MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Anivia
How often does Garen beat Anivia in Top?
Garen into Anivia in Top: 50% observed win rate across 303 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Garen behind by 235 gold.
Does Garen counter Anivia?
Too close for a counter call: Garen sits at 50% over 303 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Anivia: the Garen game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Garen at 59% across 109 games. Flip the lead and Garen falls to 45% across 194.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 59% | 109 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 45% | 194 |
| First blood | 56% | 117 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 81 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 95 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 98 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 57% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:24 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Garen's Top build, with receipts
Into Anivia specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 46.5% over 159 games of this matchup.
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.