LeBlanc Mid
HardWin Rate42.9%
Games224
Champion Counters
Garen Counters
Find Garen counters, difficult matchups and champions Garen performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterLeBlanc (42.9%)
Best MatchupIrelia (60.5%)
S Current tier: S Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Garen
Win rate shown from Garen's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Camille Top
HardWin Rate45.7%
Games4,688
Hwei Mid
HardWin Rate45.8%
Games190
Kayle Top
HardWin Rate46.0%
Games2,877
Teemo Top
HardWin Rate46.5%
Games2,792
Quinn Top
HardWin Rate46.6%
Games712
Cho'Gath Top
HardWin Rate47.1%
Games2,687
Ahri Mid
HardWin Rate47.2%
Games413
Strong Against — Champions Garen Counters
Irelia Mid
EasyWin Rate60.5%
Games238
K'Sante Top
EasyWin Rate58.6%
Games3,405
Malzahar Mid
EasyWin Rate56.3%
Games231
Diana Mid
EasyWin Rate56.1%
Games173
Jax Top
EasyWin Rate56.0%
Games6,533
Udyr Top
EasyWin Rate55.9%
Games413
Galio Mid
EasyWin Rate55.9%
Games272
Riven Top
EasyWin Rate55.2%
Games2,338
All Garen Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBlanc | Mid | Counter | 42.9% | 224 | — |
| Camille | Top | Counter | 45.7% | 4,688 | Matchup |
| Hwei | Mid | Counter | 45.8% | 190 | — |
| Kayle | Top | Counter | 46.0% | 2,877 | Matchup |
| Teemo | Top | Counter | 46.5% | 2,792 | — |
| Quinn | Top | Counter | 46.6% | 712 | Matchup |
| Cho'Gath | Top | Counter | 47.1% | 2,687 | — |
| Ahri | Mid | Counter | 47.2% | 413 | — |
| Lux | Mid | Counter | 47.4% | 173 | — |
| Fizz | Mid | Counter | 47.4% | 388 | — |
| Irelia | Mid | Favorable | 60.5% | 238 | — |
| K'Sante | Top | Favorable | 58.6% | 3,405 | Matchup |
| Malzahar | Mid | Favorable | 56.3% | 231 | — |
| Diana | Mid | Favorable | 56.1% | 173 | — |
| Jax | Top | Favorable | 56.0% | 6,533 | Matchup |
| Udyr | Top | Favorable | 55.9% | 413 | — |
| Galio | Mid | Favorable | 55.9% | 272 | — |
| Riven | Top | Favorable | 55.2% | 2,338 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Favorable | 55.1% | 708 | — |
| Poppy | Top | Favorable | 54.7% | 698 | — |
How to Use Garen Counter Data
Looking for reliable Garen counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the Top role, not from tier-list guesswork. Right now the hardest opponents for Garen are Kayle, Quinn, Tryndamere — in these matchups Garen’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Kayle, where Garen wins just 44.9% of 2,257 recorded games. Garen itself counters Locke, K’Sante, Xin Zhao — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Garen’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Garen build for the strongest items and runes, or the Garen champion page for abilities and full details.
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Garen Counters — FAQ
LeBlanc is currently the strongest counter to Garen — Garen wins only 42.9% of 224 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Garen performs best against Irelia, winning 60.5% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.