Garen, the tank that deals tons of damage just by swinging his huge sword, is a great pick in the frontlines and is one of the best three-tier champions.
In this article, we will mention the combos to place Garen in, his best items, and how to make sure you take off your enemies with the huge sword.
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Garen is one of the best picks on the frontlines, sharing the Demacia trait, which gives him a forged item each round.
Also, he shares the juggernaut trait, which makes him a great tank in the frontline.
Garen’s stats, traits, and items are all to be discussed down below to make sure you get the best outcome from placing him on your team.
Best Garen builds in TFT Set 9
Garen’s stats:
- Cost: 3 Gold
- Health: 850 / 1530 / 2754
- Mana: 80
- Armor: 45
- MR: 45
- Ability Power: 100
- DPS: 53 / 95 / 170
- Damage: 70 / 126 / 227
- Atk Spd: 0.75
- Crit Rate: 25%
- Range: 1
Garen’s traits:
1. Demacia
Your strongest Demacians become Elite and equip a random Radiant item each combat. Elites grant Armor and Magic Resist to themselves and adjacent allies, but this does not stack.
- 3 1 Elite, +5 Armor, +5 Magic Resist
- 5 2 Elites, +25 Armor, +25 Magic Resist
- 7 3 Elites, +60 Armor, +60 Magic Resist
- 9 5 Elites, +125 Armor, +125 Magic Resist
2. Juggernaut
Juggernaut champions take less damage as their Health decreases.
- 2 15% to 25% damage reduction
- 4 25% to 40% damage reduction
- 6 35% to 50% damage reduction
Garen’s ability
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Spin 2 + 1 per 50% Attack Speed bonus times every second for the next 4% Ability Power seconds. Each spin deals physical damage to adjacent enemies.
- Damage: 75% / 75% / 85%
Carousel priority:
These are the components you would need to focus on since the very first circle in order as you will need them to build up the required items for the team in most of the comps you will find bellow:
Garen’s best items
1. Bloodthirster
Grant 20% Omnivamp.
Once per combat at 40% Health, gain a 25% maximum Health shield that lasts up to 5 seconds.
2. Titan’s Resolve
Grant 2% Attack Damage and 2 Ability Power when attacking or taking damage, stacking up to 25 times.
At full stacks, grant 25 Armor and Magic Resist.
3. Guinsoo's Rageblade
Attacks grant 4% bonus Attack Speed. This effect stacks.
Best comps for Garen
3. THE CHALLENGE
Synergies:
- 4 Challenger
- 3 Ionia
- 5 Juggernaut
- 1 Darkin
To win this comp, you need to quickly reroll to level 8 while keeping your business in good shape.
This comp's best team:
1. Darius shares the juggernaut, which gives him more tankiness, and the noxus, which raises his overall stats, making him a powerful damage dealer and tank on the front lines.
2. Aatrox, your fifth slayer, is a juggernaut and a member of the Darkin clan. He will cause chaos on the battlefield while healing himself and performing some crowd control.
3. Garen is a great tank for the front lines because he is the third powerhouse.
4. Because Warwick is the fourth giant and challenger, he is a great choice for the front lines.
5. Irelia is the second challenger, which makes her more effective in the front lines and gives her more benefits. She has the Ionia trait as well.
6.Yasuo, the third challenger, does a lot of harm and is using the Ionia trait.
7. Sett is the second Ionian and the fifth Juggernaut, so he is a great fit for this team.
8.Kai'Sa is one of your key damage dealers because she has the challenger trait, which is shared by the rest of the team.
2. A LOT OF ABILITIES
Synergies:
- 4 Strategist
- 3 Demacia
- 3 Shurima
- 2 Sorcerer
- 2 Multicast
- 2 Juggernaut
This comp is based on many traits, but the main one is the strategy trait, which makes the backlines' abilities stronger and gives the frontlines a shield.
Best team to build this:
1. Lux is one of the most powerful sorcerers because she has both sorcerer and Demacia traits, which give her a lot of damage.
2. Azir does harm because he has the Shurima and Strategist traits, which give him a lot of extra stats.
3. Garen is a great frontline tank because he has both the Juggernaut and Demacia traits. This makes him a great frontline tank who does a lot of damage.
4. As a tactician and multicaster, Teemo will do a lot of damage from the back lines with his shrooms.
5. Jarvan is a good choice because he gives the team both the Demacia and tactician traits and stuns the other team.
6. Nasus would be a great tank because he would have the Shurima and Juggernaut traits, which would give him a lot of extra life.
7. Swain is an important choice because he is both a tactician and a sorcerer.
8. Taliyah is a good choice because she is a multicaster and shares the Shurima trait with many of her enemies.
1. DEMACIAN STRATEGY
Synergies:
- 2 Multicast
- 4 Juggernaut
- 3 Demacia
- 2 Strategist
This comp is based on the fact that Garen is a tank who can deal a lot of damage in the front lines.
For the best result, you must get Garen to level 3.
Best team to build this:
1. As a part of Demacia and the Juggernaut, Garen is a great damage dealer and tank in the front lines.
2. As a behemoth, Darius will deal a lot of damage, but he will also take a lot more.
3. Warwick, as the third powerhouse, will be a great tank in the front line.
4. Your fourth behemoth will be Nasus.
5. Jarvan will add to both the Demacia and tactician traits, which makes him a great choice.
6. Sona is the third member of Demacia, and because she is a multiple member, she can use her skill twice.
7. Teemo is your team's second planner and second member who can do both. This makes him a good fit for your team.