- Win Rate
- 50.9%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 13.6%
Illaoi vs Garen
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 4,681
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 17, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Illaoi vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Garen wins with a 54.4% win rate (+8.9%) over Illaoi based on 169 games. Illaoi wins the early laning phase while Garen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Garen matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi 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 Illaoi vs Garen?
Illaoi wins 45.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.3% and 53.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 164 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +2.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 17
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Illaoi wins 45.7% of 164 games (95% range 38.3–53.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.0% for Illaoi; 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 189, within the margin of error (163 games).
- Illaoi players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Garen: 54.2% of their other Top games, 71.3% 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi'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.
Illaoi vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Illaoi vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Illaoi'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: Illaoi's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Illaoi 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)EvenIllaoi gold at 15: −189
- First itemIllaoiIllaoi: 12.8 min · Garen: 13.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenIllaoi wins 50.0% of 56 games
- 30+ min gamesGarenIllaoi wins 39.8% of 93 games
What Illaoi Changes Against Garen
Choices Illaoi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually54.2%vs Garen71.3%+17.2 pts43.6% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually31.8%vs Garen15.9%−16.0 pts50.0% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually76.5%vs Garen86.6%+10.1 pts45.8% WR here
Spirit VisageItemUsually37.9%vs Garen28.0%−9.8 pts47.8% WR here
Best Illaoi Build vs Garen
Usual Illaoi build (Top)
78.8% win rate · 33 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 99 Illaoi games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Illaoi's standard build instead.
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 12.8 min (median of 116 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.8 min (median of 129 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — 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 Illaoi Runes vs Garen
Usual Illaoi runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
52.6% win rate · 1,551 games
Against Garen
Grasp of the Undying50.8% win rate · 63 games
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Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Illaoi'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 Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Illaoi Matchups
Hardest for Illaoi
Easiest for Illaoi
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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Illaoi vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Illaoi vs Garen?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Illaoi wins 45.7% of 164 games (95% range 38.3–53.4%).
What is Illaoi's win rate against Garen?
Illaoi wins 45.7% of 164 Top games against Garen on patch 26.20 (95% range 38.3–53.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.0% would be expected.
Does Illaoi counter Garen?
Not clearly. Illaoi wins 45.7% of 164 games against Garen, and the 95% range (38.3–53.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Illaoi or Garen?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 189, within the margin of error (163 games).
Does Illaoi outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Illaoi?
Garen is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.
What should Illaoi build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Illaoi's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Hullbreaker, Black Cleaver. The biggest change against Garen: Plated Steelcaps (54.2% usually, 71.3% here).
What runes should Illaoi use against Garen?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 50.8% over 63 games against Garen.