Yasuovs Zed
Yasuo vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 56.0% win rate (+12.1%) over Zed based on 248 games. Yasuo holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Zed matchup.
Yasuo Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo 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.
Who Wins the Yasuo vs Zed Matchup?
Yasuo vs Zed Matchup Summary
The Yasuo vs Zed matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 248 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 56.0% win rate compared to Zed's 44.0%, giving Yasuo a 12.1 percentage point advantage. Yasuo dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zed players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yasuo leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo players can confidently pick into Zed and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zed away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Yasuo vs Zed Laning Phase Breakdown
Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Zed, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yasuo Build Against Zed
Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Zed, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Zed are Death's Dance, Phantom Dancer and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 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 Yasuo vs Zed matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yasuo58.7%
Zed41.3%Yasuo54.0%Zed46.0%Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.7% win rate — a 17.4 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yasuo is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.0% win rate — 7.9 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Yasuo holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zed players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Yasuo Runes Against Zed
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Zed, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Yasuo'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 Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.83% | 460 | 7.0 | 917 | 12,130 | 47.9% | 47.8% | |
| 44.69% | 358 | 6.9 | 740 | 12,278 | 39.7% | 48.5% | |
| 48.26% | 344 | 7.0 | 818 | 12,063 | 49.0% | 47.6% | |
| 47.99% | 323 | 6.8 | 873 | 12,014 | 50.7% | 46.0% | |
| 53.57% | 252 | 7.1 | 874 | 12,433 | 54.5% | 52.7% | |
| 56.05% | 248 | 7.1 | 835 | 12,253 | 58.7% | 54.0% | |
| 53.65% | 233 | 7.0 | 840 | 12,492 | 56.6% | 51.2% | |
| 44.33% | 203 | 6.8 | 914 | 11,928 | 45.0% | 43.8% | |
| 56.91% | 188 | 6.8 | 941 | 11,950 | 59.8% | 54.2% | |
| 51.35% | 185 | 7.0 | 797 | 12,591 | 54.5% | 49.1% | |
| 47.17% | 159 | 6.9 | 772 | 12,194 | 52.3% | 43.6% | |
| 51.27% | 158 | 7.3 | 881 | 12,377 | 49.4% | 53.3% | |
| 47.13% | 157 | 7.2 | 757 | 12,209 | 47.1% | 47.2% | |
| 48.65% | 148 | 7.1 | 786 | 12,284 | 48.5% | 48.8% | |
| 54.86% | 144 | 6.9 | 839 | 12,218 | 59.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.41% | 142 | 6.8 | 777 | 12,514 | 56.9% | 47.6% | |
| 50.75% | 134 | 6.9 | 879 | 12,356 | 46.7% | 54.0% | |
| 41.98% | 131 | 6.9 | 764 | 11,787 | 45.0% | 39.4% | |
| 49.61% | 129 | 7.2 | 834 | 12,588 | 50.9% | 48.6% | |
| 54.69% | 128 | 7.2 | 910 | 12,661 | 42.9% | 62.0% | |
| 49.59% | 123 | 6.8 | 711 | 12,089 | 53.2% | 45.9% | |
| 54.10% | 122 | 6.6 | 931 | 13,107 | 62.5% | 48.6% | |
| 47.46% | 118 | 7.2 | 936 | 12,384 | 53.5% | 41.7% | |
| 47.79% | 113 | 6.9 | 786 | 11,617 | 44.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 110 | 7.1 | 916 | 11,478 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.41% | 108 | 6.6 | 873 | 11,913 | 53.7% | 61.1% | |
| 54.29% | 105 | 7.2 | 806 | 13,142 | 43.9% | 60.9% | |
| 49.52% | 105 | 6.9 | 807 | 11,227 | 45.1% | 53.7% | |
| 46.15% | 104 | 7.1 | 898 | 13,752 | 58.8% | 40.0% | |
| 57.84% | 102 | 6.6 | 792 | 13,477 | 56.3% | 59.3% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 7.0 | 815 | 12,194 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.52% | 97 | 7.1 | 876 | 11,366 | 63.3% | 37.5% | |
| 40.63% | 96 | 7.2 | 907 | 13,555 | 67.7% | 25.8% | |
| 44.79% | 96 | 6.7 | 785 | 12,320 | 44.4% | 45.0% | |
| 44.68% | 94 | 6.7 | 914 | 11,879 | 45.1% | 44.2% | |
| 45.65% | 92 | 6.8 | 802 | 12,716 | 38.5% | 50.9% | |
| 48.35% | 91 | 6.9 | 826 | 11,330 | 37.2% | 58.3% | |
| 47.19% | 89 | 7.0 | 788 | 11,273 | 44.2% | 51.4% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 7.1 | 820 | 13,506 | 55.8% | 45.5% | |
| 56.10% | 82 | 7.0 | 868 | 13,882 | 57.1% | 55.3% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 7.6 | 868 | 12,558 | 62.8% | 38.5% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 6.8 | 794 | 11,870 | 54.5% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 7.1 | 842 | 13,029 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 80 | 7.3 | 777 | 12,933 | 62.2% | 51.2% | |
| 52.63% | 76 | 7.2 | 930 | 13,605 | 58.1% | 48.9% | |
| 61.84% | 76 | 6.6 | 907 | 13,484 | 62.9% | 61.0% | |
| 37.84% | 74 | 6.7 | 731 | 11,664 | 37.1% | 38.5% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 6.9 | 746 | 12,088 | 43.8% | 58.5% | |
| 46.58% | 73 | 6.9 | 735 | 11,587 | 43.6% | 50.0% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 6.7 | 686 | 11,450 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 7.0 | 861 | 11,956 | 30.6% | 52.9% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 6.9 | 795 | 12,505 | 66.7% | 36.7% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 7.2 | 894 | 11,872 | 59.5% | 38.7% | |
| 43.55% | 62 | 6.4 | 864 | 11,635 | 33.3% | 51.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.6 | 784 | 12,482 | 36.0% | 63.9% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 7.4 | 1,003 | 12,329 | 51.4% | 62.5% | |
| 54.24% | 59 | 6.9 | 833 | 13,300 | 52.0% | 55.9% | |
| 50.85% | 59 | 6.9 | 739 | 12,743 | 59.1% | 46.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 7.5 | 839 | 12,135 | 69.7% | 29.2% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 7.1 | 1,025 | 11,797 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.7 | 851 | 11,766 | 40.0% | 54.8% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.8 | 962 | 12,475 | 30.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 7.0 | 777 | 12,759 | 31.8% | 48.5% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 7.1 | 962 | 12,810 | 48.0% | 53.3% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 6.9 | 934 | 12,566 | 66.7% | 54.8% | |
| 58.49% | 53 | 7.1 | 915 | 14,149 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 6.4 | 776 | 12,419 | 57.7% | 48.1% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.0 | 779 | 11,766 | 66.7% | 41.9% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 6.9 | 831 | 11,971 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.5 | 847 | 11,703 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.7 | 868 | 12,190 | 36.4% | 60.9% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.8 | 833 | 12,059 | 58.3% | 38.1% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 7.2 | 841 | 11,846 | 61.5% | 61.1% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.3 | 916 | 12,106 | 56.5% | 57.1% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 6.7 | 843 | 13,761 | 58.8% | 48.1% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 7.2 | 1,227 | 12,446 | 52.9% | 50.0% | |
