Garen vs Singed
Skill matchup
Build vs Singed
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Garen: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder, Berserker's Greaves, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature, Infinity Edge.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Singed's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Singed drafts off nearby champions, gaining a burst of Move Speed when passing them.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0s | 17s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 0s | 17s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 9 | 0s | 16s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 11 | 0s | 15s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 0s | 13s | 9s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 0s | 13s | 8s | 1m40 |
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 Singed
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Don't chase him
Don't chase Singed: behind him, Poison Trail (Q) damages you every second, and that's what he wants.
- Get out of his glue fast
Get out of Mega Adhesive (W) fast: the glue slows and grounds you, so you can't dash.
- Keep your distance
If you're ranged, keep your distance: Fling (E) only works in melee range, and it throws you behind him, toward his allies.
- CC on him, damage on them
If you have CC, use it on Singed when he dives, then hit his allies: he's hard to bring down, but he has to come into melee range.
Other Garen matchups
Patch 16.21.1