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Zed Counters

Zed's hardest mid matchups on patch 26.21: Veigar, Yasuo and Akali.

Patch 26.21MidJungle344 ranked games
Zed matchups at a glance
LaneTierWin rateCounters ZedZed beats
MidB49.0%
JungleB45.7%Not enough gamesNot enough games
Mid games
298
Jungle games
46
Min. games per matchup
8
Patch
26.21

Zed mid lane

Tier B · 49.0% win rate · 298 games

Struggles against

The mid opponents Zed does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The mid champions that have Zed among their worst matchups.

Rests on 298 Zed games in this lane (2.8% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Mid tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Zed ends mid games with most often.

  • Voltaic Cyclosword88.7%50.8%
  • Crimson Lucidity59.0%48.0%
  • Bastionbreaker49.5%54.5%
  • Axiom Arc49.1%52.8%
  • Serylda's Grudge33.4%50.0%
  • Eclipse27.3%46.3%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • First Strike + Precision46.0%58.2%
  • Electrocute + Sorcery24.2%48.4%
  • Electrocute + Precision21.1%39.3%

Builds rest on 293 Zed games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Zed in the jungle

Tier B · 45.7% win rate · 46 games

Small sample: Zed has 46 games in this lane, so treat these matchups as a hint, not a rule.

Struggles against

The jungle opponents Zed does worst against, worst first.

No jungle matchup has enough games yet to call it a counter.

Does well against

The jungle champions that have Zed among their worst matchups.

No clear favorable matchup with enough games yet.

Rests on 46 Zed games in this lane (0.4% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Jungle tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Zed ends jungle games with most often.

  • Voltaic Cyclosword77.8%51.4%
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity68.9%38.7%
  • Axiom Arc53.3%45.8%
  • Bastionbreaker42.2%52.6%
  • Eclipse24.4%36.4%
  • Serylda's Grudge24.4%45.5%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • First Strike + Domination52.4%54.5%

Builds rest on 45 Zed games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Questions and answers

Who counters Zed?

In the mid lane, Zed's main role in these games, Zed does worst against Veigar, Yasuo and Akali, from 298 ranked games on patch 26.21.

Who does Zed counter?

Ekko, Lux and Locke have Zed among their worst mid matchups.

What is Zed's weakness?

In mid games Zed loses most against Veigar, Yasuo and Akali. Pick one of those into Zed, or play safe until your team can help.

Does Zed counter Ekko?

Yes, in the mid lane on patch 26.21: Ekko has Zed among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Does Zed counter Lux?

Yes, in the mid lane on patch 26.21: Lux has Zed among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Counter Zed with a champion you can actually play

A counter list is only half the answer: the best pick is the counter you play well. In champ select LazyElo weighs the lane matchup, your own record on each champion in your pool and what your team still needs, and says why it suggests a pick. After the game it reviews what happened against your laner.