LEAGUE OF LEGENDS / CHAMPION
Garen
Mixed changes (score +0, 3 buffs / 3 nerfs). Notable: E damage on critical strikes 175→150; E crit damage modifier 150→140; W damage reduction 30→25. Touched across patches 25-6, 25-11, 25-12, 25-18, 26-5.
- Patches touched
- 5
- Cumulative score
- +0.0
- Released
- 2010-04-27
Abilities
Perseverance
If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.
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.
- Cooldown
- 8s8888
- Range
- 300
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.
- Cooldown
- 22s19.51714.512
Judgment
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
- Cooldown
- 9s8.37.56.86
- Range
- 325
Demacian Justice
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion.
- Cooldown
- 120s10080
- Range
- 400
Base stats
| Stat | Base (Lv 1) | Per level |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 690 | +98 |
| Attack damage | 69 | — |
| Attack speed | 0.625/s | +3.650/s |
| Armor | 38 | +4.2 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +1.6 |
| Move speed | 340 | — |
| Attack range | 175 | — |
Lore
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...
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.
Tips
Playing as 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.
Patch impact
Changelog
- QMove speed duration1→1.4buff
- EDamage per spin4→4neutral
- EAD Ratio per Spin36→38buff
- EDamage4→4neutral
- WCooldown23→22buff
- WDamage Reduction30→25nerf
- ECooldown9→9neutral
- EDamage4→4neutral
- ECrit Damage Modifier150→140nerf
- RDamage150→150neutral
- EDamage on Critical Strikes175→150nerf
Live performance
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Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).