Garen vs Quinn
Favorable matchup
Build vs Quinn
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
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Quinn's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Valor, Quinn's Demacian eagle, periodically marks enemies with Harrier. Quinn's first basic attack against Harrier targets will deal bonus physical damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11s | 50s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 10s | 50s | 12s | 3s |
| 9 | 9s | 45s | 12s | 3s |
| 11 | 9s | 40s | 12s | 3s |
| 16 | 9s | 30s | 10s | 3s |
| 18 | 9s | 30s | 8s | 3s |
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 Quinn
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her Blinding Assault
Dodge Blinding Assault (Q): it marks you with Harrier, which empowers her next auto on you, and reduces your vision.
- Engage after her Vault
If you can engage, wait until she has used Vault (E): it's her only spell to push you away, on a 12 to 8 second cooldown.
- Hit her during her flight
If Quinn passes within your range during Behind Enemy Lines (R), hit her: one hit makes her lose her speed bonus for a moment.
- Ping when she leaves lane
Ping your team as soon as she leaves lane: after a 2-second channel, Behind Enemy Lines (R) gives her a large speed boost.
Other Garen matchups
Patch 16.21.1