Why is Garen winrate dropping so fast

Jar Jar binks l·Oct 10, 2019·3 votes·2,167 views

yesterday he had 53,9 % in diamond now he is at 51,8%>

Platinum he was yesterday at 54% now he's 52,9%

Why is it dropping so fast

6 Comments

4th3t0sOct 10, 20195 votes

Wow, it's almost like knee-jerk nerf threads the day after patches don't mean shit [zombie-brand-mindblown]

RIP Tahm KenchOct 10, 20192 votes

No idea about ranked, but I'm seeing a lot of people play Garen jungle and feeding a ton in normals (with plats / golds).

Might just be people trying new things for now.

JackMcCarryOct 10, 20192 votes

52.98% winrate* yesterday he was at 53.2% ~ winrate, what a drop!

His playrate also went up, trippled itself from last patch, 5% to 16%. Banrate from 3% last patch to 15% this one. You know it that if Riven came anything close to these numbers (and lets be honest, even when she isnt) people would cry about how OP she is. But i wouldnt expect an unbiased take on champions around here.

EDIT: Instead of downvoting me for giving data and source for said data, how about show me YOUR source so we can compare and maybe change stances, but nah...

boricCentaur1Oct 10, 20191 votes

Because he has had a pretty low playrate and got a pretty good amount of changes meaning people don't know how to fight vs him and lost because of that.

Krys StarOct 10, 20191 votes

He got some substantial changes. A lot of people are going to want to play Garen, new and experienced, so his win rate is going to inflate in either direction (higher win rate or lower).

StephenizgodOct 10, 20191 votes

If i had to guess, the buffs/changes altered the way his laning phase went and how he transitioned into late game. His match-ups changed, his powerspikes changed, but his teamfight stayed the same. So people only had to adjust to his new laning phase and not his mid to late game, which meant he quickly dropped in winrate as people figured out how to lane against him again. He still has the same glaring weaknesses, he just has a different laning phase now.

My prediction is he will remain popular for a short time, then sort of go back to being more of a low elo pick.