MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zed vs Garen
How often does Zed beat Garen in Top?
Zed into Garen in Top: 44% observed win rate across 226 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 Zed ahead by 114 gold.
Zed at 15:00
- Gold: +114
- CS: -8
- XP: -166
Typical gap to Garen, from 225 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zed counter Garen?
No counter here: Zed sits at 44% over 226 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 Zed game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zed at 50% across 129 games. Flip the lead and Zed falls to 35% across 97.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 129 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 97 |
| First blood | 45% | 119 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 98 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 90 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 44% | 69 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:18. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.