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Gwen vs Garen

GwenYOU · TOP
GarenENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

Cheater recall
Start Q for level-1 priority, shove 3-4 waves and cheater recall: buy a Refillable Potion and hold your Teleport.
Disjoint his silence
When he goes for his Q silence, get your own Q off first so it still procs through the silence.
You can't kill him
He's near-unkillable, and if he has Stormraider's Surge you'll never catch him: so just farm and take free Q trades.
Never sit near 60% HP with his Ignite up: his ult can 100-to-0 you from there; back off and reset instead.
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
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
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+ - 45% WR - 579 games
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Gwen · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gwen vs Garen in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q silences you, land your own Q first so it still procs through it.

Gwen matchup data compiled from the Gwen OTP community matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).