- Win Rate
- 50.9%
- Pick Rate
- 4.3%
- Ban Rate
- 27.8%
Nasus vs Garen
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 8,614
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 8, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Nasus vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Garen wins with a 58.9% win rate (+17.8%) over Nasus based on 163 games. Garen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Garen matchup.
Nasus Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nasus 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 Nasus vs Garen?
Nasus wins 43.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.0% and 48.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 343 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Garen is favored in this matchup: Nasus wins 43.1% of 343 games, and the whole 95% range (38.0–48.4%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 6.2 points worse for Nasus than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (49.3%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Garen usually wins the lane: 843 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (343 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Nasus players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Garen: 21.4% of their other Top games, 12.2% 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 Nasus 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 Nasus'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.
Nasus vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nasus vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Nasus'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: Nasus's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nasus 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)GarenNasus gold at 15: −843
- First itemGarenNasus: 15.5 min · Garen: 13.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesGarenNasus wins 37.8% of 135 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenNasus wins 45.1% of 184 games
What Nasus Changes Against Garen
Choices Nasus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually21.4%vs Garen12.2%−9.2 pts42.9% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually29.1%vs Garen38.2%+9.1 pts41.2% WR here
Second WindRuneUsually69.9%vs Garen61.5%−8.4 pts42.2% WR here
Frozen HeartItemUsually50.0%vs Garen57.4%+7.5 pts46.2% WR here
UnflinchingRuneUsually64.9%vs Garen58.0%−6.9 pts41.2% WR here
Spirit VisageItemUsually44.8%vs Garen38.2%−6.6 pts49.6% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually76.1%vs Garen70.6%−5.6 pts44.6% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually74.4%vs Garen69.4%−5.0 pts45.8% WR here
Best Nasus Build vs Garen
Usual Nasus build (Top)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 219 Nasus games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nasus's standard build instead.
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.5 min (median of 201 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.3 min (median of 299 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 Nasus Runes vs Garen
Usual Nasus runes (Top)
Fleet Footwork
62.6% win rate · 107 games
Against Garen
Fleet Footwork42.1% win rate · 178 games
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Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Nasus'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 Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Nasus Matchups
Hardest for Nasus
Easiest for Nasus
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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Nasus vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nasus vs Garen?
Garen is favored in this matchup: Nasus wins 43.1% of 343 games, and the whole 95% range (38.0–48.4%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Nasus's win rate against Garen?
Nasus wins 43.1% of 343 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.0–48.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Nasus counter Garen?
No — it is the other way around: Nasus wins only 43.1% of 343 games against Garen, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Nasus or Garen?
Garen usually wins the lane: 843 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (343 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Nasus outscale Garen?
Not measurably: Nasus's win rate against Garen in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Garen strongest against Nasus?
Garen is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item, 20–30 min games.
What should Nasus build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nasus's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate. The biggest change against Garen: Mercury's Treads (21.4% usually, 12.2% here).
What runes should Nasus use against Garen?
Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 42.1% over 178 games against Garen. The biggest change against Garen: Second Wind (69.9% usually, 61.5% here).