Lissandra vs Garen MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Lissandra vs Garen MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

Use to poke and control wave while holding to root Garen's engages.
Punish Garen's predictable short trades by intercepting his approach with crowd control.
Manage cooldowns carefully to avoid extended fights where Garen's spin and execute threaten you.

Trading pattern

Use to poke, then punish Garen stepping into root range.
Step forward to trade only when silence is down, then back off before his spin damage starts.
Avoid using engage without ally follow-up or ready to prevent counterpunish.

Danger windows

Be cautious when Garen's silence is up, enabling him to start trades and deny your crowd control.
Avoid extended fights after Garen activates spin damage, especially if his execute is available.
Play carefully when your is down, as Garen can all-in more safely during this cooldown.

Early game

Thin the wave with to keep it on your side and deny Garen easy trades.
Hold to root Garen when he commits with silence.
Avoid engaging without to prevent getting punished by Garen's silence and spin damage.

Power spikes

Track level 6 availability to set up lockdown engages or safe defensive plays.
After first completed AP or utility item, trade more confidently while respecting Garen's silence cooldown.
Respect Garen's level 6 execute window and his first bruiser item timing increasing his threat.

Win conditions

Deny Garen free farm by punishing his approach attempts with poke and root.
Use plus lockdown combos only with ally follow-up to secure kills or force Garen off wave.
Reach mid-game teamfights with crowd control intact to lock down Garen or other key targets effectively.

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