How to play Garen
Garen – The Might of Demacia – is based on our LoL Top Tier List on patch 14.9 a S-Tier 
Top champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Garen has a win rate of 50%, a pick rate of 4.5%, a ban rate of 4.1% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the 
Fighter is in an excellent spot in the current meta of season 14. If you want to learn how to play Garen on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is moderately difficult to play in LoL. This Garen guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Garen. Besides the upcoming Garen Top Build the position Mid is a valid choice as well.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Garen runes and summoner spells. The best Garen Top Runes 14.9 are 
Sorcery as the primary path and 
Resolve as the secondary path. The most supportive Garen keystone rune is 
Phase Rush. 
Flash and 
Ignite are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Garen Build the most.
Item Build on Garen
The starter items for the best Garen Build on patch 14.9 are 
Doran's Shield, 
Health Potion, and a 
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Garen items are 
Trinity Force and 
Phantom Dancer. 
Berserker's Greaves are the most bought Garen boots by Pros. This Garen Build will totally increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Garen Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability 
Decisive Strike on Garen. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise 
Judgment into Decisive Strike and at last 
Courage. Judgment is a very strong ability of Garen in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called 
Perseverance and there is no need to set it manually on a Garen Build.
If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.
Biography
Read Garen's bioA proud and noble soldier, Garen fights at the head 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.
Available Garen Skins
Besides the Garen build you can select a skin for Garen. The best Garen skins you can find below.
Explore
- Featured Video: A Twist of Fate
Get up close and personal with your favorite champions in the League of Legends Cinematic: A Twist of Fate. - Featured Link: Lux
Demacia is a peaceful utopia where order reigns. Maintaining that order at any cost are the Mageseekers, who hunt down anyone utilizing forbidden magic. Hailing from a respected noble family, Luxanna “Lux” Crownguard is destined for a life of privilege—but is hiding a terrible secret. As her own magical light powers emerge, Lux must decide whether she stands with brother Garen and the ruling class of Demacia…or the downtrodden Mages at the fringes of society. - Short Story: The Soldier and the Hag **
The Lady of the Stones took a fellow soldier. Now, she’ll take on Garen and his broadsword. - Short Story: For Demacia by Graham McNeill
How long had it been since Lux had come north to Fossbarrow?She wasn’t sure. Years, certainly. - Featured Video: A Twist of Fate: BTS
Learn more about the making of the League of Legends Cinematic: A Twist of Fate in this behind the scenes video.