Garen vs Vladimir in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his empowered Q under tower keeps your passive down and sets up a dive. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPVLADIMIRthe Crimson Reaper

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

His empowered Q

When he tanks a tower shot to land empowered Q, give the CS — low HP lets him dive with Q, R, and Ignite.

Outscale him

Most Vlads let you farm — get to Stridebreaker + Hullbreaker and the side lane is basically GG in your favor.

Just farm early

He out-sustains and out-pokes you early; there's little to do but farm safely until your items.

✕ DON'T

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Never contest the wave when he's tanking tower shots for empowered Q — give the CS and keep your HP up.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

SORCERYoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
	E			E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXE→Q→W

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