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Most popular build path. Stridebreaker → Phantom Dancer → Mortal Reminder for balanced crit, mobility, and anti-heal.
Pick rate: 29.7%
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Matchup Database
Aatrox has strong all-in potential with his Q knockup and healing.
Darius wins extended trades and all-ins due to his bleed stacking and apprehend pull.
Malphite scales harder than you but has weak early laning.
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Win Conditions
Early Game
Level 1 bush ambush and auto-attack harassment into Q→E trades establish immediate lane dominance. Doran's Blade with early combat items gives Garen an edge in short skirmishes.
Mid Game
Completion of Stridebreaker + Phantom Dancer (first core items) provides the mobility, damage, and survivability to lock down trades and begin threatening dives. Crit scaling kicks in, significantly amplifying Judgment damage and auto-attack threat.
Late Game
Full build with completed crit items and Black Cleaver enables Garen to shred armor while dealing massive AOE damage in teamfights. His ultimate (Demacian Justice) becomes a guaranteed execute tool against isolated targets, while split-push pressure becomes unkillable.
Power Spike Timeline
Early Game
Level 1 bush ambush and auto-attack harassment into Q→E trades establish immediate lane dominance. Doran's Blade with early combat items gives Garen an edge in short skirmishes.
Mid Game
Completion of Stridebreaker + Phantom Dancer (first core items) provides the mobility, damage, and survivability to lock down trades and begin threatening dives. Crit scaling kicks in, significantly amplifying Judgment damage and auto-attack threat.
Late Game
Full build with completed crit items and Black Cleaver enables Garen to shred armor while dealing massive AOE damage in teamfights. His ultimate (Demacian Justice) becomes a guaranteed execute tool against isolated targets, while split-push pressure becomes unkillable.
Early Game
Level 1 bush ambush and auto-attack harassment into Q→E trades establish immediate lane dominance. Doran's Blade with early combat items gives Garen an edge in short skirmishes.
Mid Game
Completion of Stridebreaker + Phantom Dancer (first core items) provides the mobility, damage, and survivability to lock down trades and begin threatening dives. Crit scaling kicks in, significantly amplifying Judgment damage and auto-attack threat.
Late Game
Full build with completed crit items and Black Cleaver enables Garen to shred armor while dealing massive AOE damage in teamfights. His ultimate (Demacian Justice) becomes a guaranteed execute tool against isolated targets, while split-push pressure becomes unkillable.
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