Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
7.8%

Garenvs Xin Zhao

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Xin Zhao is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Garen wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Xin Zhao based on 20 games. Garen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup.

Garen Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen 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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Xin Zhao - 55.0% win rateXin Zhao(55.0%)
Garen - 55.0% win rate in this matchup
Garen
55.0% WR
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Xin Zhao vs Garen matchup - 45.0% win rate
Xin Zhao
45.0% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Xin Zhao Matchup?

Garen wins the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup
Winner
Garen
Matches: 20
55.0%
Win Rate
45.0%
6.2
CS / min
5.4
801
DMG / min
838
13,971
Gold / game
13,589
138
Heal / min
589
1,455
DMG Mitigated / min
1,067
1.2
CC / min
0.9
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
56.3%
Late Game WR
43.8%

Garen vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 20 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 55.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 45.0%, giving Garen a 10.0 percentage point advantage. Garen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Xin Zhao players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Garen players can confidently pick into Xin Zhao and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Xin Zhao away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Xin Zhao Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Xin Zhao in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Xin Zhao, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.2Garen
5.4Xin Zhao
Garen edges out Xin Zhao by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 12 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Garen.
Damage
801Garen
838Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao deals 37 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 Xin Zhao's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,971Garen
13,589Xin Zhao
Garen earns 382 more gold per game than Xin Zhao, 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
1.2Garen
0.9Xin Zhao
Both Garen and Xin Zhao provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,593Garen
1,656Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao heals and mitigates 63 more damage per minute than Garen, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Xin Zhao to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Garen.

Best Garen Build Against Xin Zhao

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Xin Zhao, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Xin Zhao are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Garen the best chance to compete against Xin Zhao. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren50.0%
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao50.0%
Late Game
Garen
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren56.3%
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao43.8%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Garen and Xin Zhao, with Garen holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Garen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Xin Zhao. Extended games heavily favor Garen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Garen holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Xin Zhao players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Garen Runes Against Xin Zhao

