Garen: 13.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gnar Changes Against Garen
Choices Gnar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually54.4%vs Garen74.3%+19.9 pts44.2% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually32.1%vs Garen12.9%−19.2 pts
Black CleaverItemUsually56.9%vs Garen71.4%+14.5 pts42.0% WR here
Wit's EndItemUsually24.6%vs Garen12.9%−11.8 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually24.6%vs Garen35.7%+11.1 pts52.0% WR here- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually92.4%vs Garen84.3%−8.1 pts42.4% WR here
- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually4.3%vs Garen10.0%+5.7 pts
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsually1.2%vs Garen5.7%+4.6 pts
Best Gnar Build vs Garen
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 33 Gnar games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gnar's standard build instead.
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.7 min (median of 61 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.9 min (median of 67 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Gnar Runes vs Garen
Usual Gnar runes (Top)
Fleet Footwork
50.1% win rate · 535 games
Against Garen
Fleet Footwork42.9% win rate · 21 games
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Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Gnar'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 Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Gnar Matchups
Hardest for Gnar
Easiest for Gnar
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Gnar vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.22
Who wins Gnar vs Garen?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 41.4% of 70 games (95% range 30.6–53.1%).
What is Gnar's win rate against Garen?
Gnar wins 41.4% of 70 Top games against Garen on patch 26.22 (95% range 30.6–53.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.1% would be expected.
Does Gnar counter Garen?
Not clearly. Gnar wins 41.4% of 70 games against Garen, and the 95% range (30.6–53.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gnar or Garen?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 39, within the margin of error (70 games).
Does Gnar outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Gnar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Gnar beyond the margin of error.
What should Gnar build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gnar's usual Top core: Wit's End, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Garen: Plated Steelcaps (54.4% usually, 74.3% here).
What runes should Gnar use against Garen?
Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 42.9% over 21 games against Garen. The biggest change against Garen: Flash + Ghost (1.2% usually, 5.7% here).