MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Shyvana
What is Garen's win rate vs Shyvana?
In Top, Garen wins 63% against Shyvana across 204 observed 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 ahead by 638 gold.
Garen at 15:00
- Gold: +638
- CS: +10
- XP: +759
Typical gap to Shyvana, from 203 games that reached 15:00.
Does Garen counter Shyvana?
Yes. Garen wins 63% of 204 ranked Top games into Shyvana. That is a real edge in this lane, so play for it. The 10:00 rows below show how often Garen closes the game out from a lead, and how often Shyvana claws it back.
How to beat Shyvana as Garen
When Garen is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 69% over 117 games; behind, it drops to 55% over 87.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 117 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 87 |
| First blood | 76% | 96 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 96 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 68% | 117 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 72% | 58 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 5:17; the level 6 spike lands around 5:20. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Garen build in Top?
Into Shyvana specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 64.3% over 129 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 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.