MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions

Garen vs Ekko

How often does Garen beat Ekko in Top?

Garen into Ekko in Top: 36% observed win rate across 56 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.

By 15 minutes the median game has Garen ahead by 801 gold.

Does Garen counter Ekko?

The count says no. Ekko holds 64% of 56 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 Ekko: the Garen game plan

Someone usually dies here around 5:12 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.