Garen vs Illaoi in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: the entire lane is her E — everything else is secondary to dodging it. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPILLAOIthe Kraken Priestess

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E

Her E (Test of Spirit) does huge damage and curses you so you can't walk up — the whole matchup is dodging it.

Punish a whiffed E

When she misses E she won't fight — all-in if she's chunked to ~60-70% HP post-6, or take a free trade.

Respect her W autos

Her empowered auto (W) hits hard on a 4s cooldown at level 1 — avoid extended early trades since she starts it first.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never all-in through her E once it lands — she'll R, heal, and one-shot you.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 57% WR - 821 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
	E			E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXE→Q→W

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