Garen Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Garen has been touched in 35 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 69 individual values: 37 moved in their favour, 32 against. Most recent change: patch 26.14.
35Patches touched
69Values changed
37Buffed
32Nerfed
26.14Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
9 changed5▲ 4▼
PPerseverance
If Garen has not been struck by damage or enemy abilities for the last 10 seconds, Garen regenerates 0.4% of his maximum Health each second. Minion damage does not stop Perseverance.
P
Perseverance
1 changed1▲ 0▼
QDecisive Strike
Garen gains a burst of Movement Speed, breaking free of all slows affecting him and his next attack strikes a vital area of his foe, dealing bonus damage and silencing them.
Q
Decisive Strike
14 changed6▲ 8▼
WCourage
Garen passively increases his Armor and Magic Resist. He may also activate this ability to grant himself a shield that reduces incoming damage and crowd control durations for a short time.
W
Courage
15 changed8▲ 7▼
EJudgment
Garen performs a dance of death with his sword, dealing damage around him for the duration.
E
Judgment
25 changed14▲ 11▼
RDemacian Justice
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to deal a finishing blow to an enemy champion that deals damage based upon how much Health his target has missing.
R
Demacian Justice
5 changed3▲ 2▼
The kit this replaced
Reworked in patch 3.12. Icons are the originals, still served by Data Dragon at version 3.7.9.
P
Perseverance
Q
Decisive Strike
W
Courage
E
Judgment
R
Demacian Justice
Every change, newest first
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Base Damage | 250/350/450 | → | ▼ 200/275/350 21% |
Patch 26.5buffMarch 3, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Movement Speed Duration | 1/1.65/2.3/2.95/3.6 | → | ▲ 1.4/1.95/2.5/3.05/3.6 9% | |
| E | AD Ratio Per Tick | 0.38/0.41/0.44/0.47/0.5 | → | ▲ 0.4/0.43/0.46/0.49/0.52 5% |
Patch 25.18buffSeptember 9, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AD Ratio Per Tick | 0.36/0.39/0.42/0.45/0.48 | → | ▲ 0.38/0.41/0.44/0.47/0.5 5% |
Patch 25.12buffJune 10, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AD Ratio Per Tick | 0.36/0.38/0.4/0.42/0.44 | → | ▲ 0.36/0.39/0.42/0.45/0.48 5% | |
| E | Base Damage Per Tick | 4/8/12/16/20 | → | ▼ 4/7/10/13/16 17% |
Patch 25.11nerfMay 27, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 23/21/19/17/15 | → | ▲ 22/19.5/17/14.5/12 11% | |
| W | DR Percent | 0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3 | → | ▲ 0.25/0.29/0.33/0.37/0.41 10% | |
| E | AD Ratio Per Tick | 0.36/0.37/0.38/0.39/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.36/0.38/0.4/0.42/0.44 5% | |
| E | Cooldown | 9/9/9/9/9 | → | ▲ 9/8.25/7.5/6.75/6 17% | |
| E | Crit Base Mult | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8 47% | |
| E | Monster Mod | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 33% | |
| R | Base Damage | 300/450/600 | → | ▼ 250/350/450 22% |
Patch 25.6nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Crit Base Mult | 1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 14% |
Patch 14.2buffJanuary 23, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | DR Duration | 2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5 | → | ▲ 4/4/4/4/4 14% | |
| E | AD Ratio Per Tick | 0.32/0.34/0.36/0.38/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.36/0.37/0.38/0.39/0.4 6% |
Patch 13.8buffApril 18, 2023
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 66 | → | ▲ 69 5% | ||
| Base armor | 36 | → | ▲ 38 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Crit Base Mult | 1.58/1.58/1.58/1.58/1.58 | → | ▲ 1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75 11% |
Patch 12.10nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 3 | → | ▲ 4.2 40% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 620 | → | ▲ 690 11% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 84 | → | ▲ 98 17% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 0.75 | → | ▲ 1.55 107% | ||
| W | Shield Base | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▼ 65/85/105/125/145 12% | |
| W | Upfront Shield Health Ratio | 0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2 | → | ▼ 0.18/0.18/0.18/0.18/0.18 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Movement Speed Amount | 0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3 | → | ▲ 0.35/0.35/0.35/0.35/0.35 17% | |
| R | Execute Damage | 0.25/0.3/0.35 | → | ▲ 0.3/0.35/0.4 17% |
Patch 11.13tweakJune 22, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cast range | 0/0/0/0/0 | → | ▲ 660/660/660/660/660 | |
