Garen vs Dr. Mundo

Garen
vs
53.0%

over 726 games

Dr. Mundo

Skill matchup

High sustainVery tankyHeavy AD damageSplit push

Build vs Dr. Mundo

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Phantom Dancer
2
Mortal Reminder
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Dead Man's Plate
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot96%
FlashTeleport3%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dead Man's Plate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Executioner's Calling
Infinity Edge
Force of Nature
Lord Dominik's Regards
Sterak's Gage
Black Cleaver
B. F. Sword
Spear of Shojin
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serrated Dirk
Serpent's Fang
Hullbreaker
Trinity Force
Randuin's Omen
Chempunk Chainsword
Death's Dance
Endless Hunger
Tiamat
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Thornmail
Blade of The Ruined King
The Collector
Guardian Angel
Immortal Shieldbow
Bramble Vest
55.3% WR150 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Dr. Mundo's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Goes Where He Pleases (P)

Dr. Mundo resists the first Immobilizing effect that hits him, instead losing Health and dropping a chemical cannister nearby. Dr. Mundo can pick it up by walking over it, restoring Health and reducing this Ability's Cooldown.Dr. Mundo also has significantly increased Health regeneration.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34s17s9s–
64s17s9s2m
94s16.5s9s2m
114s16s9s2m
164s15s7.5s2m
184s15s6s2m

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 Dr. Mundo

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Stay behind your minions: Infected Bonesaw (Q) hits the first enemy, and it's his only ranged spell to slow you.

  2. Save your best CC for later

    If you have several CCs, lead with the least valuable: Goes Where He Pleases (passive) lets him resist the first immobilizing effect.

  3. Don't focus him during his R

    Don't keep hitting him during Maximum Dosage (R): he regenerates part of his max health for the whole duration and gains move speed.

  4. Target his carries in teamfights

    In teamfights, target his carries rather than him: Goes Where He Pleases (passive) gives him far stronger health regen than normal.

Patch 16.21.1