GarenMid build

Off-meta Mid

Top93%Mid4%
Win
53.3%
▲3.3 vs Mid
LP a game
+3.00
±0.73
Games
2,960
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
0.27 · 3.6%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Garen Mid on BR, patch 26.21: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder; Stormraider's Surge + Resolve; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 2,960 games).

Build

Most played of 2,960 games

Start

DsHp

53% · 54.1% won

Spells

FlIg

89% · 54.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

60% · 54.2% won

Items 22.5% of games with a core

  1. Stridebreaker
  2. Phantom Dancer
  3. Mortal Reminder
4th
  • Ie60.3%won36% · 107pick, 107 games
  • Dm52.9%won26% · 78pick, 78 games
  • Yg59.9%won9.5% · 28pick, 28 games
5th
  • Ie58.1%won17% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Dm54.0%won17% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Fo56.1%won16% · 23pick, 23 games

55.0% won (50.5–59.4) · 478 games

4th: of the 295 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 141 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsGunmetal Greaves47% · 55.0% won

Skill path 47% of games · 54.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Mortal Reminder478 gamesMost played23%55.0%51% to 59%
  2. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade238 games11%66.8%61% to 72%
  3. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate168 games7.9%56.6%49% to 64%
  4. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity Edge92 gamesFew games4.3%57.6%47% to 67%
  5. Stridebreaker › Mortal Reminder › Dead Man's Plate59 gamesFew games2.8%59.3%47% to 71%
  6. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Lord Dominik's Regards56 gamesFew games2.6%60.7%48% to 72%
  7. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Black Cleaver51 gamesFew games2.4%60.8%47% to 73%
  8. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Force of Nature44 gamesFew games2.1%61.4%47% to 74%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W60%54.2%1,769
  2. starts Q E W16%53.6%463
  3. starts Q E W7.4%49.5%216
  4. starts E Q W4.4%50.4%129
  5. starts E W Q3.9%57.4%115

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion53% · 54.1% won · 1,559 games
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion 27%52.5% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%52.5% won

Boots

Gunmetal Greaves47% · 55.0% won · 1,378 games
  • Swiftmarch 25%56.9% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 13%47.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite89% · 54.2% won · 2,645 games
  • Flash + Teleport 4.6%44.4% won
  • Flash + Ghost Few games2.6%44.2% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Mortal Reminder23%55.0%50.5%–59.4%478
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade11%66.8%60.6%–72.5%238
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate7.9%56.6%49.0%–63.8%168
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity EdgeFew games4.3%57.6%47.4%–67.2%92
Stridebreaker › Mortal Reminder › Dead Man's PlateFew games2.8%59.3%46.6%–70.9%59
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games2.6%60.7%47.6%–72.4%56
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Black CleaverFew games2.4%60.8%47.1%–73.0%51
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Force of NatureFew games2.1%61.4%46.6%–74.3%44
4th item, of 1,211 games that reached it
Dead Man's Plate17%54.8%48.0%–61.4%208
Infinity Edge16%55.3%48.4%–62.1%197
Mortal Reminder14%56.3%48.7%–63.6%167
Youmuu's GhostbladeFew games7.4%60.7%50.3%–70.2%89
Sterak's GageFew games6.9%51.2%40.7%–61.6%84
Force of NatureFew games6.9%54.2%43.6%–64.5%83
5th item, of 517 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games13%57.4%45.5%–68.4%68
Infinity EdgeFew games13%52.2%40.5%–63.7%67
Force of NatureFew games12%49.2%37.1%–61.4%61
Sterak's GageFew games9.3%60.4%46.3%–73.0%48
Youmuu's GhostbladeFew games7.5%56.4%41.0%–70.7%39
Mortal ReminderFew games7.2%64.9%48.8%–78.2%37
Boots
Gunmetal Greaves47%55.0%52.4%–57.6%1,378
Swiftmarch25%56.9%53.3%–60.4%737
Chainlaced Crushers13%47.0%42.0%–52.0%381
Armored Advance12%49.4%44.2%–54.7%342
No bootsFew games2.6%42.9%32.4%–54.0%77
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion53%54.1%51.6%–56.5%1,559
Doran's Blade + Health Potion27%52.5%49.1%–56.0%807
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%52.5%47.2%–57.8%339
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health PotionFew games3.1%54.4%44.2%–64.1%92
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite89%54.2%52.3%–56.1%2,645
Flash + Teleport4.6%44.4%36.3%–52.9%135
Flash + GhostFew games2.6%44.2%33.6%–55.3%77
Exhaust + FlashFew games1.7%46.9%33.7%–60.6%49
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W60%54.2%51.8%–56.5%1,769
Max E Q W · starts Q E W16%53.6%49.0%–58.1%463
Max Q E W · starts Q E W7.4%49.5%42.9%–56.2%216
Max Q E W · starts E Q W4.4%50.4%41.9%–58.9%129
Max E Q W · starts E W Q3.9%57.4%48.3%–66.1%115
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R47%54.9%52.3%–57.6%1,338
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R10%54.6%48.9%–60.1%297
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.8%52.7%43.5%–61.8%110
E W Q E E R E Q E Q RFew games2.9%69.5%58.9%–78.4%82
E Q W E E R E Q Q E RFew games2.3%52.3%40.4%–64.0%65
E Q W E E R Q E E Q RFew games1.7%57.1%43.3%–70.0%49
Finished items
Gunmetal Greaves47%55.0%52.4%–57.6%1,378
Dead Man's Plate28%53.8%50.4%–57.2%836
Youmuu's Ghostblade22%61.3%57.4%–65.0%640
Infinity Edge16%53.5%49.0%–57.9%473
Force of Nature10%52.6%47.0%–58.1%306
Sterak's Gage6.1%55.8%48.5%–62.8%181
Black Cleaver5.8%55.2%47.8%–62.5%172
Serpent's Fang3.7%59.6%50.2%–68.4%109
Lord Dominik's Regards3.5%53.9%44.3%–63.1%104
Thornmail3.5%47.1%37.7%–56.7%102

Questions

What do Garen Mid players build first on BR?

The most played core is Stridebreaker, then Phantom Dancer, then Mortal Reminder: 16% of 2,960 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 55.0% win rate.

What skill order do Garen Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 60% of 2,927 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Garen Mid players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 89% of 2,960 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.2% win rate.