MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Darius
How often does Garen beat Darius in Top?
Garen into Darius in Top: 48% observed win rate across 5,492 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Garen behind by 705 gold.
Does Garen counter Darius?
The count says no. Darius holds 52% of 5,492 ranked Top games here, and that gap clears the noise band. The matchup still gets won from {{champion}}'s side — the conditional rates on this page show where, each with its own game count.
Beating Darius: the Garen game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Garen at 62% across 1,773 games. Flip the lead and Garen falls to 42% across 3,718.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 1,773 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 42% | 3,718 |
| First blood | 56% | 2,513 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 1,713 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 1,289 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 916 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 478 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Garen's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 49.5% over 2,604 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 55.1% across 574 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.