Fizz - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.6%
Pick Rate
3.6%

Fizzvs Garen

AAssassinFighter
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fizz vs Garen is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Fizz wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Garen based on 12 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Fizz scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Fizz build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fizz vs Garen matchup.

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Fizz Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fizz performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Fizz - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Fizz
50.0% WR
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Garen vs Fizz matchup - 50.0% win rate
Garen
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Fizz vs Garen Matchup?

Fizz wins the Fizz vs Garen matchup
Winner
Fizz
Matches: 12
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.7
CS / min
7.2
768
DMG / min
735
11,054
Gold / game
11,509
103
Heal / min
136
459
DMG Mitigated / min
1,466
0.4
CC / min
1.1
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Fizz vs Garen Matchup Summary

The Fizz vs Garen matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Fizz wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Garen's 50.0%, giving Fizz a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Fizz outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Fizz reaches their power spikes, while Fizz should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fizz has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Garen's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Fizz vs Garen Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Fizz in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Fizz, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.7Fizz
7.2Garen
Garen edges out Fizz by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Garen.
Damage
768Fizz
735Garen
Fizz deals 33 more champion damage per minute than Garen. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Garen choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Fizz's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
11,054Fizz
11,509Garen
Garen earns 455 more gold per game than Fizz, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Garen slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Fizz
1.1Garen
Garen provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Fizz, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Garen coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
561Fizz
1,602Garen
Garen vastly out-sustains Fizz, healing and mitigating 1,041 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Garen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Fizz is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Fizz, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Fizz Build Against Garen

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Garen, providing the mobility and stats Fizz needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fizz against Garen are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Lich Bane. This combination gives Fizz an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Garen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fizz vs Garen matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Fizz early game win rateFizz33.3%
Garen early game win rateGaren66.7%
Late Game
Fizz
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Fizz late game win rateFizz66.7%
Garen late game win rateGaren33.3%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Fizz. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fizz is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Fizz, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Garen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Fizz reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Fizz survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Fizz Runes Against Garen

Domination rune tree - Fizz primary runes vs GarenDomination
Electrocute - best Fizz rune vs GarenSudden Impact - best Fizz rune vs GarenGrisly Mementos - best Fizz rune vs GarenTreasure Hunter - best Fizz rune vs Garen
Sorcery rune tree - Fizz secondary runes vs GarenSorcery
Scorch - best Fizz rune vs GarenTranscendence - best Fizz rune vs Garen
25.0% WR

The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Fizz maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Garen.


