Garen is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Garen in ARAM: Garen excels as a durable frontliner who dives into the enemy team, using his spin and ultimate to shred and execute squishy targets while soaking up damage.
Garen ARAM Abilities
If Garen avoids damage for a few seconds, he rapidly regenerates a percentage of his max health.
Garen cleanses slows, gains Move Speed, and silences his next attack target.
Garen gains bonus armor and magic resist from kills, and can activate a shield with tenacity, then damage reduction.
Garen spins his sword, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies over a duration.
Garen executes an enemy champion, dealing bonus damage based on their missing health.
Garen ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Garen excels as a durable frontliner who dives into the enemy team, using his spin and ultimate to shred and execute squishy targets while soaking up damage.
Tips
Use Decisive Strike (Q) to cleanse slows and gap-close onto squishy targets.
Save Judgment (E) for when enemies are grouped to maximize spin damage.
Activate Courage (W) before engaging to reduce incoming burst damage.
Use Demacian Justice (R) as an execute on low-health enemies, especially after your spin.
Build tanky items like Sunfire Aegis and Force of Nature to survive poke and peel.
Combos
Q to engage, then E for spin damage, and R to execute.
W before diving into the enemy team, then Q + E for sustained damage.
Flash + Q to catch a fleeing enemy, then E + R for the kill.
Garen ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceSecondary — Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Gathering StormSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Dagger - 2.
Phage
Core Items
- 1.
Stridebreaker - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Black Cleaver
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple auto-attack threats
- you need kiting and dueling power
- your team lacks peel for you
Avoid when:
- enemy burst can pop shield instantly
- you prefer raw damage over survivability
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy healing or lifesteal
- you need armor pen against tanks
- your team lacks grievous wounds
Avoid when:
- enemy has low healing and armor
- you already have another grievous source
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your champion scales with crit
- enemy team has no armor stackers
- you already have enough attack speed
Avoid when:
- enemy has thornmail or randuin's
- you need survivability or utility
Options
Garen ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Garen in ARAM?
In ARAM, Garen typically builds core items like Stridebreaker, Mercury's Treads, Black Cleaver and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Garen in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Garen in ARAM.
How do you play Garen in ARAM?
Garen excels as a durable frontliner who dives into the enemy team, using his spin and ultimate to shred and execute squishy targets while soaking up damage.
What is Garen's best combo in ARAM?
Q to engage, then E for spin damage, and R to execute.