| E | Cooldown | 0/0/0/0/0 | → | ▼ 9/9/9/9/9 |
Patch 11.9tweakApril 27, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Resist Gain On Kill | 0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25 | → | ▼ 0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2 20% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Crit Base Mult | 1.33/1.33/1.33/1.33/1.33 | → | ▲ 1.58/1.58/1.58/1.58/1.58 19% |
Show the earlier 33 patches, back to V1.0.0.100
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Damage Timer | 7 | → | ▲ 8 14% | |
| Q | Movement Speed Duration | 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5 | → | ▼ 1/1.65/2.3/2.95/3.6 8% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR per level | 1.25 | → | ▼ 0.75 40% | ||
| E | Crit Base Mult | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 1.33/1.33/1.33/1.33/1.33 11% |
Patch 10.4buffFebruary 18, 2020
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total AD Ratio | 1.4/1.4/1.4/1.4/1.4 | → | ▲ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 7% | |
| W | Upfront Shield Health Ratio | 0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1/0.1 | → | ▲ 0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AS Per Tick | 0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2 | → | ▲ 0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25 25% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Base Damage Per Tick | 8/12/16/20/24 | → | ▼ 4/8/12/16/20 25% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 616.28 | → | ▲ 620 1% | ||
| HP per level | 84.25 | → | ▼ 84 0% | ||
| Q | Effect 1 | 30/60/90/120/150 | → | ▼ 40/60/80/100/120 11% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 30/30/30/30/30 | → | ▼ 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5 92% | |
| W | Cast range | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▼ 0/0/0/0/0 100% | |
| E | Cast range | 700/700/700/700/700 | → | ▼ 0/0/0/0/0 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 24/23/22/21/20 | → | ▲ 23/21/19/17/15 14% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25 | → | ▲ 0.333/0.333/0.333/0.333/0.333 33% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 40/40/40/40/40 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 25% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 2/3/4/5/6 | → | ▼ 2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5 12% | |
| E | Cast range | 660/660/660/660/660 | → | ▲ 700/700/700/700/700 6% | |
| E | Cooldown | 9/9/9/9/9 | → | ▲ 0/0/0/0/0 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 30/65/100/135/170 | → | ▼ 30/60/90/120/150 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 30/55/80/105/130 | → | ▲ 30/65/100/135/170 25% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 30/30/30/30/30 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40 33% |
Patch 8.3February 6, 2018 · Read the 8.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 1.568 | → | ▲ 1.6 2% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.84 | → | ▼ 1.568 80% |
Patch 7.22
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 57.88 | → | ▲ 66 14% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 27.536 | → | ▲ 36 31% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 3 | 34/35/36/37/38 | → | ▲ 36/37/38/39/40 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 4 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▲ 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5 67% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5 | → | ▲ 4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5 80% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move speed | 345 | → | ▼ 340 1% | ||
| Q | Effect 2 | 35/35/35/35/35 | → | ▼ 30/30/30/30/30 14% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 3.5/3/2.5 | → | ▲ 28/33/40 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 3.5 | → | ▲ 4.5 29% | ||
| Armor per level Class-wide | 2.7 | → | ▲ 3 11% | ||
| Attack range | 125 | → | ▲ 175 40% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 96 | → | ▼ 84.25 12% | ||
| Q | Effect 3 | 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 25% | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 25% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 1.5/2.25/3/3.75/4.5 | → | ▼ 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5 17% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▼ 0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25 99% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 75/75/75/75/75 | → | ▼ 30/30/30/30/30 60% | |
