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.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Garen behind by 330 gold.
Garen at 15:00
- Gold: -330
- CS: -10
- XP: -302
Typical gap to Akali, from 1,180 games that reached 15:00.
Does Garen counter Akali?
The count says yes: across 1,192 ranked Top games into Akali, Garen takes 53%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Garen.
Beating Akali: the Garen game plan
A 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 420 |
| Behind in gold 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 26.1-26.12.
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.