Gragas vs Garen

Gragas
vs
47.4%

over 1593 games

Garen

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageVery tankyHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Gragas: Tear of the Goddess, Rod of Ages, Fimbulwinter, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Seraph's Embrace, Cosmic Drive.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Rod of Ages
2
Fimbulwinter
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Lich Bane
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport74%
FlashDot24%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Lich Bane
Shadowflame
Seraph's Embrace
Cosmic Drive
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Luden's Echo
Stormsurge
Dark Seal
Imperial Mandate
Actualizer
Seeker's Armguard
Void Staff
Blackfire Torch
Cryptbloom
Oblivion Orb
Iceborn Gauntlet
Frozen Heart
Mejai's Soulstealer
Sunfire Aegis
Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Spirit Visage
44.8% WR67 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Garen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Perseverance (P)

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s9s–
68s22s9s2m
98s19.5s9s2m
118s17s9s1m40
168s12s7.5s1m20
188s12s6s1m20

Playing as Gragas

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Let your barrel charge

    Let Barrel Roll (Q) charge before detonating it: damage and slow grow the longer it sits on the ground, and if you don't recast it, it explodes on its own.

  2. Drink before you engage

    Drink Drunken Rage (W) before engaging: drinking takes 1 second, then you take less damage and your next auto hits every nearby enemy.

  3. Charge through a clear path

    Engage with Body Slam (E) through a path without minions: you stop on the first enemy you meet, and hitting reduces its cooldown.

  4. Send them toward your team

    After Body Slam (E), cast Explosive Cask (R) behind your target: the blast knocks enemies away from the impact, sending them toward your team.

Playing against Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hit him regularly

    Hit him regularly, even with a small poke: Perseverance (passive) only regenerates him if he hasn't taken damage recently.

  2. At range, kite him

    If you're ranged, kite him: his kit has no dash, and only Decisive Strike (Q) speeds him up and removes his slows.

  3. Burst after his shield

    Wait for the Courage (W) shield to end before your burst: the spell starts with a shield and tenacity, then keeps only a damage reduction.

  4. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying in lane at low health against him: Demacian Justice (R) deals true damage that grows with your missing health.

Patch 16.21.1