S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage
Garo
(伽罗) A Farm Difficulty
Marksman
DPS Marksman Ranged Harass/Team Buffs Late Game Medium
Garo
伽罗
A Farm
Difficulty Marksman
DPS Marksman Ranged Harass/Team Buffs Late Game Medium
Also known as
Garo's Chinese name is 伽罗.
伽罗
Quick summary
Garo is a mid-tier Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Sparkforged Dagger.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Garo, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Garo is a balanced Farm Marksman who wants to wear down enemies from range before the team-fight engages. Public guide data shows a build centered on Sparkforged Dagger, Boots of Dexterity, Doomsday, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick her when the draft lets Garo reach the back-line scaling window without being caught out; avoid when the matchup denies the windows her kit needs.
Pick Garo when
- The enemy team plays dive comp, giving you space to poke before they engage
- The enemy team has front-line targets that Garo can chip down with sustained ranged damage
- The enemy draft includes Nakoruru, Xuance, and Li Bai, who appear in counter data as matchups Garo can pressure.
Avoid Garo when
- The enemy has hard engage that closes distance through poke patterns
- The game is decided early before the marksman can hit core item spikes
- The enemy team is built around answers to Ranged Harass, removing the windows Garo's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Mana sustain online: poke patterns become repeatable once cooldown reduction and mana regen items come online
Late game: full build online, Garo reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor her once items are completed.
Build decisions
Default farm path
Public build references for Garo recommend Sparkforged Dagger, Boots of Dexterity, Doomsday, Shadow Ripper, Eternity Blade, and Haste - Sunpool. Use this as the baseline marksman plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Mortal Punisher, Bloodweeper, Overlord's Might, Frostscar's Embrace, Ravage - Phantom, and Sage's Sanctuary. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.
Matchup logic
Versus hard engage
Garo loses value when forced into close-range fights. Stick with the front line, hold a flash or repositioning skill, and avoid being caught alone in the river.
Role positioning
Garo is a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Liu Shan, Lian Po, and Wuyan as strong partners for Garo. Plan engages around Liu Shan's setup window, then second-engage with Sphere of Purity.
Common mistakes
- Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
- Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Garo's commit reaches the target alive.
- Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.
Background
Piercing Arrow
“Thanks to Madinat Erudit's blessing we shall know peace.”
Garo hails from the family in charge of managing the collection of books kept in Madinat Erudit. As the most famous center of learning in Alsahraa, this place was home to texts containing deep knowledge, and only selected scholars were allowed in to study. Garo transcribed diligently and practiced archery, firm in her belief that protecting books was akin to protecting civilization. When the feralis raided, killing her family and destroying Madinat Erudit's ancient texts, she was left to wander in search of the texts scattered by the ferali invasion. As she did, the truth was soon revealed...
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 172 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Great Wall Guard
- Title:
- Heir to Madinat Erudit
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Garo.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3282
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
39
HP/5s
Offense
175
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
365
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIFarm lane
- Win rate
- 52.3%
- Pick rate
- 1.2%
- Ban rate
- 0.2%
Rates are role-specific snapshots from the current Honor of Kings Camp data refresh.
Build
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Critical strike
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Presets
Crit attack speed
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
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Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
DMG
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
CRIT
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
DMG
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Skills
passive Piercing Arrow
Deals double damage to shields with Basic Attacks and skills.
skill1 Enchanted Arrows
;On: Range and Basic Attack interval increase. Basic Attack costs Mana and deals damage over time. ;Off: Gains Movement Speed and restores range and Basic Attack interval toinitial values.Basic Attack hits restore Mana.
skill2 Silent Arrow
Fires an arrow in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies hit while silencing and slowing them. After a brief delay, deals another strike of damage to enemies within range of the same location.
ultimate Sphere of Purity
Damages enemies in range. Gains Attack Speed and Critical Rate when in the magic circle.Use this skill again to grant Critical Rate and Move Speed to teammates in the circle and damage enemies in the circle
Skins
4 skins
Draconic Light
Gloweast
Amber Era
Nostalgic Miko
Playstyle
Manage mana carefully — burning resources on poke leaves nothing for the actual fight window. Position behind your front-line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision.
Patch History
S11 Jun 2025 Stat Nerfs
Ultimate Critical Rate reduced
S10 May 2025 Stat Nerfs
Ultimate cooldown increased
S7 Nov 2024 Stat Nerfs
Reduced Skill 1 damage, standardized Ultimate effects
Show details
"Garo's recent performance in the Farm Lane has been too good, as the range and early-game damage from her Skill 1 make it easy for her to gain an advantage during the laning stage. As such, we've reduced the skill's damage. At the same time, we've also standardized the effects of using and ending her Ultimate to make things easier to understand."
S7 Sep 2024 Mechanics Upgrade
Casting speed of Skill 2 increases with Attack Speed.
Show details
"A fixed casting time made it increasingly dangerous for Garo to use this skill in the late game. Now, her Skill 2's casting speed increases with her Attack Speed."