How to win lane as Yasuo against Garen · 47.05% win rate over 2,595 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Garen's silencing Q and empowered auto own level 1. |
| Level 2 | Garen | His Judgment burst keeps you behind at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Garen | At 3 his full Q-E combo out-trades your poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Garen | Through 4-5 his sustain and silence lockout still dominate. |
| Level 6 | Garen | His level 6 Demacian Justice execute outmatches your ult. |
| First item | Yasuo | Your first-item crit and kite finally flip the trades. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Two-plus items your mobility outruns an immobile Garen. |
Garen crushes levels 1-2: Decisive Strike silences your escape and empowers a big auto, and any greedy trade lets him start a Judgment spin that out-damages your poke.
The full Yasuo vs Garen report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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