| E | Cooldown | 13/12/11/10/9 | → | ▲ 9/9/9/9/9 18% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 20/45/70/95/120 | → | ▼ 14/18/22/26/30 69% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 70/80/90/100/110 | → | ▼ 34/35/36/37/38 60% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 75/75/75/75/75 | → | ▼ 33/33/33/33/33 56% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cooldown | 160/120/80 | → | ▲ 120/100/80 17% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 52 | → | ▲ 57.88 11% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 455 | → | ▲ 616.28 35% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 23 | → | ▲ 27.536 20% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 7 | → | ▲ 7.84 12% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 19 | → | ▲ 23 21% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.12 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen | 7.45 | → | ▼ 7 6% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V3.03Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | Heal amount | 0.5%/health | → | ▼ 0.4% of maximum health per second |
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 320 | → | ▲ 345 |
V1.0.0.145Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base health regen per 5 | 9.85 | → | ▼ 8.25 |
| Stats | Health regen per 5 per level | 0.85 | → | ▼ 0.75 |
| Stats | Base attack damage | 60.1 | → | ▼ 56 |
| Stats | Attack damage per level | 3 | → | ▲ 3.5 |
| Perseverance | Delay | 7 | → | ▲ 9 seconds |
| Decisive Strike | Cooldown | 12/11/10/9/8 | → | ▼ 8 seconds at all ranks |
| Decisive Strike | Movement speed | 15/20/25/30/35% | → | ▲ 35% at all ranks |
| Decisive Strike | Base damage | 30/45/60/75/90 | → | ▲ 30/55/80/105/130 |
| Decisive Strike | Silence duration | 2.5 at all ranks | → | ▼ 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 seconds |
| Decisive Strike | Buff duration | 6 | → | ▼ 4.5 seconds |
| Courage | Active damage reduction | 20/24/28/32/36% | → | ● 30% at all ranks |
| Courage | Duration | 3 at all ranks | → | ● 2/3/4/5/6 seconds |
| Courage | Cooldown | 30/27/24/21/18 | → | ● 24/23/22/21/20 seconds |
| Judgment | Base damage | 50/90/130/170/210 | → | ▼ 20/45/70/95/120 per second |
| Judgment | AD scaling | 140% bonus AD | → | ● 70/80/90/100/110% AD per second |
| Judgment | Damage dealt to minions | 50% | → | ▲ 75% |
| Demacian Justice | Cooldown | 140/120/100 | → | ● 160/120/80 seconds |
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decisive Strike | Attack damage ratio | 50% AD | → | ▼ 40% AD |
| Judgment | Base damage | 60/100/140/180/220 | → | ▼ 50/90/130/170/210 per second |
| Judgment | Bonus attack damage ratio | 120% bonus AD | → | ▲ 140% bonus AD) per second |
V1.0.0.123Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decisive Strike | Movement speed boost duration | 3 | → | ▲ 4 seconds |
| Judgment | Cooldown | 14/13/12/11/10 | → | ▼ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds |
| Courage | Maximum armor and magic resistance | 5/10/15/20/25 | → | ▲ 25 at all ranks |
V1.0.0.114Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 315 | → | ▲ 320 |
| Courage | Damage reduction | 10/15/20/25/30% | → | ▲ 20/24/28/32/36% |
V1.0.0.112Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decisive Strike | Attack damage ratio | 20% AD | → | ▲ 50% AD |
| Decisive Strike | Movement speed boost | 2 | → | ▲ 3 seconds |
| Decisive Strike | Duration | 7 | → | ▼ 6 seconds |
| Judgment | Cooldown | 15/14/13/12/11 | → | ▼ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds |
V1.0.0.109Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judgment | Bonus attack damage ratio | 100% bonus AD | → | ▲ 120% bonus AD per second |
V1.0.0.108Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judgment | Base damage | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▲ 60/100/140/180/220 per second |
V1.0.0.107Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decisive Strike | Base damage | 40/60/80/100/120 | → | ▼ 30/45/60/75/90 |
| Decisive Strike | Attack damage ratio | 10% AD | → | ▲ 20% AD |
| Judgment | Base damage | 30/70/110/150/190 | → | ● 60/90/120/150/180 per second |
V1.0.0.102Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base movement speed | 320 | → | ▼ 315 |
| Courage | Active damage reduction | 30% at all ranks | → | ▼ 10/15/20/25/30% |
| Courage | Active duration | 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 | → | ● 3 seconds at all ranks |
V1.0.0.101Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courage | Damage reduction | 35% | → | ▼ 30% |
V1.0.0.100Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courage | Maximum armor and magic resistance | 7/14/21/28/35 | → | ▼ 5/10/15/20/25 |