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Garen vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Garen in LoLGaren is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Garen

based on 1,847 Garen vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Garen fought Naafiri in 1847 matches. Using so many games with Garen vs Naafiri gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a pro build to counter Naafiri. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Garen has to counter Naafiri in only 1.4% of his matches.

Garen vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Garen has done a below average job of countering Naafiri. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Garen against Naafiri matches, Garen’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Garen vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Phantom DancerBlack CleaverHullbreakerStridebreaker

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
>
Last skill for Garen to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Naafiri

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.

Garen vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Naafiri Image
6.4
< Kills >
8.2
5
< Deaths >
6.5
4
< Assists >
5.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
177
< Minions Killed >
154
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,444
< Physical Damage >
22,414
202
< Magic Damage >
97
4,706
< True Damage >
1,276
19,353
< Damage Dealt >
23,788
31,495
< Damage Taken >
25,498
12,291
< Gold Earned >
12,606
2.77
< Towers >
1.6
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,210
< Total Healing >
6,197
15,365
< Experience >
14,216
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
151
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Naafiri with Garen in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Garen vs. Naafiri matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Garen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Naafiri

Who is Better, Garen or Naafiri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Garen usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Garen makes a bad counter to Naafiri.

While Garen does have a lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Garen also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Garen into Naafiri.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Garen vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Garen is a garbage counter to Naafiri. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Garen against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Garen, we analyzed 1,847 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 Naafiri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Garen to counter Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Garen versus Naafiri build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Garen bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Naafiri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Garen had an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Naafiri as Garen, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Garen vs Naafiri matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

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