Garen vs Corki

Garen
vs
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Corki
Heavy pokeHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damageHigh burst

Build vs Corki

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Garen: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Dead Man's Plate, Berserker's Greaves, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Mortal Reminder, Force of Nature, Executioner's Calling.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Phantom Dancer
2
Dead Man's Plate
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Youmuu's Ghostblade
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot86%
ExhaustFlash5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Mortal Reminder
Force of Nature
Executioner's Calling
Voltaic Cyclosword
Tiamat
Lord Dominik's Regards
Randuin's Omen
Infinity Edge
Sterak's Gage
Spear of Shojin
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Black Cleaver
Serrated Dirk
75.0% WR8 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Corki's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hextech Munitions (P)

A percentage of Corki's basic attack damage is dealt as bonus true damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s20s12s–
68s20s12s2s
97s18s12s2s
117s16s12s2s
167s12s12s2s
187s12s12s2s

Playing as Garen

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Silence, spin, back off

    Trade with Decisive Strike (Q), then Judgment (E), and back off: the Decisive Strike silence stops your opponent from answering with spells.

  2. Stay closest to your opponent

    During Judgment (E), stay closer to your opponent than to their minions: the nearest enemy takes extra damage.

  3. Back off to regenerate

    After a trade, back off until Perseverance (passive) kicks in: without recent damage taken, you regenerate part of your health every second.

  4. Courage just before impact

    Activate Courage (W) just before the bulk of the damage: you first gain a shield and tenacity, then a longer damage reduction.

  5. Save your R to finish

    Save Demacian Justice (R) to finish: its true damage grows with the target's missing health.

Playing against Corki

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't count on your minions

    Don't count on your minions against Missile Barrage (R): each missile explodes on impact and damages enemies around it, you included.

  2. Leave his Gatling cone

    Get out of the Gatling Gun (E) cone rather than trading inside it: it lowers your armor and magic resist while it fires.

  3. Avoid brushes hit by his bomb

    Don't rely on a brush hit by Phosphorus Bomb (Q): the area and the champions hit stay revealed for a few seconds.

  4. Engage after his dash

    If you can engage, wait until Valkyrie (W) or Special Delivery is used: he's then vulnerable, with no way to reposition.

Patch 16.21.1