GarenMid build

Off-meta Mid

Top88%Mid11%
Win
49.2%
▼0.6 vs Mid
LP a game
−0.10
±1.33
Games
1,491
a win +25.5 · a loss −25.1
Pick · Ban
0.53 · 2.0%
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 1,491 games).

Build

Most played of 1,491 games

Start

DsHp

62% · 49.1% won

Spells

FlIg

86% · 50.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

45% · 48.8% won

Items 15.2% of games with a core

  1. Stridebreaker
  2. Phantom Dancer
  3. Mortal Reminder
4th
  • Dm59.0% won19% pick
  • Mr55.8% won17% pick
  • Pd57.1% won11% pick
5th
  • Dm50.0% won14% pick
  • Fo58.8% won11% pick
  • Ie28.6% won9.0% pick

59.4% won (51.1–67.3) · 138 games

BootsSwiftmarch53% · 52.0% won

Skill path 37% of games · 49.4% 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 Reminder138 gamesMost played15%59.4%51% to 67%
  2. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword108 games12%61.1%52% to 70%
  3. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Phantom Dancer47 gamesFew games5.2%48.9%35% to 63%
  4. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade36 gamesFew games4.0%58.3%42% to 73%
  5. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate32 gamesFew games3.5%53.1%36% to 69%
  6. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's Fang31 gamesFew games3.4%35.5%21% to 53%
  7. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity Edge30 gamesFew games3.3%60.0%42% to 75%
  8. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Mortal Reminder28 gamesFew games3.1%46.4%30% to 64%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W45%48.8%606
  2. starts E W Q18%51.4%243
  3. starts Q E W14%52.2%184
  4. starts Q W EFew games3.9%52.8%53
  5. starts W Q EFew games3.3%45.5%44

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion62% · 49.1% won · 850 games
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion 13%54.6% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 13%48.3% won

Boots

Swiftmarch53% · 52.0% won · 787 games
  • Gunmetal Greaves 30%46.1% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 7.0%43.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite86% · 50.1% won · 1,282 games
  • Flash + Ghost 8.1%45.0% won
  • Flash + Teleport Few games4.5%44.8% won
Every option as a table48 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Mortal Reminder15%59.4%51.1%–67.3%138
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword12%61.1%51.7%–69.8%108
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Phantom DancerFew games5.2%48.9%35.3%–62.8%47
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's GhostbladeFew games4.0%58.3%42.2%–72.9%36
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's PlateFew games3.5%53.1%36.4%–69.1%32
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's FangFew games3.4%35.5%21.1%–53.1%31
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity EdgeFew games3.3%60.0%42.3%–75.4%30
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Mortal ReminderFew games3.1%46.4%29.5%–64.2%28
4th item, of 447 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games19%59.0%48.3%–69.0%83
Mortal ReminderFew games17%55.8%44.7%–66.4%77
Phantom DancerFew games11%57.1%43.3%–70.0%49
Infinity EdgeFew games9.6%62.8%47.9%–75.6%43
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games8.1%55.6%39.6%–70.5%36
Force of NatureFew games4.9%68.2%47.3%–83.6%22
5th item, of 155 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games14%50.0%30.7%–69.3%22
Boots
Swiftmarch53%52.0%48.5%–55.4%787
Gunmetal Greaves30%46.1%41.5%–50.7%447
Chainlaced Crushers7.0%43.3%34.2%–52.9%104
Armored AdvanceFew games6.4%59.0%48.9%–68.3%95
No bootsFew games2.7%17.5%8.8%–32.0%40
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion62%49.1%45.7%–52.4%850
Doran's Blade + Health Potion13%54.6%47.2%–61.8%174
Doran's Helm + Health Potion13%48.3%41.0%–55.7%174
Long Sword + Refillable PotionFew games5.5%45.3%34.6%–56.6%75
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite86%50.1%47.3%–52.8%1,282
Flash + Ghost8.1%45.0%36.4%–53.9%120
Flash + TeleportFew games4.5%44.8%33.5%–56.6%67
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W45%48.8%44.9%–52.8%606
Max E Q W · starts E W Q18%51.4%45.2%–57.7%243
Max E Q W · starts Q E W14%52.2%45.0%–59.3%184
Max E Q W · starts Q W EFew games3.9%52.8%39.7%–65.6%53
Max E Q W · starts W Q EFew games3.3%45.5%31.7%–59.9%44
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R37%49.4%45.0%–53.8%492
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R15%54.5%47.6%–61.2%202
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R12%52.8%45.1%–60.4%159
Q W E E E R E Q E Q RFew games2.9%57.9%42.2%–72.2%38
W Q E E E R E Q E Q RFew games2.8%40.5%26.4%–56.5%37
E Q E W E R E Q E Q RFew games1.8%34.8%18.8%–55.1%23
Finished items
Youmuu's Ghostblade36%52.9%48.7%–57.0%541
Gunmetal Greaves30%46.1%41.5%–50.7%447
Dead Man's Plate19%57.3%51.4%–62.9%276
Voltaic Cyclosword12%55.9%48.6%–63.0%177
Serpent's Fang11%45.4%38.0%–53.1%163
Lord Dominik's Regards10.0%50.3%42.4%–58.3%149
Infinity Edge8.3%56.1%47.3%–64.6%123
Force of NatureFew games6.2%50.5%40.6%–60.5%93
Sterak's GageFew games4.3%59.4%47.2%–70.5%64
Black CleaverFew games4.2%57.1%44.9%–68.6%63

Questions

What do Garen Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Stridebreaker, then Phantom Dancer, then Mortal Reminder: 9% of 1,491 games in Master and above, patch 26.21, 59.4% win rate.

What skill order do Garen Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 45% of 1,351 games with a skill order in Master and above, patch 26.21, 48.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Garen Mid players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 86% of 1,491 games in Master and above, patch 26.21, 50.1% win rate.