Seraphine - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.3%
Pick Rate
7.8%

Seraphinevs Zed

SSupportMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Seraphine vs Zed is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Seraphine wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Zed based on 12 games. Zed wins the early laning phase while Seraphine scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Seraphine build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Seraphine vs Zed matchup.

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Seraphine Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Seraphine performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Seraphine - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Seraphine
50.0% WR
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Zed vs Seraphine matchup - 50.0% win rate
Zed
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Seraphine vs Zed Matchup?

Seraphine wins the Seraphine vs Zed matchup
Winner
Seraphine
Matches: 12
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
4.3
CS / min
5.5
666
DMG / min
1,035
9,424
Gold / game
11,550
209
Heal / min
132
385
DMG Mitigated / min
493
1.3
CC / min
0.2
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Seraphine vs Zed Matchup Summary

The Seraphine vs Zed matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Seraphine wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Zed's 50.0%, giving Seraphine a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zed controls the early laning stage, but Seraphine outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zed needs to press advantages before Seraphine reaches their power spikes, while Seraphine should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Seraphine leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Seraphine has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Zed's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Seraphine vs Zed Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Seraphine in League of Legends

Zed is favored during the laning phase against Seraphine, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Zed holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.3Seraphine
5.5Zed
Zed significantly out-farms Seraphine by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 17 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Zed a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Seraphine players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
666Seraphine
1,035Zed
Zed heavily out-damages Seraphine by 369 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Seraphine should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Zed's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,424Seraphine
11,550Zed
Zed generates a commanding 2,126 more gold per game than Seraphine. This substantial economic advantage means Zed consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Seraphine should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.3Seraphine
0.2Zed
Seraphine brings significantly more crowd control than Zed, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Seraphine far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Zed should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
594Seraphine
625Zed
Seraphine and Zed have comparable sustain profiles, with only 31 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Seraphine Build Against Zed

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zed, providing the mobility and stats Seraphine needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Seraphine against Zed are Horizon Focus, Imperial Mandate and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Seraphine an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zed. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Seraphine vs Zed matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zed
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Seraphine early game win rateSeraphine33.3%
Zed early game win rateZed66.7%
Late Game
Seraphine
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Seraphine late game win rateSeraphine66.7%
Zed late game win rateZed33.3%

Zed dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Seraphine. This lopsided early game means Zed can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Seraphine is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Seraphine, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Zed must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Seraphine reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Seraphine survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Seraphine Runes Against Zed

Sorcery rune tree - Seraphine primary runes vs ZedSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Seraphine rune vs ZedManaflow Band - best Seraphine rune vs ZedTranscendence - best Seraphine rune vs ZedScorch - best Seraphine rune vs Zed
Inspiration rune tree - Seraphine secondary runes vs ZedInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Seraphine rune vs ZedCash Back - best Seraphine rune vs Zed
100.0% WR

The Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Seraphine maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Zed.


