Garen
League of Legends

Garen

The Might of Demacia

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A proud and noble warrior, Garen fights as one of the Dauntless Vanguard. He is popular among his fellows, and respected well enough by his enemies—not least as a scion of the prestigious Crownguard family, entrusted with defending Demacia and its ideals. Clad in magic-resistant armor and bearing a mighty broadsword, Garen stands ready to confront mages and sorcerers on the field of battle, in a veritable whirlwind of righteous steel.

Abilities

Passive
Perseverance

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Q
Decisive Strike

Garen gains a burst of Move Speed, breaking free of all slows affecting him. His next attack strikes a vital area of his foe, dealing bonus damage and silencing them.

W
Courage

Garen passively increases his Armor and Magic Resist by killing enemies. He may also activate this ability to give him a shield and tenacity for a brief moment followed by a lesser amount of damage reduction for a longer duration.

E
Judgment

Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.

R
Demacian Justice

Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.

Base stats

Health
690
Health / level
98
Resource
0
Armor
38
Magic resist
32
Attack damage
69
Attack speed
0.625
Move speed
340
Attack range
175

Tips

Playing Garen

  • Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.
  • Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.
  • Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Playing against Garen

  • Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.
  • Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.
  • Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.
  • Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Recommended build

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