Fizz matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Fizz's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Fizz build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fizz matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.00%1745.689412,31042.7%55.6%
52.53%1585.883311,69358.3%47.7%
50.34%1475.685512,38158.8%45.8%
46.76%1396.079712,55651.0%44.3%
51.11%1355.790512,80058.8%46.4%
54.55%1325.388011,70146.7%61.1%
52.10%1195.897912,22650.0%54.0%
52.63%1145.684211,62244.9%58.5%
48.62%1095.870710,89446.5%51.0%
56.48%1085.687513,21451.4%58.9%
41.35%1045.778912,47939.5%42.6%
57.58%995.676511,89060.0%55.6%
53.41%886.185713,05351.5%54.5%
56.47%854.996612,61150.0%60.8%
45.12%825.782112,04936.7%50.0%
53.33%755.781411,89850.0%55.8%
47.95%736.085211,15339.4%55.0%
52.17%695.886012,78950.0%53.5%
49.21%635.382811,98142.3%54.0%
54.84%625.889712,64545.8%60.5%
58.18%555.392612,42450.0%63.6%
61.54%526.077510,76164.3%58.3%
63.27%495.382912,04360.0%65.5%
51.16%435.691312,11658.8%46.1%
42.86%426.084911,33140.0%45.5%
52.50%406.188312,17152.4%52.6%
41.18%346.076412,4609.1%56.5%
60.61%335.793713,24272.7%54.5%
77.42%316.297412,60381.8%75.0%
64.29%285.688310,88871.4%57.1%
53.57%285.989712,01854.5%52.9%
53.57%285.774612,62245.5%58.8%
66.67%275.480511,99653.9%78.6%
55.56%276.181812,41655.6%55.6%
56.00%255.597612,46550.0%60.0%
62.50%245.093113,62185.7%52.9%
34.78%235.890410,73150.0%23.1%
52.17%235.484510,93850.0%53.9%
43.48%235.682612,42040.0%46.1%
65.00%206.193211,38860.0%70.0%
61.11%184.984511,79477.8%44.4%
38.89%186.085813,26875.0%28.6%
64.71%175.173710,37975.0%55.6%
35.29%176.581413,12757.1%20.0%
52.94%174.480812,38660.0%50.0%
47.06%175.781811,67537.5%55.6%
60.00%154.768812,32650.0%63.6%
35.71%146.374412,12420.0%44.4%
57.14%142.168712,06957.1%57.1%
30.77%134.682213,7840.0%36.4%
53.85%135.681912,68740.0%62.5%
53.85%131.978513,03871.4%33.3%
46.15%133.489414,52650.0%44.4%
46.15%131.463411,52371.4%16.7%
50.00%126.776811,05433.3%66.7%
50.00%123.069011,74666.7%33.3%
63.64%114.582713,53850.0%71.4%
45.45%111.671411,52266.7%37.5%
63.64%113.373912,09466.7%60.0%
63.64%116.582112,00380.0%50.0%
70.00%101.371710,36766.7%75.0%
40.00%100.96619,85140.0%40.0%
30.00%101.763712,23350.0%16.7%
40.00%106.01,09116,702100.0%33.3%
50.00%106.193513,681100.0%44.4%
44.44%94.771712,26450.0%40.0%
44.44%95.577412,89150.0%42.9%
55.56%95.685415,288100.0%33.3%
37.50%83.387714,76066.7%20.0%
50.00%84.372910,86050.0%50.0%
50.00%84.673014,50450.0%50.0%
37.50%85.88258,93550.0%25.0%
50.00%85.577710,04480.0%0.0%
42.86%75.15938,67750.0%33.3%
28.57%75.689210,8680.0%40.0%
71.43%76.81,00313,56833.3%100.0%
85.71%75.595011,36275.0%100.0%
42.86%75.59538,43650.0%33.3%
57.14%76.391414,343100.0%40.0%
57.14%75.697915,83650.0%60.0%
57.14%74.71,17912,35666.7%50.0%
0.00%75.176612,2490.0%0.0%
100.00%60.965510,675100.0%100.0%
0.00%62.266911,4990.0%0.0%
33.33%62.96148,65066.7%0.0%
66.67%65.858611,09650.0%100.0%
66.67%66.076011,71060.0%100.0%
83.33%61.590712,472100.0%66.7%
40.00%51.36429,06925.0%100.0%
60.00%55.08888,83175.0%0.0%
20.00%55.886411,4180.0%25.0%
20.00%52.876612,22425.0%0.0%
80.00%56.297111,16666.7%100.0%
40.00%51.159811,39250.0%33.3%
60.00%51.268711,14850.0%66.7%
60.00%53.471013,8390.0%60.0%
60.00%51.987914,196100.0%50.0%
80.00%55.967010,70850.0%100.0%
60.00%50.963411,41975.0%0.0%
20.00%55.378911,5400.0%25.0%
20.00%56.470211,5050.0%50.0%
80.00%57.38089,831100.0%66.7%

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Fizz vs Garen - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fizz do against Garen in League of Legends?

Fizz wins the Fizz vs Garen matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Garen's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Fizz do against Garen in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Fizz with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Garen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fizz do against Garen in the late game?

In the late game, Fizz takes over the Fizz vs Garen matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Fizz scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fizz vs Garen matchup?

Fizz wins the matchup against Garen with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Fizz is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.

What is the best Fizz build against Garen?

The best Fizz build against Garen includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 60.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fizz runes against Garen?

The best Fizz runes against Garen use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 25.0% win rate in the Fizz vs Garen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fizz counter Garen?

Yes, Fizz has a favorable matchup against Garen with a 50.0% win rate. Fizz slightly edges out Garen in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Fizz against Garen?

When playing Fizz against Garen, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Garen. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.