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How to Synergize Corki with Garen on the Same TeamCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki with Garen

How to Win With Corki and Garen Paired TogetherCorki is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Corki and Garen

based on 1,180 Corki with Garen pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Corki has fought alongside Garen in 1180 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Corki play with Garen. It is relatively rare for Corki to play with Garen on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.9% of matches with Corki.

Corki Garen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Garen. Usually, he wins a lowly 44.9% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Corki when playing with Garen by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Corki vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceEclipse

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinRapid FirecannonVoid StaffInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Corki and Garen

Tips for Playing as Corki with Garen

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Understand How Garen Will Play

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.

Corki Garen Synergy Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
182
< Minions Killed >
186
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,631
< Physical Damage >
3,661
21,584
< Magic Damage >
21,545
964
< True Damage >
927
26,181
< Damage Dealt >
26,134
21,892
< Damage Taken >
21,926
12,497
< Gold Earned >
12,691
1.82
< Towers >
1.99
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,323
< Total Healing >
3,365
14,431
< Experience >
14,616
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
206
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Play with Garen as Corki in LoL

The Corki Garen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Garen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Corki sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Garen. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Garen helps Corki perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Corki plays on the same team as Garen, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Garen provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Corki is played together with Garen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Garen.

Moreover, when Corki plays with Garen on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Garen does a decent job of protecting Corki in team fights.

Synergies between Corki and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Corki
Garen

Is Corki better when played alongside Garen?

There is no one best ally for Corki that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Garen is a terrible ally for Corki. By locking into the same team as Corki, he lowers their win rate by -3.2% to 44.9%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Corki and Garen that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Garen has a lower difficulty than Corki. That means Corki players don't need to be cautious when lining up Garen comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing alongside, Corki players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Corki and Garen together, you may not be providing your side much crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Garen ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki Garen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Corki and Garen, we analyzed 1,180 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Corki with Garen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Corki in order to synergize with Garen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Corki and Garen synergy build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Garen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 44.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Garen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Corki players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.9% winrate overall.

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