Demacia // Origins
Garen
Might of Demacia · Fundamentals midrange · Beginner
BodyStats
OrderTeamworkGaren is a clean starter path for learning units, combat, and battlefield control.
Playstyle
Body supplies sturdy units and Order rewards building a coordinated board. Garen decks want to make solid attacks, trade well, and hold battlefields through better fundamentals.
Strengths
- Excellent learning deck
- Stable board presence
- Clear combat decisions
Watch Outs
- Can be less explosive
- Needs board control
- Can struggle against heavy spell disruption
Game Plan
- 1Early: establish cards that support the Body / Order identity.
- 2Midgame: win fights with larger units and efficient battlefield presence while using Order cards to keep the plan stable.
- 3Late: convert the strongest battlefield position into Hold points instead of chasing every fight.
Pick Garen if you want the most straightforward path into Riftbound combat and deckbuilding.
Key Cards
![Riftbound Unit: Deadbloom Predator. [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.)
You may play me to an occupied enemy battlefield.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F112b4b3847b26ea2d245ac0976717d109be7b032-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Deadbloom Predator
Noobvengador's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Unit, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
Harnessed Dragon
Noobvengador's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Unit, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
![Riftbound Spell: Blood Money. [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.)
Kill a unit at a battlefield with 2 [S] or less. If it was an enemy unit, play a Gold gear token exhausted. If it was a friendly unit, play two Gold gear tokens exhausted.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F0062fe2a96fc94bd8d85c01607a48e8619ed4e20-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Blood Money
Noobvengador's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Spell, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
Starter Deck
Garen - Might of Demacia
Proving Grounds
12
Runes
1
Battlefields
40
Main
Units
- 3x Daring Poro
- 3x Noxian Drummer
- 3x Faithful Manufactor
- 3x First Mate
- 3x Crackshot Corsair
- 3x Vanguard Sergeant
- 2x Petty Officer
- 2x Dune Drake
- 3x Vanguard Attendant
- 2x Garen - Commander
- 2x Garen - Rugged
Spells
- 3x Confront
- 3x Back to Back
- 2x Decisive Strike
- 3x Recruit the Vanguard
Runes
- 6x Body Rune
- 6x Order Rune
Battlefields
- 1x Trifarian War Camp
Budget Starter Upgrades
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.
Best of Legend Deck
Noobvengador · Garen, Might of Demacia
217 · Noobvengador · Regional Qualifier: Lille
Units
- 1x Garen, Rugged
- 3x Deadbloom Predator
- 3x Harnessed Dragon
- 1x Volibear, Imposing
Spells
- 3x Blood Money
- 3x Catalyst of Aeons
- 2x Challenge
- 3x Confront
- 2x Cull the Weak
- 2x Hidden Blade
Gear
- 3x Dazzling Aurora
- 3x Forge of the Future
- 3x Vanguard Armory
Runes
- 6x Body Rune
- 6x Order Rune
Battlefields
- 1x Aspirant's Climb
- 1x Forgotten Monument
- 1x The Papertree
Sideboard
- 3x Sabotage
- 3x Salvage
- 2x Unyielding Spirit