League of Legends has many different champions that also require different skills. Currently, one of the easiest is really strong, as one of the best LoL players from the USA explains. However, this will probably not last long, as nerfs are likely to follow soon.
Which champion is it about? Garen is one of the easiest champions in the game for many players. This is mainly due to his kit, which is very forgiving, and with his ultimate, he has a skill that can still turn around seemingly hopeless fights.
Statistics on U.GG also show that Garen is currently doing well:
- On the top lane, based on all ranks, he has a win rate of 51.25%
- On the mid lane, he is doing even better, with a win rate of 53.32% based on all ranks.
His success on the mid lane has been going on for a few months now. Even in esports, Garen often appears, and one of the best players from Europe explains why Garen is actually so strong.
LoL pro names 2 reasons why Garen is currently strong
Which pro is it about? Bwipo is the current top laner for Flyquest. The Belgian already showed at Worlds that he can really play. In a recent match, he played Garen on the top lane against Team Dignitas. In an interview, he was asked why Garen is actually so good.
I just think Garen is overpowered at the moment, I mean, Last Stand works on his ultimate now, Axiom Arcanist works on his ultimate. That stuff takes half your health. […] You have a button that has the same amount of damage reduction as K’Sante’s W, but it lasts for 4 seconds.
via X.com
Last Stand as a rune ensures that you deal more damage when you have less health, and Axiom Arcanis increases the damage of ultimates and reduces the cooldown upon a kill or assist.
The second aspect mainly refers to lane swaps. Garen can lane well against 2 people at the same time and reminds us of K’Sante with his W ability, who is also a quite popular champion in the pro scene.
Flyquest won the match against Dignitas 2-0 on February 9, 2025.
However, Garen is likely to be nerfed soon. As @LeagueOfLeaks shows on x.com, it seems that a nerf is coming to Garen in the next patch.
In what form this will be is still unknown. The patch is expected to be released on February 20, 2025. However, it is also possible that nerfs will be reversed before a new patch is released. For Bwipo, things didn’t go so well for quite a while, but in 2024, he had a resurgence: LoL: No team wanted him – A year later he dominates the USA
