Garen vs Corki
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
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Corki's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
A percentage of Corki's basic attack damage is dealt as bonus true damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 20s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 20s | 12s | 2s |
| 9 | 7s | 18s | 12s | 2s |
| 11 | 7s | 16s | 12s | 2s |
| 16 | 7s | 12s | 12s | 2s |
| 18 | 7s | 12s | 12s | 2s |
Playing as Garen
Tips to maximize your impact
- 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.
- Stay closest to your opponent
During Judgment (E), stay closer to your opponent than to their minions: the nearest enemy takes extra damage.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other Garen matchups
Patch 16.21.1