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How to Synergize Garen with Darius on the Same TeamGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen with Darius

How to Win With Garen and Darius Paired TogetherGaren is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Garen and Darius

based on 877 Garen with Darius pairs
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Garen has gone into battle with Darius in 877 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Garen synergize with Darius. It is very rare for Garen to play alongside Darius on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 0.6% of matches with Garen.

Garen Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Garen has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Darius. On average, he wins a dismal 46.0% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Garen when playing alongside Darius by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Garen vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerDead Man's PlateSundered SkyPhantom Dancer

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

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
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Garen and Darius

Tips for Playing as Garen with Darius

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 Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Garen Darius Synergy Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Darius Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.1
4.9
< Deaths >
5.1
4.3
< Assists >
4
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
141
< Minions Killed >
177
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.6
12,102
< Physical Damage >
14,138
251
< Magic Damage >
217
4,133
< True Damage >
4,716
16,487
< Damage Dealt >
19,071
30,702
< Damage Taken >
31,656
11,547
< Gold Earned >
12,134
2.3
< Towers >
2.76
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,612
< Total Healing >
3,226
14,092
< Experience >
15,287
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
154
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Play with Darius as Garen in LoL

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

Overall, Garen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Darius helps Garen perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Garen is an ally to Darius, he gets a moderate decrease in his complete damage output. This could signal that Darius does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Garen is played together with Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.

Moreover, when Garen plays with Darius on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Darius does a decent job of protecting Garen during teamfights.

Synergies between Garen and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Garen
Darius

Is Garen better when played alongside Darius?

There is no one best ally for Garen that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, overall, Darius is a not very good teammate for Garen. By playing on the same side as Garen, he lowers their win rate by -2.7% to 46.0%. This signals that there is a bad strategic relationship between Garen and Darius that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Garen. That means Garen players don't need to be very careful when arranging Darius comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Garen players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Garen and Darius together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Darius ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Garen and Darius, we analyzed 877 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 Garen with Darius 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 learn all of the intricacies of Garen to work well with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Garen and Darius synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Garen bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Darius than with many other common builds. In fact, Garen boasted an average win rate of 46.0% when playing alongside Darius with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Garen and Darius pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Garen and Darius collaboration tips and stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are computed using all matches finished with both champions.