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How to Win Garen vs Fizz Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Fizz

How to Beat Fizz as Garen in LoLGaren is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Fizz as Garen

based on 7,135 Garen vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Fizz as Garen resulted from an analysis of 7135 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Garen encounters Fizz in only 5.3% of his matches.

Garen vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Garen does a dismal job of beating Fizz. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Garen against Fizz matches, Garen’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Fizz.

Best Garen vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Phantom DancerDead Man's PlateDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Fizz as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Fizz

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Advice to Win Against Fizz

Fizz's attacks becomes more deadly for a few seconds after he uses his empowered attack - keep him away while his trident is glowing!

Fizz is a slippery target when his abilities are not on cooldown - bait him into using them early and follow up with crowd control or hard-hitting attacks!

Garen vs Fizz Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Fizz Image
6.2
< Kills >
9.4
5.3
< Deaths >
6
4.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
176
< Minions Killed >
155
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.43
14,553
< Physical Damage >
2,746
226
< Magic Damage >
18,758
4,784
< True Damage >
1,128
19,564
< Damage Dealt >
22,633
31,402
< Damage Taken >
21,711
12,195
< Gold Earned >
12,484
2.74
< Towers >
1.74
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,150
< Total Healing >
2,760
15,203
< Experience >
14,222
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
142
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Fizz with Garen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Garen against Fizz matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fizz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fizz..

Garen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Fizz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Garen and Fizz

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Fizz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Fizz

Who is Better, Garen or Fizz?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Garen usually loses when facing off against Fizz, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Garen makes a poor counter for Fizz.

While Garen does have a lower win rate compared to Fizz, when on opposite teams, Garen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Garen into Fizz.

Furthermore, Garen also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fizz. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Garen vs Fizz matchups, Fizz is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Garen is a garbage counter for Fizz. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Garen against Fizz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Garen

Garen Loses Against

LilliaLillia43% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.5% winrateKayleKayle44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.7% winrate

Garen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.3% winrateEzrealEzreal53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Fizz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fizz as Garen, we analyzed 7,135 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 Fizz as Garen 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

Garen Build Fizz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Garen to counter Fizz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Fizz. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Garen versus Fizz build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Garen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Fizz than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Garen had an average winrate of 47.2% battling Fizz with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Fizz as Garen, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Garen vs Fizz counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fizz as Garen are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located above.