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Garen

Might of Demacia · Board fundamentals

Body domainBody
Order domainOrder

Garen teaches wide Body/Order battlefield play: conquer with enough units present, then draw 2.

Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days

Where Garen Stands Right Now

Tier

D

Aurora

Meta share

0.5%

26 tracked decks

Top 8s

0

across 5 events

Match record

45.8%

55W – 65L

CN / West share

0.2% / 0.6%

0 / 0 top 8s

The engine

What Garen Rewards

Might of Demacia - Starter · printed ability

“When you conquer, if you have 4+ units at that battlefield, draw 2.”

Garen is built around making conquers matter; the fun is turning a battlefield win into more than just the normal point.

How it plays

The Game Plan

Garen rewards committing a real squad to the battlefield rather than relying on one giant unit. If you conquer with 4+ units there, the draw-2 trigger refills the hand and makes the next coordinated attack easier to assemble.

Strengths

  • Draws 2 from 4+ unit conquers
  • Straightforward board plan
  • Rewards coordinated attacks

Watch Outs

  • Needs four units at the conquered battlefield
  • Vulnerable to sweepers and stuns
  • Can overcommit into the wrong fight

Turn by Turn

  1. 1Early: develop multiple bodies instead of putting every resource on one unit.
  2. 2Midgame: choose the battlefield where 4+ units can realistically conquer and trigger Garen.
  3. 3Late: use the draw-2 refill to keep presenting wide attacks after the first board is answered.

New to this Legend? Pick Garen if you want a starter deck that teaches when to go wide and when to commit enough units to earn a refill.

Proven lists · from our tournament database

What Winning Garen Looks Like

The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.

温泉

S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards

Legend (1)

  • Garen, Might of Demacia1

Units (7)

  • Elder Dragon3
  • Rift Herald3
  • Garen, Rugged1

Spells (25)

  • Catalyst of Aeons3
  • Confront3
  • Flurry of Blades3
  • Mobilize3
  • Shadow's Call3
  • Blood Money2
  • Sabotage2
  • Sacrifice2
  • Salvage2
  • The Ruination2

Gear (8)

  • Dazzling Aurora3
  • Forge of the Future3
  • Vanguard Armory2

Runes (12)

  • Body Rune7
  • Order Rune5

Battlefields (3)

  • Aspirant's Climb1
  • Forgotten Monument1
  • Sigil of the Storm1

The Cards Doing the Work

Riftbound Unit: Rift Herald. When I move to a battlefield, look at the top 3 cards of your Main Deck. You may reveal a unit from among them and draw it. Recycle the rest. [Deathknell][>] Play a unit from your hand to your base, ignoring its Energy cost. (When I die, get the effect. You must still pay its Power cost.)

Card advantage · 3x

Rift Herald

“When I move to a battlefield, look at the top 3 cards of your Main Deck. You may reveal a unit from among them and draw it. Recycle the rest. [Deathknell] → Play a unit from your…”

Riftbound Unit: Elder Dragon. Any amount of your damage is enough to kill enemy units. When you play me, choose up to one enemy unit at each location. Deal 1 to them.

Removal & reach · 3x

Elder Dragon

“Any amount of your damage is enough to kill enemy units. When you play me, choose up to one enemy unit at each location. Deal 1 to them.”

Riftbound Gear: Dazzling Aurora. At the end of your turn, reveal cards from the top of your Main Deck until you reveal a unit and banish it. Play it, ignoring its cost, and recycle the rest.

Card advantage · 3x

Dazzling Aurora

“At the end of your turn, reveal cards from the top of your Main Deck until you reveal a unit and banish it. Play it, ignoring its cost, and recycle the rest.”

Your first build

How to Start Playing Garen

Garen has a preconstructed deck — Garen - Might of Demacia (Proving Grounds) — so you can learn the Legend with a tuned out-of-the-box list before spending on singles.

Riftbound Legend: Might of Demacia - Starter. When you conquer, if you have 4+ units at that battlefield, draw 2.

Might of Demacia - Starter

Your Legend — starts in play, sets your two domains

Riftbound Unit: Garen, Commander. Other friendly units have +1 [S] here.

Garen, Commander

Chosen Champion — starts face-up in its Champion Zone

Keep

  • Keep the Body/Order identity and the simple unit-first game plan.
  • Keep sturdy units that teach clean attacks and blocks.

Upgrade First

  • Add better Order support cards that let your board fight above rate.
  • Upgrade low-impact bodies into units with relevant combat text.

Try Next

  • Try more battlefield control cards if opponents race you.
  • Test a small package of protective tricks for your best unit.