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How to Win Garen vs Kayn Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Garen in LoLGaren is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayn as Garen

based on 6,345 Garen vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayn as Garen came out of an examination of 6345 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Garen is forced to battle against Kayn in only 4.7% of his matches.

Garen vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Garen does a ok job of beating Kayn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions fight one another in. In Garen versus Kayn matches, Garen’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Kayn.

Best Garen vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBerserker's Greaves

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DancePhantom DancerSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Garen to level upe
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Second ability for Garen to level upq
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Last skill for Garen to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityGathering Storm
ResolveDemolishSecond Wind
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Kayn

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Advice to Win Against Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Garen vs Kayn Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Kayn Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
6.5
4.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
181
< Minions Killed >
38
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.64
< Inhibitors >
0.36
14,905
< Physical Damage >
17,046
233
< Magic Damage >
1,185
4,957
< True Damage >
896
20,096
< Damage Dealt >
19,128
32,591
< Damage Taken >
38,242
12,446
< Gold Earned >
12,129
2.88
< Towers >
1.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
3,365
< Total Healing >
18,801
15,687
< Experience >
14,083
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
146
< Time Dealing CC >
290

How to Counter Kayn with Garen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Garen versus Kayn matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..

Garen often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Kayn

Who is Better, Garen or Kayn?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Garen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayn, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Garen makes an ok counter to Kayn.

While Garen does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when on opposite teams, Garen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Garen into Kayn.

Furthermore, Garen has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Garen vs Kayn matchups, Garen is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Garen is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Garen against Kayn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Garen

Garen Loses Against

LilliaLillia43% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.5% winrateKayleKayle44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.7% winrate

Garen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.3% winrateEzrealEzreal53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 52.5% 8964 GamesNilahNilah+ 52.5% 1991 GamesKledKled+ 53.8% 262 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.9% 7886 Games

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Garen, we analyzed 6,345 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kayn as Garen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Garen in order to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen on average accumulates much more CS as Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Garen versus Kayn build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Garen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kayn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average win rate of 50.9% battling Kayn with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kayn as Garen, Garen players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Demolish, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Garen vs Kayn clashes, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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