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Garen

The Might of Demacia

About Garen

Garen, The Might of Demacia, is a fighter, juggernaut, and tank champion in League of Legends played in toplane on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Garen on April 27, 2010 in Patch 1.0.0.83. Garen uses melee attacks and deals physical damage.

Garen has 16 skins in 13 skin lines. Garen has waited 444 days for a new skin, the 57th longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Garen fills the fighter/juggernaut/tank role with melee attacks, mostly in toplane.

Garen deals physical damage and casts abilities with no resource cost. Tanks like Garen soak damage at the front of fights and lock enemies down with crowd control.

Garen's story

A proud and noble warrior, Garen fights as one of the Dauntless Vanguard. He is popular among his fellows, and respected well enough by his enemies—not least as a scion of the prestigious Crownguard family, entrusted with defending Demacia and its ideals. Clad in magic-resistant armor and bearing a mighty broadsword, Garen stands ready to confront mages and sorcerers on the field of battle, in a veritable whirlwind of righteous steel.

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Official Champion Spotlight

See Garen's abilities and gameplay in the official League of Legends Champion Spotlight.

Learning Garen

Here is what Garen does well and where this fighter, juggernaut, and tank champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • Good balance of damage and durability
  • Tough to kill in fights
  • Strong dueling potential
  • Strong crowd control abilities

Champion weaknesses

  • Can be kited by ranged champions
  • Limited damage output
  • May struggle against true tanks
  • Can be kited by other champions

Garen costs 225 BE or 260 RP. Garen sits in Riot's lowest price tier, which Riot keeps for older champions that suit new players.

Garen has not been on sale since March 1, 2026.

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