MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kled vs Garen
How often does Kled beat Garen in Top?
Kled into Garen in Top: 51% observed win rate across 853 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kled ahead by 270 gold.
Does Kled counter Garen?
Too close for a counter call: Kled sits at 51% over 853 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 Garen: the Kled game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kled at 56% across 532 games. Flip the lead and Kled falls to 41% across 321.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 56% | 532 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 321 |
| First blood | 55% | 526 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 433 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 511 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 161 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 88 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:27 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kled's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Kled finishes Titanic Hydra first most often: 50.8% over 242 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Kled core is Titanic Hydra, Hullbreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail: 56.0% across 772 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Titanic Hydra (6,374 games).
Skill plan: Kled players max Q first and take Q at level 1.