MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xin Zhao vs Garen
How often does Xin Zhao beat Garen in Top?
Xin Zhao into Garen in Top: 46% observed win rate across 381 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Xin Zhao behind by 887 gold.
Xin Zhao at 15:00
- Gold: -887
- CS: -12
- XP: -781
Typical gap to Garen, from 380 games that reached 15:00.
Does Xin Zhao counter Garen?
No counter here: Xin Zhao sits at 46% over 381 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Garen: the Xin Zhao game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Xin Zhao at 61% across 160 games. Flip the lead and Xin Zhao falls to 36% across 221.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 160 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 221 |
| First blood | 56% | 165 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 139 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 154 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xin Zhao's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Xin Zhao finishes Statikk Shiv first most often: 48.6% over 140 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Xin Zhao core is Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker: 59.3% across 708 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Statikk Shiv (3,304 games).
Skill plan: Xin Zhao players max W first and take E at level 1.