MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Akali
How often does Garen beat Akali in Top?
Garen into Akali in Top: 53% observed win rate across 1,192 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Garen behind by 330 gold.
Does Garen counter Akali?
The numbers say yes: across 1,192 ranked Top games into Akali, Garen takes 53% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Akali's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Akali: the Garen game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Garen at 66% across 420 games. Flip the lead and Garen falls to 46% across 772.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 66% | 420 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 772 |
| First blood | 61% | 460 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 363 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 67% | 365 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 207 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 95 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Garen's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 54.1% over 623 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 63.0% across 127 games.
The most-finished Garen core is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 55.8% across 11,163 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (53,134 games).
Skill plan: Garen players max E first and take E at level 1.