Vaynevs Garen
Vayne vs Garen is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Vayne wins with a 51.5% win rate (+3.0%) over Garen based on 33 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Vayne scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vayne build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vayne vs Garen matchup.
Vayne Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vayne 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 Vayne vs Garen?
Vayne wins 48.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.1% and 60.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 68 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +7.1 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
- Vayne vs Garen is an even matchup: Vayne wins 48.5% of 68 games, and the 95% range (37.1–60.2%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.3% for Vayne; 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 74, within the margin of error (66 games).
- Vayne players pick Lethal Tempo far more often against Garen: 64.2% of their other Top games, 76.5% 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 Vayne 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 Vayne'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.
Vayne vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Vayne vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Vayne'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: Vayne's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Vayne 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)EvenVayne gold at 15: +74
- First itemGarenVayne: 14.4 min · Garen: 13.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Vayne Changes Against Garen
Choices Vayne players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Lethal TempoKeystoneUsually64.2%vs Garen76.5%+12.3 pts48.1% WR here
Wit's EndItemUsually12.0%vs Garen2.9%−9.0 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually2.0%vs Garen5.9%+3.9 pts
Best Vayne Build vs Garen
Usual Vayne build (Top)
59.4% win rate · 138 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 37 Vayne games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Vayne's standard build instead.
- Vayne usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 14.4 min (median of 42 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.8 min (median of 62 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 Vayne Runes vs Garen
Usual Vayne runes (Top)
Press the Attack
49.8% win rate · 257 games
Against Garen
Lethal Tempo43.9% win rate · 41 games
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Vayne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Vayne'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 Vayne build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Vayne Matchups
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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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Vayne vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Vayne vs Garen?
Vayne vs Garen is an even matchup: Vayne wins 48.5% of 68 games, and the 95% range (37.1–60.2%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Vayne's win rate against Garen?
Vayne wins 48.5% of 68 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 37.1–60.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.3% would be expected.
Does Vayne counter Garen?
Not clearly. Vayne wins 48.5% of 68 games against Garen, and the 95% range (37.1–60.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Vayne or Garen?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 74, within the margin of error (66 games).
Does Vayne outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Vayne?
Garen is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Vayne build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Vayne's usual Top core: Terminus, Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade. The biggest change against Garen: Wit's End (12.0% usually, 2.9% here).
What runes should Vayne use against Garen?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 43.9% over 41 games against Garen. The biggest change against Garen: Lethal Tempo (64.2% usually, 76.5% here).