Seraphine matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Seraphine's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Seraphine build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Seraphine matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.75%7791.74669,35944.9%49.5%
50.91%5501.44939,17358.0%45.0%
49.45%5481.44879,00751.2%48.0%
50.83%5431.44879,19746.8%53.9%
52.69%5011.54979,35248.8%55.5%
50.21%4781.85269,25551.6%49.0%
48.69%4211.54709,01249.2%48.3%
50.00%3341.44539,01050.4%49.7%
50.91%3301.95249,71553.4%49.2%
51.72%3191.44699,56046.7%55.4%
52.44%3071.44938,93052.7%52.2%
53.17%2841.74839,53147.7%56.6%
52.84%2821.44878,90149.2%55.8%
50.78%2581.54449,24750.5%51.0%
47.97%2461.54669,32744.7%50.4%
54.85%2371.85849,76454.8%54.9%
54.85%2371.44528,96551.9%57.4%
53.07%2281.53918,66358.8%46.8%
54.63%2271.84989,66455.6%54.0%
43.13%2111.35028,90135.6%48.8%
52.22%2031.45229,03758.4%47.4%
43.22%1991.54988,96147.1%40.4%
48.44%1921.44979,41851.2%46.3%
53.45%1741.84629,23249.4%56.7%
49.70%1691.66149,70344.4%52.2%
52.26%1551.44799,11856.9%48.2%
57.53%1461.45699,69067.9%51.1%
54.48%1454.566211,52162.3%50.0%
52.52%1391.44899,05164.1%42.7%
61.29%1241.64819,07567.7%54.8%
50.00%1221.44628,51250.8%49.1%
50.00%1201.45089,23252.8%47.8%
51.30%1151.44638,90542.2%57.1%
59.13%1156.281412,23054.7%62.9%
53.49%861.54809,03567.5%41.3%
54.88%825.867711,89860.0%51.9%
61.25%804.878912,00275.9%52.9%
56.76%746.880712,47863.9%50.0%
53.42%732.05109,99152.0%54.2%
56.16%731.55149,44956.8%55.6%
46.88%641.54679,51052.0%43.6%
43.33%601.65579,12160.7%28.1%
48.33%602.14408,59548.3%48.4%
54.24%596.283112,84042.1%60.0%
54.24%593.359210,05860.9%50.0%
60.34%585.375111,90651.9%67.7%
63.16%572.056710,73279.0%55.3%
44.23%521.75759,42052.0%37.0%
51.06%472.04629,10847.6%53.9%
50.00%402.260810,02652.6%47.6%
56.76%376.389112,39562.5%52.4%
44.44%362.55159,08730.8%52.2%
60.61%334.259811,53455.6%62.5%
51.52%335.366611,60061.5%45.0%
42.42%336.281310,73542.1%42.9%
51.52%336.878711,42658.8%43.8%
65.63%321.64749,16373.3%58.8%
65.63%324.168110,15666.7%64.7%
58.06%311.64859,79966.7%52.6%
56.67%306.673310,93362.5%50.0%
41.38%291.45019,36630.8%50.0%
44.44%275.167710,72263.6%31.3%
62.96%271.649810,32862.5%63.2%
54.17%244.26249,65645.5%61.5%
50.00%222.45679,74940.0%58.3%
45.45%223.04909,41825.0%57.1%
63.64%222.250811,56760.0%64.7%
40.00%206.580113,55633.3%41.2%
55.00%206.779212,47966.7%45.5%
55.00%202.04629,45857.1%53.9%
45.00%205.871411,07240.0%50.0%
70.00%201.464510,69887.5%58.3%
63.16%191.443410,16060.0%64.3%
61.11%185.67038,05964.3%50.0%
58.82%176.286512,02650.0%63.6%
35.29%171.244610,23775.0%23.1%
75.00%166.791813,62771.4%77.8%
37.50%161.54798,92840.0%36.4%
60.00%156.776112,98866.7%55.6%
40.00%155.359710,54633.3%44.4%
60.00%151.646310,50775.0%54.5%
50.00%143.264710,32850.0%50.0%
50.00%142.65519,74250.0%50.0%
42.86%144.85849,77450.0%37.5%
53.85%136.392112,20066.7%42.9%
30.77%134.16039,87733.3%28.6%
61.54%133.15949,46842.9%83.3%
58.33%126.78259,19670.0%0.0%
50.00%124.36669,42433.3%66.7%
58.33%126.076411,19160.0%57.1%
72.73%116.175811,907100.0%66.7%
27.27%114.55499,3630.0%50.0%
54.55%116.266011,06050.0%60.0%
60.00%105.680311,24250.0%75.0%
80.00%101.44777,16187.5%50.0%
66.67%94.552110,244100.0%62.5%
44.44%91.84238,69366.7%33.3%
37.50%86.293011,95740.0%33.3%
62.50%81.66239,74233.3%80.0%
37.50%81.53958,01025.0%50.0%
37.50%81.34679,59625.0%50.0%
25.00%85.367010,06850.0%16.7%
25.00%83.45779,67325.0%25.0%
62.50%81.457011,7740.0%71.4%
75.00%85.470711,28850.0%83.3%
50.00%81.14638,69050.0%50.0%
50.00%86.298713,25366.7%40.0%
75.00%81.648710,73550.0%83.3%
85.71%71.45378,417100.0%0.0%
42.86%71.949210,03133.3%50.0%
71.43%73.163510,657100.0%60.0%
57.14%73.473912,184100.0%50.0%
100.00%73.15957,466100.0%100.0%
71.43%73.05208,01175.0%66.7%
33.33%67.382210,97625.0%50.0%
100.00%62.35489,903100.0%100.0%
83.33%62.247410,918100.0%80.0%
50.00%61.63829,86350.0%50.0%
100.00%55.957011,5490.0%100.0%
40.00%51.649610,44750.0%33.3%
60.00%51.256510,3000.0%75.0%
40.00%56.06469,77425.0%100.0%
40.00%53.864610,54966.7%0.0%
80.00%51.549910,15550.0%100.0%

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Seraphine vs Zed - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Seraphine do against Zed in League of Legends?

Seraphine wins the Seraphine vs Zed matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Zed's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Seraphine do against Zed in the early game?

In the early game, Zed has the advantage against Seraphine with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Zed players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Seraphine do against Zed in the late game?

In the late game, Seraphine takes over the Seraphine vs Zed matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Seraphine scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Seraphine vs Zed matchup?

Seraphine wins the matchup against Zed with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Seraphine is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.

What is the best Seraphine build against Zed?

The best Seraphine build against Zed includes Horizon Focus, Imperial Mandate, Zhonya's Hourglass with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Seraphine runes against Zed?

The best Seraphine runes against Zed use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Seraphine vs Zed matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Seraphine counter Zed?

Yes, Seraphine has a favorable matchup against Zed with a 50.0% win rate. Seraphine slightly edges out Zed in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Seraphine against Zed?

When playing Seraphine against Zed, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Zed. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.