Zed

Zed Counters

Mid Tier C49.2% WR

Looking for the best pick against Zed? Assassin that quickly eliminates isolated carries. Solid against engage and poke. Below are the champions that counter Zed the hardest, and the champions Zed beats.

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Best counters against Zed

Xerath Xerath
Mid Malphite Malphite
Top Sylas Sylas
Mid Pantheon Pantheon
Support Riven Riven
Top Cassiopeia Cassiopeia
Mid

Zed is strong against

Taliyah Taliyah
Mid Quinn Quinn
Jungle Aurora Aurora
Mid Zac Zac
Jungle Evelynn Evelynn
Jungle Ekko Ekko
Jungle Veigar Veigar
Mid
How to counter Zed

Zed is an AD assassin who jumps on squishy carries with his shadows and marks them with his ultimate to blow them up. He falls off against armor and needs to get in close, so you stop him with tanks and armor that endure his burst, crowd control during his ultimate, or champions that tank his poke and scale better.

  • Malphite — Stacking armor nullifies Zed's physical burst, and his ultimate returns the engage; he has no way to kill a tank like that.
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Other popular Mid champions

Veigar Veigar
Mid Xerath Xerath
Mid Malzahar Malzahar
Mid Ahri Ahri
Mid Viktor Viktor
Mid Annie Annie
Mid
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Frequently asked questions

Who counters Zed?

The champions that counter Zed best right now are Xerath, Malphite, Sylas. They have favorable matchups against Zed by win rate.

What lane does Zed play?

Zed is mainly played as Mid, currently C tier with a 49.2% win rate.