- Win Rate
- 51.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.7%
- Ban Rate
- 5.2%
Vladimir vs Garen
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,509
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Vladimir vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Garen wins with a 60.5% win rate (+20.9%) over Vladimir based on 43 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Vladimir scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vladimir build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vladimir vs Garen matchup.
Vladimir Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vladimir 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 Vladimir vs Garen?
Vladimir wins 46.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.9% and 63.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −0.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 32 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Mid): 4 games, Vladimir won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Vladimir wins 46.9% of 32 games (95% range 30.9–63.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.6% for Vladimir; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Vladimir players pick the Q > E > W skill order much less often against Garen: 96.2% of their other Top games, 87.5% 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir'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.
Vladimir vs Garen Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Vladimir vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Vladimir'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: Vladimir's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Vladimir 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)Insufficient data
- First itemVladimirVladimir: 12.8 min · Garen: 15.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Vladimir Changes Against Garen
Choices Vladimir players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually96.2%vs Garen87.5%−8.7 pts46.4% WR here
- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually2.8%vs Garen9.4%+6.6 pts
RevitalizeRuneUsually1.5%vs Garen6.3%+4.8 pts
Lich BaneItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen3.1%+3.1 pts
Doran's Ring + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen3.1%+3.1 pts
Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen3.1%+3.1 pts
Ghost + IgniteSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen3.1%+3.1 pts
Cheap ShotRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Vladimir Build vs Garen
Usual Vladimir build (Top)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 16 Vladimir games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Vladimir's standard build instead.
- Vladimir usually completes Stormsurge first, at 12.8 min (median of 20 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 15.4 min (median of 25 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > 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 Vladimir Runes vs Garen
Usual Vladimir runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
51.0% win rate · 200 games
Against Garen
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Vladimir matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Vladimir'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 Vladimir build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Vladimir Matchups
Hardest for Vladimir
Easiest for Vladimir
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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Vladimir vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Vladimir vs Garen?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Vladimir wins 46.9% of 32 games (95% range 30.9–63.6%).
What is Vladimir's win rate against Garen?
Vladimir wins 46.9% of 32 Top games against Garen on patch 26.20 (95% range 30.9–63.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.6% would be expected.
Does Vladimir counter Garen?
Not clearly. Vladimir wins 46.9% of 32 games against Garen, and the 95% range (30.9–63.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Vladimir or Garen?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Vladimir outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Vladimir?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Vladimir beyond the margin of error.
What should Vladimir build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Vladimir's usual Top core: Stormsurge, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass. The biggest change against Garen: Lich Bane (under 0.5% usually, 3.1% here).
What runes should Vladimir use against Garen?
Use Vladimir's usual Stormraider's Surge page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Garen: Revitalize (1.5% usually, 6.3% here).