Naafiri vs Garen MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Naafiri vs Garen MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

This mid matchup is a medium-agency snowball fight where you chip Garen with poke before committing all-ins.
Manage wave states to avoid predictable engages and punish Garen's low mobility by isolating him.
Your goal is to create lethal bleed stacks and use pack-enhanced burst on isolated or low-health Garen.

Trading pattern

Start trades with to apply bleed and gauge Garen's defensive cooldowns.
Commit dash only when Garen's silence or spin are on cooldown or he is low.
Use to enhance chase and secure kills on isolated or low-health Garen after poke.

Danger windows

Avoid engaging when Garen's silence and spin are both up for short trades.
Be cautious when Garen's damage reduction is active as it absorbs your burst.
Do not all-in without prior poke advantage after Garen completes his first bruiser item spike.

Early game

Use early poke to chip Garen and force him to respect your cooldowns before level 6.
Avoid committing before landing bleed from to ensure a safe all-in window.
Keep the wave from freezing near your tower to prevent Garen's short + trades.

Power spikes

Level 6 boosts your chase and all-in potential; force Garen to respect your engage.
First lethality item completion increases your poke and burst; pressure Garen aggressively.
Respect Garen's level 6 execute window by avoiding extended trades when low on health.

Win conditions

Deny Garen free farm by punishing his CS attempts with poke and crashing waves before he trades.
Use poke to chip Garen and wait for his silence and spin cooldowns before using and to all-in.
Snowball through picks by isolating Garen with your pack and roaming during his cooldown windows.

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