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Garen vs Vayne

GarenYOU · TOP
VayneENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

She runs you down
Her passive gives her move speed toward you and Silver Bolts deals true damage on the third hit: overextend and she autos you to death.
Punish her tumble
If she tumbles forward you can land a Q on her and see if she eats your E too; if she takes heavy minion or tower aggro there's a kill.
Survive to items
You may not 1v1 her: soak XP and farm under tower to Stridebreaker and level 11, where you become a useful frontline.
Never drop low enough to get dove: she or her jungler will collapse on you.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
SORCERYSORCERY
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 1.4k games
Skill order
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Garen · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Garen vs Vayne in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her W true damage shreds even a frontline if she runs you down, never overextend past your minions.

Garen matchup data compiled from the community contribution of Garen OTPsLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).