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Garen matchups

Tier 2#7 Top4Full build
You playGaren

Tier 250.4% win · #7 top

Garen favoured55.3%Garen wins 55.3% of games into Jax, well above the 50.4% Garen wins overall.
AgainstJax

Tier 349.0% win · #24 top

55.3%45.7%

3,180 gamesSample A 55.1%Sample B 57.1%Sample C 55.7%Gold at 15 +373Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Garen: Gold 51.8% · Plat 50.9% · Emerald 50.6% · Diamond 49.4%Jax: Gold 48.9% · Plat 49.0% · Emerald 48.6% · Diamond 49.5%

Lane plan

Do not let Jax block [Q] by activating Counter Strike (E). Attack him whenever your skills come off cooldown and activate [P] to increase your sustain to gain the upper hand.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play aggressive
  • Stridebreaker

    You complete Stridebreaker at ~13 min; Jax completes Trinity Force at ~13 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Jax's Counter Strike (E) is 17s, your Courage (W) is 22s, so Jax is back first. Level 6: Jax's ultimate 110s, yours 120s.

  • Ignite

    Jax takes Flash + Ignite in 64.2% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (97.3%).

Build into Jax

Sample B · Emerald+ · 1,143 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

    Doran's Shield + Health Potion

    45.1% of games · 57.0% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion55.5%
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion58.4%

  2. First back

    Long Sword×2DaggerBoots

    Long Sword, Dagger, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item13 min

    Stridebreaker

    Stridebreaker

    95.9% of games · 57.9% win

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Phantom Dancer

    Phantom Dancer

    55.0% of games · 59.1% win
    • Youmuu's Ghostblade60.5%
    • Mortal Reminder56.6%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Mortal Reminder

    Mortal Reminder

    24.4% of games · 59.1% win
    • Dead Man's Plate62.8%
    • Phantom Dancer63.4%

  6. Boots9 min

    Berserker's Greaves

    Berserker's Greaves

    76.2% of games · 59.9% win
    • Plated Steelcaps52.8%
    • Boots of Swiftness50.0%

  7. Late29–33 min

    Dead Man's PlateInfinity EdgeForce of Nature

    Dead Man's Plate, Infinity Edge or Force of Nature

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 926 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 81.0%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 80.7%
  3. Legend: HasteLegend: Hastepicked in 76.2%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 76.3%

SorcerySorcery

  1. Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanistpicked in 56.8%
  2. CelerityCeleritypicked in 55.9%

Shards

Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 620 games
Q28101213
W31415
E14579
R611

Max

  1. EQW95.5% pick · 1,083 games57.9%

Jax: E start, max WEQ399 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite97.3% pick

FlashIgniteJax: Flash + Ignite, 64.2%740 games

Play against Jax

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Jax's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Relentless AssaultPassive
  2. Q Leap Strike8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6s cooldown · 50 mana · 700 range—8s8s8s
  3. W Empower7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3s cooldown · 30 mana · 300 range—7s5s3s
  4. E Counter Strike17 / 15 / 13 / 11 / 9s cooldown · 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana · 300 range17s17s17s13s
  5. R Grandmaster-at-Arms110 / 100 / 90s cooldown · 100 mana · 260 range——110s100s

Counter Strike (E) is the long one early: 17s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Garen's abilities

You · no resource
  1. P PerseverancePassive
  2. Q Decisive Strike8s cooldown · No cost · 300 range—8s8s8s
  3. W Courage22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12s cooldown · No cost—22s22s22s
  4. E Judgment9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6s cooldown · No cost · 325 range9s9s7.5s6s
  5. R Demacian Justice120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · No cost · 400 range——120s100s

Courage (W) is the long one early: 22s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 45 top matchups

Garen's win rate into each one · green beats Garen's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.