Viktor vs Garen TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Viktor vs Garen TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

Prioritize scaling by safely farming and using to poke without overextending against Garen's all-in threat.
Maintain medium lane pressure to prevent Garen from freely resetting passive health and setting up short trades.
Manage wave and cooldowns to avoid Garen's burst windows and punish his cooldowns.

Trading pattern

Trade by landing poke and activating shield while holding for disengage.
Punish Garen immediately after he uses silence, as he loses his main engage and damage window.
Avoid using solely for wave clear to prevent vulnerability to Garen's short trades.

Danger windows

Be cautious when silence is up, as it can block your shield and disengage.
Avoid extended trades when is down, as you become vulnerable to Garen's burst and spin damage.
Watch for Garen's level 6 execute window; do not remain low health in lane to prevent easy kills.

Early game

Use poke combined with shield trades when silence is down.
Avoid extended trades early since Garen excels in short burst trades with and .
Thin the wave to deny Garen passive resets and force him into unfavorable trades.

Power spikes

At level 6, use to zone Garen, timing all-ins or defensive resets around its availability.
After first mage item and evolving an ability, increase pressure on waves and trades to punish Garen's limited range.
Respect Garen's level 6 execute with and avoid low-health extended trades.

Win conditions

Win by scaling through wave control and item evolution to outdamage Garen in teamfights.
Use poke and shield to deny Garen's short trades and prevent passive resets.
Leverage ultimate to zone and control space, punishing Garen's predictable engage patterns.

Tactical tip

For Viktor vs Garen, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Top lane check.