Thanks to Garen's K/D/A and utility, he has a pretty good overall win rate. He does best in the mid game, with a winrate of 51.8% in that phase. Unfortunately, he does worst in the late game, where Garen's winrate is 48.6%., The difference between his best and worst game phases is about 3.2%. This sizeable difference makes it clear that his power spikes and wanes in different phases of the game. Plan accordingly.
In the current meta, Garen is incredibly popular. He has been selected in 11.4% of recently ranked games. Some players see him as a threat. He has been banned in approximately 6.1% of League of Legends rounds.
Garen is played mostly in the top position. This happens in 88,8% of his rounds. Yet, top Garen has the highest win rate (52,8%) of all positions but is less popular of a position (played 7% of the time). Currently, Garen's meta game is focused on dealing damage. In particular, his build should primarily be centered around physical damage. Additionally, he is a pretty good tank champ. Dealing magical damage is the least important part of Garen’s gameplay.
You should anticipate having to spend a decent amount of time practicing and learning to get good with Garen. Many LoL players consider he is an average difficulty champion to use. Garen mostly deals physical damage (74% of his total damage). He doesn't deal much of other damage types and should not be considered a hybrid damage dealer..
Garen deals a good amount of damage over the course of a regular ranked game (17.710 damage). You may want to focus on developing him as a damage dealing champ to destroy your enemies.
He is a powerful damage dealer on the Rift with 6.6 kills on average each game. That is one of the highest kill counts amongst all tops. Moreover, he has a somewhat typical death rate with an average of 5.4 deaths per League of Legends round. Moreover, Garen's KDA is typically low with an average KDA ratio of 2.0 as well as 4.2 assists per round.
The best Garen players know who their champion is, and they adapt their gameplay around their champion's playstyle. Garen is great at many things, but not everything. By focusing more on accentuating your strengths than filling in your weaknesses, you are more likely to win your next game of League of Legends.
Furthermore, you should know when your champion spikes in power in order to be prepared and take advantage of your powerful position while it lasts. Not all LoL champions are strong throughout the entire game length. Some grow in power while others fade. Some start strong and fall off completely in the late game. Garen is best in the mid game.
Pay attention to the stats comparison shown above, which compares Garen against all other champions. You can see their strengths and weaknesses relative to others of the same champion type. You can either try to overcome some of the weaknesses, or you can work to strengthen their talents.
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