GarenMid build

Off-meta Mid

Top91%Mid6%
Win
52.5%
▲2.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+2.60
±0.66
Games
3,438
a win +20.7 · a loss −17.4
Pick · Ban
0.49 · 5.8%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Garen Mid on LAS, patch 26.21: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder; Stormraider's Surge + Resolve; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 3,438 games).

Build

Most played of 3,438 games

Start

DsHp

55% · 53.1% won

Spells

FlIg

82% · 52.6% won

Skills

starts E Q W

58% · 53.6% won

Items 21.6% of games with a core

  1. Stridebreaker
  2. Phantom Dancer
  3. Mortal Reminder
4th
  • Dm59.1%won37% · 117pick, 117 games
  • Ie54.6%won33% · 107pick, 107 games
  • Fo57.3%won6.6% · 21pick, 21 games
5th
  • Fo52.7%won20% · 26pick, 26 games
  • Dm55.4%won18% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Ie47.7%won11% · 15pick, 15 games

57.2% won (53.0–61.3) · 535 games

4th: of the 320 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 132 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 Greaves43% · 53.6% won

Skill path 47% of games · 55.6% 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 Reminder535 gamesMost played22%57.2%53% to 61%
  2. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate298 games12%55.0%49% to 61%
  3. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade186 games7.5%70.4%64% to 77%
  4. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword128 games5.2%64.8%56% to 73%
  5. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity Edge91 gamesFew games3.7%63.7%53% to 73%
  6. Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Lord Dominik's Regards69 gamesFew games2.8%62.3%51% to 73%
  7. Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's Fang63 gamesFew games2.5%55.6%43% to 67%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W58%53.6%1,978
  2. starts Q E W16%52.2%540
  3. starts Q E W5.9%50.0%202
  4. starts E W Q4.0%50.7%136
  5. starts E Q W3.6%45.2%124

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion55% · 53.1% won · 1,901 games
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion 26%52.3% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%50.1% won

Boots

Gunmetal Greaves43% · 53.6% won · 1,481 games
  • Swiftmarch 31%55.6% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 12%49.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite82% · 52.6% won · 2,823 games
  • Flash + Teleport 8.3%53.2% won
  • Flash + Ghost 5.3%55.3% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Mortal Reminder22%57.2%53.0%–61.3%535
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Dead Man's Plate12%55.0%49.4%–60.6%298
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Youmuu's Ghostblade7.5%70.4%63.5%–76.5%186
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Voltaic Cyclosword5.2%64.8%56.3%–72.6%128
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Infinity EdgeFew games3.7%63.7%53.5%–72.9%91
Stridebreaker › Phantom Dancer › Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games2.8%62.3%50.5%–72.8%69
Stridebreaker › Youmuu's Ghostblade › Serpent's FangFew games2.5%55.6%43.3%–67.2%63
4th item, of 1,435 games that reached it
Dead Man's Plate19%62.0%56.1%–67.5%276
Infinity Edge18%54.9%48.8%–60.9%255
Mortal Reminder14%58.3%51.4%–64.8%206
Phantom Dancer8.0%56.5%47.4%–65.2%115
Youmuu's GhostbladeFew games5.9%57.7%47.0%–67.6%85
Force of NatureFew games5.2%46.7%35.8%–57.8%75
5th item, of 618 games that reached it
Force of NatureFew games14%52.3%42.0%–62.4%88
Dead Man's PlateFew games13%62.0%51.0%–71.9%79
Infinity EdgeFew games11%47.7%36.0%–59.6%65
Mortal ReminderFew games8.9%67.3%54.1%–78.2%55
Sterak's GageFew games7.0%41.9%28.4%–56.7%43
Guardian AngelFew games6.8%47.6%33.4%–62.3%42
Boots
Gunmetal Greaves43%53.6%51.1%–56.1%1,481
Swiftmarch31%55.6%52.6%–58.5%1,073
Chainlaced Crushers12%49.5%44.8%–54.3%420
Armored Advance8.9%44.4%39.0%–50.1%306
No boots3.1%45.4%36.3%–54.8%108
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion55%53.1%50.9%–55.4%1,901
Doran's Blade + Health Potion26%52.3%49.0%–55.6%895
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%50.1%45.1%–55.1%379
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health PotionFew games1.8%54.1%41.7%–66.0%61
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite82%52.6%50.7%–54.4%2,823
Flash + Teleport8.3%53.2%47.4%–58.9%284
Flash + Ghost5.3%55.3%48.0%–62.3%181
Exhaust + FlashFew games1.3%44.2%30.4%–58.9%43
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W58%53.6%51.4%–55.8%1,978
Max E Q W · starts Q E W16%52.2%48.0%–56.4%540
Max Q E W · starts Q E W5.9%50.0%43.2%–56.8%202
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.0%50.7%42.4%–59.0%136
Max Q E W · starts E Q W3.6%45.2%36.7%–53.9%124
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R47%55.6%53.2%–58.1%1,577
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R11%54.5%49.5%–59.5%376
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.3%53.6%44.4%–62.5%112
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.1%52.4%42.9%–61.7%105
E Q W E E R E Q Q E RFew games1.7%46.6%34.3%–59.2%58
Q W E E E R E Q E Q RFew games1.5%60.8%47.1%–73.0%51
Finished items
Gunmetal Greaves43%53.6%51.1%–56.1%1,481
Dead Man's Plate32%52.8%49.9%–55.7%1,112
Youmuu's Ghostblade24%59.8%56.4%–63.1%826
Infinity Edge16%53.6%49.4%–57.7%556
Force of Nature10%46.8%41.6%–52.1%344
Sterak's Gage6.5%52.9%46.4%–59.4%223
Voltaic Cyclosword6.1%65.9%59.2%–72.0%208
Black Cleaver5.8%47.5%40.6%–54.4%198
Lord Dominik's Regards5.4%59.8%52.6%–66.6%184
Serpent's Fang4.9%52.4%44.9%–59.8%168

Questions

What do Garen Mid players build first on LAS?

The most played core is Stridebreaker, then Phantom Dancer, then Mortal Reminder: 16% of 3,438 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 57.2% win rate.

What skill order do Garen Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 58% of 3,401 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Garen Mid players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 82% of 3,438 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 52.6% win rate.