MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Warwick
What is Garen's win rate vs Warwick?
In Top, Garen wins 49% against Warwick across 627 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 behind by 26 gold.
Garen at 15:00
- Gold: -26
- CS: 0
- XP: +127
Typical gap to Warwick, from 626 games that reached 15:00.
Does Garen counter Warwick?
Too close to call. Garen sits at 49% over 627 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Warwick as Garen
When Garen is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 58% over 285 games; behind, it drops to 41% over 342.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 285 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 342 |
| First blood | 53% | 295 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 213 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 265 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 115 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 48 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:23; the level 6 spike lands around 5:38. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Garen build in Top?
Into Warwick specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 50.2% over 301 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 61.6% across 73 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 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.