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Singed vs Garen

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Singed should control the wave to deny Garen a stable passive recovery lane and force awkward chases through poison.
This matchup is a control vs durable side-lane duel where Singed must disrupt Garen's short trade windows and avoid giving him execute opportunities.

Trading pattern

Avoid fair front-facing trades; instead, bait Garen to chase through your (Q).
Use (W) to ground and slow Garen before flinging him with (E) into your team or tower.
Do not engage when (R) is down, as Singed loses durability and speed needed to survive Garen's short trades.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (Q) silence is up, as it can deny your (E) and (W) setup and start short burst trades.
Avoid extended trades when (W) damage reduction is active, as he can absorb your poison damage more effectively.
When your (R) is down, do not proxy or force deep pressure to avoid being collapsed on or executed.

Early game

Use early wave pressure and proxying to force Garen into inefficient farming or risky chases through (Q).
Avoid stationary duels where Garen can silence and spin damage with (Q) and (E).
Track (Q) cooldown to punish when his silence and engage are down.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) to gain speed and durability, enabling deeper pressure and forcing Garen into bad rotations.
After your first AP bruiser/tank item, pressure waves aggressively to extend your poison uptime and absorb Garen's retaliation.
Respect Garen's level 6 execute (R) power spike by avoiding low-health prolonged trades and punishing cooldowns before it is available.

Win conditions

Win by disrupting Garen's wave control and forcing him into chasing through your poison for repeated damage.
Use (W) and (E) combo to punish Garen's lack of mobility and force bad positioning.
Reach mid-game with your (R) active and tank items to survive longer fights and create chaos in teamfights, denying Garen easy execute kills.