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs Xin ZhaoPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs Xin ZhaoTriumph - best Garen rune vs Xin ZhaoLegend: Alacrity - best Garen rune vs Xin ZhaoLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Xin Zhao
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs Xin ZhaoResolve
Conditioning - best Garen rune vs Xin ZhaoOvergrowth - best Garen rune vs Xin Zhao
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Garen to press their advantage against Xin Zhao, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Garen'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 Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Garen matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.09%3786.581512,43342.3%51.0%
50.97%3616.881012,30350.9%51.0%
50.46%3277.090212,58151.5%49.4%
39.77%2647.170612,97844.0%36.8%
51.20%2506.467512,35752.5%50.3%
54.05%2227.31,02512,98752.6%55.1%
50.74%2037.189113,51959.5%44.5%
46.31%2037.180012,46340.6%52.0%
53.61%1947.296213,24548.8%57.3%
57.98%1887.287312,68557.0%58.8%
58.92%1857.192912,95357.0%60.4%
48.33%1806.985512,62650.6%46.4%
54.19%1797.279212,94360.7%48.4%
55.87%1797.31,23013,86856.2%55.7%
46.51%1727.488813,11750.8%43.8%
50.00%1727.278813,61550.0%50.0%
48.75%1607.51,00813,37655.8%42.2%
55.63%1607.189712,61561.3%50.0%
54.37%1606.788212,69550.7%57.5%
54.84%1556.882712,87255.7%54.1%
41.61%1496.463912,28648.4%36.5%
55.41%1487.386213,62767.7%46.5%
49.31%1446.777612,57941.3%55.6%
51.08%1397.282712,66142.4%58.9%
57.81%1287.281813,52765.5%52.0%
54.33%1277.191512,82258.5%51.4%
52.80%1257.084512,19256.3%49.2%
48.76%1217.491413,17556.7%38.9%
43.33%1206.81,00913,16151.0%38.0%
37.29%1186.868912,05233.3%40.3%
41.59%1136.473812,99540.4%42.6%
53.10%1137.282212,72356.9%49.1%
55.86%1117.797714,57152.6%57.5%
60.19%1037.391513,70160.0%60.4%
53.92%1026.883612,54957.5%50.9%
55.79%957.394613,81159.5%53.5%
53.01%837.485612,76751.2%54.8%
57.50%807.295913,75844.4%68.2%
40.51%796.659611,96647.5%33.3%
57.33%756.778112,27155.6%59.0%
54.93%716.784714,07556.7%53.7%
64.29%706.774512,93657.6%70.3%
53.73%676.91,02913,17744.4%60.0%
51.67%607.277714,29656.5%48.6%
53.57%565.682412,21162.9%38.1%
41.51%537.079613,20750.0%34.5%
51.92%527.391113,68561.9%45.2%
53.85%527.179712,71448.1%60.0%
43.18%446.582314,24937.5%46.4%
47.73%446.789112,76155.0%41.7%
41.46%416.568112,86128.6%48.1%
48.65%376.088113,13955.0%41.2%
54.05%376.589213,34753.3%54.5%
64.52%317.078012,31161.1%69.2%
53.33%306.364811,69057.1%50.0%
58.62%296.272113,45022.2%75.0%
60.71%287.177312,47358.3%62.5%
37.04%274.881813,68254.5%25.0%
65.38%266.869412,46663.6%66.7%
42.31%267.381313,16630.0%50.0%
60.00%256.580012,90360.0%60.0%
73.91%237.389414,92175.0%73.3%
36.36%225.693914,95528.6%40.0%
45.45%227.096114,72150.0%42.9%
55.00%206.280113,97150.0%56.3%
50.00%203.976813,04622.2%72.7%
63.16%196.379114,55287.5%45.5%
57.89%195.479913,18166.7%53.9%
50.00%187.878212,54162.5%40.0%
55.56%187.376512,75960.0%50.0%
55.56%186.870912,83640.0%75.0%
66.67%187.173713,17850.0%75.0%
38.89%187.287112,83828.6%45.5%
47.06%176.981813,93580.0%33.3%
29.41%176.680212,28842.9%20.0%
17.65%176.253710,15830.0%0.0%
50.00%167.695412,35844.4%57.1%
31.25%165.861013,67050.0%28.6%
50.00%167.073313,45850.0%50.0%
37.50%167.790913,48037.5%37.5%
40.00%153.990515,7210.0%54.5%
80.00%156.285715,33885.7%75.0%
53.33%157.077914,00866.7%44.4%
50.00%147.168012,64050.0%50.0%
42.86%146.578111,62033.3%50.0%
57.14%145.975012,94355.6%60.0%
53.85%136.184313,92950.0%57.1%
33.33%125.276912,04616.7%50.0%
58.33%127.198113,67775.0%50.0%
58.33%126.065310,83171.4%40.0%
36.36%116.684815,5180.0%44.4%
54.55%113.374812,53666.7%50.0%
45.45%115.586413,78060.0%33.3%
81.82%116.372212,81766.7%87.5%
27.27%114.45999,35240.0%16.7%
27.27%116.482613,7120.0%42.9%
20.00%106.975413,08525.0%16.7%
40.00%106.370612,35520.0%60.0%
44.44%95.987611,46240.0%50.0%
33.33%96.565313,5950.0%50.0%
66.67%95.078313,74775.0%60.0%
55.56%94.964010,11620.0%100.0%
25.00%87.786110,71540.0%0.0%
75.00%87.192614,590100.0%66.7%
50.00%87.81,18114,23680.0%0.0%
37.50%85.051411,10433.3%40.0%
75.00%85.752010,73771.4%100.0%
62.50%86.466112,22260.0%66.7%
62.50%87.186614,69150.0%66.7%
75.00%86.771511,47483.3%50.0%
71.43%77.778914,404100.0%50.0%
57.14%72.356114,981100.0%40.0%
57.14%73.043511,42850.0%60.0%
71.43%77.475511,89660.0%100.0%
57.14%77.463510,11775.0%33.3%
50.00%65.756711,49050.0%50.0%
16.67%66.51,01318,1730.0%16.7%
16.67%66.163012,4130.0%33.3%
50.00%64.550911,659100.0%0.0%
16.67%65.356411,79550.0%0.0%
50.00%67.567312,51566.7%33.3%
33.33%66.660113,04866.7%0.0%
66.67%67.454712,03075.0%50.0%
40.00%56.986912,08433.3%50.0%
60.00%54.277312,15566.7%50.0%
60.00%56.971513,07166.7%50.0%
40.00%55.874414,0620.0%50.0%
40.00%54.849510,23733.3%50.0%
80.00%53.488215,856100.0%75.0%
60.00%56.555112,26450.0%66.7%

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Garen vs Xin Zhao - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Xin Zhao in League of Legends?

Garen wins the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 45.0%, a 10.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 20 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Xin Zhao in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Garen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Xin Zhao in the late game?

In the late game, Garen takes over the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup?

Garen wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 55.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 10.0 percentage point advantage means Garen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 20 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Xin Zhao?

The best Garen build against Xin Zhao includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 40.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Xin Zhao?

The best Garen runes against Xin Zhao use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Garen vs Xin Zhao matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Xin Zhao?

Yes, Garen has a favorable matchup against Xin Zhao with a 55.0% win rate. Garen strongly counters Xin Zhao in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Garen against Xin Zhao?

When playing Garen against Xin Zhao, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.