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Matchup

Jhin
Jhin
63%
37%

vs

50.0%
Garen
Garen
88%
12%
Heavy AD damageVery tankySustained DPSSplit push

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hubris
1vs Tank
The Collector
2vs Tank
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Rapid Firecannon
5DPS

Summoner spells

42188%
144%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

DPS

Rapid Firecannon
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
100.0% WR5 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
SorcerySorcery
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
JhinJhin
GarenGaren
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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 against Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Harass him constantly to prevent his passive regeneration from activating — each tick of damage resets the timer.

2

Ranged champions have a big advantage: Garen has no gap-closer except Q (speed boost), kite him by walking back.

3

His W has a very short window of massive reduction (0.75s) — bait it with a small ability before sending your real burst.

4

Respect his R kill zone: below 30-35% HP, Garen can one-shot you with R. Recall rather than staying in lane.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026