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How to Win Zoe vs Garen Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Zoe

based on 1,734 Zoe vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Garen as Zoe resulted from an analysis of 1734 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Zoe is forced to battle against Garen in only 3.6% of her games.

Zoe vs Garen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a dismal job of countering Garen. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Zoe versus Garen rounds, Zoe’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Garen.

Best Zoe vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneHorizon FocusStormsurgeZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Garen as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Garen

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Advice to Win Against Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Zoe vs Garen Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Garen Image
6.6
< Kills >
6
5.6
< Deaths >
5.1
7.2
< Assists >
3.8
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
134
< Minions Killed >
177
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,732
< Physical Damage >
13,657
17,569
< Magic Damage >
197
3,548
< True Damage >
4,648
22,850
< Damage Dealt >
18,502
18,760
< Damage Taken >
31,776
11,005
< Gold Earned >
12,125
1.7
< Towers >
2.87
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,239
< Total Healing >
3,049
13,436
< Experience >
15,279
25
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
8
142
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Garen with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Zoe against Garen matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Garen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Garen..

Zoe normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Garen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Garen

Who is Better, Zoe or Garen?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when taking on Garen, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Zoe makes a poor counter for Garen.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate compared to Garen, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zoe into Garen.

Furthermore, Zoe has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Garen matchups, Garen is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zoe is a somewhat poor counter for Garen. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zoe against Garen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Zoe, we analyzed 1,734 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Garen as Zoe comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zoe to counter Garen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Garen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Zoe versus Garen build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Garen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Garen with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Garen as Zoe, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Garen LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

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