GarenMid build

Off-meta Mid

Top91%Mid8%
Win
50.9%
▲0.9 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.40
±0.48
Games
7,356
a win +21.0 · a loss −19.4
Pick · Ban
0.52 · 4.5%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Garen Mid, patch 26.21: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder; Stormraider's Surge + Resolve; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 7,356 games).

Build

Most played of 7,356 games

Start

DsHp

64% · 49.8% won

Spells

FlIg

85% · 51.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

51% · 50.9% won

Items 21.5% of games with a core

  1. Stridebreaker
  2. Phantom Dancer
  3. Mortal Reminder
4th
  • Dm55.6% won20% pick
  • Ie57.5% won14% pick
  • Mr51.0% won13% pick
5th
  • Dm49.3% won14% pick
  • Ie45.1% won11% pick
  • Fo45.5% won10% pick

54.3% won (51.2–57.4) · 1,005 games

BootsGunmetal Greaves42% · 50.8% won

Skill path 43% of games · 52.1% 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 Reminder1,005 gamesMost played21%54.3%51% to 57%
  2. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword322 games6.9%59.6%54% to 65%
  3. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate296 games6.3%52.0%46% to 58%
  4. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Phantom Dancer264 games5.6%54.9%49% to 61%
  5. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade250 games5.3%58.8%53% to 65%
  6. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity Edge192 games4.1%62.0%55% to 69%
  7. Stridebreaker › Mortal Reminder › Phantom Dancer177 games3.8%52.5%45% to 60%
  8. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's Fang104 games2.2%49.0%40% to 59%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W51%50.9%3,392
  2. starts Q E W16%51.7%1,073
  3. starts E W Q11%51.8%738
  4. starts Q E W3.3%55.7%221
  5. starts Q W E3.2%45.5%209

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion64% · 49.8% won · 4,258 games
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion Highest win18%53.7% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 10%51.1% won

Boots

Gunmetal Greaves42% · 50.8% won · 3,124 games
  • Swiftmarch Highest win39%52.8% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 8.8%46.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite85% · 51.2% won · 6,279 games
  • Flash + Ghost 7.0%50.0% won
  • Flash + Teleport 5.5%49.1% 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 Reminder21%54.3%51.2%–57.4%1,005
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword6.9%59.6%54.2%–64.8%322
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate6.3%52.0%46.4%–57.7%296
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Phantom Dancer5.6%54.9%48.9%–60.8%264
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade5.3%58.8%52.6%–64.7%250
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity Edge4.1%62.0%54.9%–68.6%192
Stridebreaker › Mortal Reminder › Phantom Dancer3.8%52.5%45.2%–59.8%177
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's Fang2.2%49.0%39.6%–58.5%104
4th item, of 2,520 games that reached it
Dead Man's Plate20%55.6%51.3%–59.9%507
Infinity Edge14%57.5%52.3%–62.6%353
Mortal Reminder13%51.0%45.7%–56.4%335
Force of Nature7.4%52.9%45.8%–60.0%187
Sterak's Gage6.5%56.4%48.8%–63.8%163
Phantom Dancer6.2%64.3%56.6%–71.4%157
5th item, of 964 games that reached it
Dead Man's Plate14%49.3%41.0%–57.6%136
Infinity Edge11%45.1%35.8%–54.8%102
Force of Nature10%45.5%36.2%–55.2%101
Mortal ReminderFew games10%58.8%48.8%–68.0%97
Sterak's GageFew games8.4%50.6%40.0%–61.2%81
Guardian AngelFew games4.6%61.4%46.6%–74.3%44
Boots
Gunmetal Greaves42%50.8%49.1%–52.6%3,124
Swiftmarch39%52.8%51.0%–54.6%2,835
Chainlaced Crushers8.8%46.8%42.9%–50.6%646
Armored Advance7.0%49.6%45.3%–53.9%514
No boots2.1%38.8%31.4%–46.8%152
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion64%49.8%48.3%–51.3%4,258
Doran's Blade + Health Potion18%53.7%50.9%–56.5%1,210
Doran's Helm + Health Potion10%51.1%47.4%–54.8%689
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion3.4%54.4%47.9%–60.8%226
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite85%51.2%50.0%–52.5%6,279
Flash + Ghost7.0%50.0%45.7%–54.3%514
Flash + Teleport5.5%49.1%44.3%–54.0%405
Exhaust + Flash1.6%45.7%36.9%–54.8%116
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W51%50.9%49.3%–52.6%3,392
Max E Q W · starts Q E W16%51.7%48.7%–54.7%1,073
Max E Q W · starts E W Q11%51.8%48.2%–55.4%738
Max Q E W · starts Q E W3.3%55.7%49.1%–62.1%221
Max E Q W · starts Q W E3.2%45.5%38.9%–52.2%209
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R43%52.1%50.2%–53.9%2,818
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R13%53.5%50.1%–56.9%828
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R9.6%52.6%48.6%–56.5%624
Q W E E E R E Q E Q R2.4%50.6%42.9%–58.4%156
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.1%60.9%52.5%–68.6%138
W Q E E E R E Q E Q R2.1%55.6%47.1%–63.7%135
Finished items
Gunmetal Greaves42%50.8%49.1%–52.6%3,124
Youmuu's Ghostblade29%54.4%52.3%–56.5%2,145
Dead Man's Plate23%52.9%50.5%–55.3%1,659
Infinity Edge12%56.9%53.6%–60.2%854
Force of Nature9.0%47.9%44.1%–51.7%664
Voltaic Cyclosword8.3%57.2%53.2%–61.1%612
Serpent's Fang7.8%49.9%45.8%–54.0%571
Lord Dominik's Regards6.5%53.6%49.1%–58.0%476
Sterak's Gage6.0%56.0%51.3%–60.6%441
Black Cleaver5.1%54.0%48.9%–58.9%378

Questions

What do Garen Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Stridebreaker, then Phantom Dancer, then Mortal Reminder: 14% of 7,356 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 54.3% win rate.

What skill order do Garen Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 51% of 6,600 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 50.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Garen Mid players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 85% of 7,356 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 51.2% win rate.