Briar vs Garen
Top Lane Matchup
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Who Wins
- You lose levels 1-3 as Garen's Q silence prevents your combo execution and his passive outsustains your damage output.
- At level 6, you gain kill pressure if you can land full combos, but his R execute still makes extended trades risky.
How to Trade
- Your best trading pattern is to bait his Q engage, then W the damage while landing your own Q-auto-E combo before disengaging.
- Only commit to extended trades when you have significant health advantage or when his passive hasn't had time to heal him.
Wave Control
- Focus on last-hitting and avoiding unnecessary damage early, then look for slow pushes when you have item advantages to force longer trades.
- Use Q mobility to break his freezes and prevent him from controlling the wave state completely.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Don't use R aggressively when Garen has his R available, as the execute damage can kill you through your healing if you're below the threshold.
- Avoid trading when your W is on cooldown, as you'll take full damage from his Q-E combo without the damage reduction.
Created on 11/24/2025
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