| 74.36% | 39 | 7.0 | 918 | 14,210 | 84.6% | 69.2% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 7.1 | 942 | 13,379 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.8 | 756 | 11,792 | 20.0% | 59.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 7.1 | 913 | 12,706 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 6.6 | 873 | 14,483 | 53.9% | 60.9% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 7.0 | 783 | 12,381 | 47.1% | 62.5% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 7.5 | 948 | 12,743 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 7.2 | 767 | 12,781 | 60.0% | 41.2% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.8 | 1,042 | 11,470 | 64.3% | 61.1% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 7.0 | 733 | 11,387 | 36.8% | 53.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 7.2 | 942 | 12,911 | 53.9% | 38.9% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.4 | 773 | 11,512 | 36.8% | 36.4% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.5 | 782 | 11,925 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 7.7 | 953 | 13,307 | 37.5% | 42.9% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 686 | 12,530 | 16.7% | 43.8% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 7.0 | 857 | 11,595 | 46.1% | 35.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.6 | 810 | 12,961 | 36.4% | 68.8% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 7.4 | 848 | 12,604 | 84.6% | 50.0% | |
| 26.92% | 26 | 7.1 | 868 | 11,486 | 9.1% | 40.0% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.8 | 867 | 13,225 | 40.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.0 | 724 | 12,169 | 87.5% | 38.9% | |
| 28.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 754 | 13,016 | 16.7% | 38.5% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 7.3 | 809 | 11,283 | 36.4% | 25.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 7.2 | 909 | 11,370 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 7.2 | 904 | 11,730 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.6 | 764 | 11,593 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 812 | 12,174 | 81.8% | 11.1% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 722 | 11,441 | 12.5% | 41.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.1 | 777 | 13,748 | 30.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.2 | 828 | 12,633 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 953 | 13,833 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 872 | 10,356 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.1 | 851 | 12,089 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 7.2 | 677 | 13,526 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.7 | 900 | 10,767 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.8 | 1,088 | 14,093 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.9 | 713 | 13,426 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.3 | 888 | 10,101 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.1 | 638 | 12,073 | 72.7% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.9 | 872 | 13,547 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 725 | 11,862 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 730 | 10,125 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 1,014 | 15,475 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.4 | 808 | 11,497 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 685 | 12,428 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 869 | 11,461 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 996 | 14,632 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 819 | 11,312 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.1 | 802 | 12,753 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.5 | 623 | 9,236 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 844 | 10,651 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 785 | 15,310 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 877 | 13,124 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 755 | 12,319 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.4 | 1,101 | 14,796 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,045 | 13,630 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 782 | 10,181 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 930 | 13,768 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,030 | 12,994 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 748 | 8,047 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 925 | 10,168 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,179 | 15,199 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 867 | 13,985 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 896 | 13,970 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Yasuo vs Zed - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yasuo do against Zed in League of Legends?
Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Zed matchup with a 56.0% win rate compared to Zed's 44.0%, a 12.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 248 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Yasuo do against Zed in the early game?
In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Zed with a 58.7% win rate versus 41.3%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Yasuo do against Zed in the late game?
In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Zed matchup with a 54.0% win rate compared to 46.0%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yasuo vs Zed matchup?
Yasuo wins the matchup against Zed with a 56.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 12.1 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 248 games analyzed.
What is the best Yasuo build against Zed?
The best Yasuo build against Zed includes Death's Dance, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge with Armored Advance. 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 Yasuo runes against Zed?
The best Yasuo runes against Zed use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 63.2% win rate in the Yasuo vs Zed matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yasuo counter Zed?
Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Zed with a 56.0% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Zed in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Yasuo against Zed?
When playing Yasuo against Zed, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.