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Matchup

Pyke
Pyke
90%
10%

vs

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

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1vs Tank
Edge of Night
2vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Umbral Glaive
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41491%
349%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Umbral Glaive
5vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Opportunity
DPS

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Bloodsong
HP
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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