MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions

Garen vs Azir

How often does Garen beat Azir in Top?

Garen into Azir in Top: 38% observed win rate across 61 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.

By 15 minutes the median game has Garen behind by 979 gold.

Does Garen counter Azir?

Too close for a counter call: Garen sits at 38% over 61 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 Azir: the Garen game plan

Someone usually dies here around 6:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Garen's Top build, with receipts

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.