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How to Win Garen vs Yuumi Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Yuumi

How to Beat Yuumi as Garen in LoLGaren is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yuumi as Garen

based on 3,108 Garen vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Yuumi as Garen resulted from an analysis of 3108 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Garen has to counter Yuumi in only 2.3% of his matches.

Garen vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Garen has done a great job of beating Yuumi. On average, he wins a fantastic 56.1% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Garen versus Yuumi games, Garen’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Yuumi.

Best Garen vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Phantom DancerBlack CleaverStridebreakerMortal Reminder

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Garen to level upe
>
Second ability for Garen to level upq
>
Last skill for Garen to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Yuumi as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Yuumi

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Garen vs Yuumi Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
Yuumi Image
5.5
< Kills >
1.4
4.5
< Deaths >
3.3
3.9
< Assists >
14.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
163
< Minions Killed >
12
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,401
< Physical Damage >
299
169
< Magic Damage >
6,862
4,028
< True Damage >
634
16,599
< Damage Dealt >
7,795
28,409
< Damage Taken >
7,173
11,304
< Gold Earned >
7,647
2.77
< Towers >
2.08
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,001
< Total Healing >
6,053
14,097
< Experience >
10,452
15
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
16
129
< Time Dealing CC >
159

How to Counter Yuumi with Garen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Garen against Yuumi matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yuumi. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Garen usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Yuumi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Yuumi

Who is Better, Garen or Yuumi?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Garen usually wins when taking on Yuumi, with a 56.1% win rate. As a result, Garen makes a fantastic counter for Yuumi.

While Garen does have a much higher winrate than Yuumi, when they face off with one another, Garen also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Garen into Yuumi.

Furthermore, Garen has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yuumi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Garen vs Yuumi matchups, Garen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Garen is a great counter for Yuumi. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Garen against Yuumi.

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Garen, we analyzed 3,108 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Yuumi as Garen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Garen in order to counter Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen typically gets much more CS compared to Yuumi. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Garen versus Yuumi build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Garen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Yuumi than with many other common item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average win rate of 56.1% battling Yuumi with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Yuumi as Garen, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Garen vs Yuumi face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 56.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Garen versus Yuumi tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games run with both champs.