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How to Win Twitch vs Garen Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Twitch

based on 5,068 Twitch vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Twitch faced Garen 5068 times. Using so many matchups for Twitch versus Garen gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a pro build to smash your foe. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Twitch has to counter Garen in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Garen Matchup Summary

Twitch does a good job of countering Garen. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Twitch versus Garen matches, Twitch’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Garen.

Best Twitch vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeThe CollectorBloodsongShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Garen as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Garen

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Advice to Win Against Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Twitch vs Garen Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Garen Image
8.3
< Kills >
6.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.1
7
< Assists >
4
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
143
< Minions Killed >
178
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
16,161
< Physical Damage >
14,260
3,191
< Magic Damage >
223
4,295
< True Damage >
4,744
23,649
< Damage Dealt >
19,228
21,451
< Damage Taken >
31,746
12,109
< Gold Earned >
12,199
2.03
< Towers >
2.79
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,976
< Total Healing >
3,268
12,708
< Experience >
15,350
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
306
< Time Dealing CC >
141

How to Counter Garen with Twitch in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Twitch vs. Garen counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Garen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Garen..

Twitch typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Garen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Garen

Who is Better, Twitch or Garen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually wins when facing off against Garen, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Twitch makes a good counter to Garen.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Garen, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Twitch into Garen.

Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Garen matchups, Twitch is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Twitch is a good counter to Garen. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Twitch against Garen.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Twitch, we analyzed 5,068 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 Garen as Twitch 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Twitch to counter Garen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Garen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Twitch versus Garen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Twitch incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Garen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 52.2% battling Garen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Garen as Twitch, Twitch players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Twitch vs Garen counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

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