Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.6%
Pick Rate
3.3%

Zedvs Annie

FAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Annie is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Annie wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Zed based on 28 games. Annie holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zed build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zed vs Annie matchup.

Zed Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zed 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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Annie - 28.6% win rateAnnie(28.6%)
Zed - 28.6% win rate in this matchup
Zed
28.6% WR
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Annie vs Zed matchup - 71.4% win rate
Annie
71.4% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Annie Matchup?

Annie wins the Zed vs Annie matchup
Winner
Annie
Matches: 28
28.6%
Win Rate
71.4%
6.1
CS / min
5.9
742
DMG / min
999
12,013
Gold / game
12,334
124
Heal / min
78
485
DMG Mitigated / min
472
0.3
CC / min
1.0
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
23.1%
Late Game WR
76.9%

Zed vs Annie Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Annie matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 28 recent matches analyzed, Annie wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Zed's 28.6%, giving Annie a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Annie 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 Annie leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Annie has a strong advantage in this matchup. Zed players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Annie overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Zed vs Annie Laning Phase Breakdown

Annie wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

Annie is favored during the laning phase against Zed, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Annie holds advantages in damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.1Zed
5.9Annie
Zed and Annie farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
742Zed
999Annie
Annie heavily out-damages Zed by 257 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zed should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Annie's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,013Zed
12,334Annie
Annie earns 321 more gold per game than Zed, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Annie slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.3Zed
1.0Annie
Annie provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zed, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Annie coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
609Zed
550Annie
Zed heals and mitigates 59 more damage per minute than Annie, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Zed to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Annie.

Best Zed Build Against Annie

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Annie, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Annie are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Zed the best chance to compete against Annie. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Annie matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Annie
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed33.3%
Annie early game win rateAnnie66.7%
Late Game
Annie
76.9%
+53.8% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed23.1%
Annie late game win rateAnnie76.9%

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

Annie is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 76.9% win rate — 53.8 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Annie, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Annie 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 Zed Runes Against Annie

Domination rune tree - Zed primary runes vs AnnieDomination
Electrocute - best Zed rune vs AnnieCheap Shot - best Zed rune vs AnnieGrisly Mementos - best Zed rune vs AnnieUltimate Hunter - best Zed rune vs Annie
Sorcery rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs AnnieSorcery
Scorch - best Zed rune vs AnnieTranscendence - best Zed rune vs Annie
100.0% WR

The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Zed the best tools to compete against Annie in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Zed'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 Zed build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Zed matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.53%1586.493812,91352.0%53.0%
55.65%1246.791113,15651.7%59.1%
44.92%1186.686512,85848.0%42.6%
53.49%866.21,02013,51154.5%52.8%
47.67%865.492311,89048.0%47.2%
51.81%836.582512,42645.0%58.1%
51.81%836.596012,61150.0%53.9%
39.76%836.394912,89246.1%34.1%
38.75%806.189713,43331.0%43.1%
51.32%766.394812,90453.3%50.0%
54.05%746.696913,64462.5%47.6%
52.11%716.392813,49253.6%51.2%
53.73%676.495313,18348.3%57.9%
53.73%676.392913,58752.0%54.8%
38.81%676.484412,49935.7%41.0%
45.45%666.097412,89142.9%47.4%
42.86%635.484712,44444.0%42.1%
47.46%596.278711,65641.9%53.6%
51.02%496.181112,45941.7%60.0%
55.32%476.41,05912,92752.0%59.1%
53.19%475.290513,35447.6%57.7%
51.16%436.179812,46655.6%48.0%
55.81%436.31,00512,88370.0%43.5%
45.24%426.093212,73055.0%36.4%
50.00%386.087812,99443.8%54.5%
55.26%386.41,01312,14450.0%62.5%
57.89%385.394213,18557.1%58.8%
62.16%376.81,02712,63365.0%58.8%
45.71%356.389713,36642.9%47.6%
51.43%356.082612,55235.3%66.7%
64.71%345.294013,85662.5%65.4%
55.88%346.71,03112,66862.5%50.0%
64.52%316.71,02012,82850.0%73.7%
51.61%316.193912,12041.2%64.3%
28.57%286.174212,01333.3%23.1%
51.85%276.71,12614,66644.4%55.6%
60.00%256.383012,22862.5%58.8%
52.00%251.475713,07853.3%50.0%
45.83%241.986015,14066.7%33.3%
25.00%245.51,09611,93023.1%27.3%
56.52%232.694414,33558.3%54.5%
26.09%236.588712,96025.0%26.7%
40.91%226.583911,97837.5%42.9%
36.36%221.577914,14237.5%35.7%
57.14%216.496514,26280.0%50.0%
38.10%213.584112,76236.4%40.0%
45.00%206.21,07114,07944.4%45.5%
55.00%202.184414,31475.0%41.7%
50.00%205.181511,35740.0%60.0%
36.84%191.978813,42554.5%12.5%
52.63%197.11,16414,33575.0%36.4%
61.11%186.31,05214,60383.3%50.0%
41.18%172.099118,0220.0%50.0%
56.25%162.21,12712,97054.5%60.0%
62.50%166.81,08814,22766.7%60.0%
60.00%153.398514,34457.1%62.5%
53.33%156.289313,02971.4%37.5%
60.00%155.588711,64050.0%71.4%
40.00%155.086613,68442.9%37.5%
57.14%146.490311,75457.1%57.1%
64.29%142.581914,26675.0%60.0%
30.77%136.576811,77142.9%16.7%
76.92%135.81,00713,169100.0%62.5%
58.33%121.293115,24466.7%55.6%
45.45%111.592313,35525.0%57.1%
36.36%116.21,01114,35940.0%33.3%
27.27%116.31,06213,15760.0%0.0%
72.73%117.196015,222100.0%57.1%
0.00%112.583515,2560.0%0.0%
54.55%112.276313,943100.0%28.6%
45.45%116.31,04312,17950.0%42.9%
36.36%111.685715,62033.3%37.5%
40.00%106.080210,86550.0%25.0%
50.00%103.073213,45950.0%50.0%
60.00%101.477613,17550.0%66.7%
40.00%102.981012,81550.0%33.3%
33.33%91.199915,66325.0%40.0%
88.89%94.379214,51175.0%100.0%
33.33%95.579214,5410.0%37.5%
44.44%97.494510,26750.0%33.3%
44.44%96.797411,52060.0%25.0%
55.56%94.298615,9180.0%71.4%
55.56%91.196014,344100.0%20.0%
50.00%81.31,23616,25433.3%60.0%
50.00%87.187713,24175.0%25.0%
75.00%82.11,12116,031100.0%60.0%
37.50%81.481516,4860.0%37.5%
50.00%86.51,11814,86866.7%40.0%
42.86%75.965811,13320.0%100.0%
42.86%73.51,04014,12540.0%50.0%
71.43%75.295713,3730.0%83.3%
57.14%75.01,13615,60150.0%66.7%
85.71%71.580114,24175.0%100.0%
57.14%70.981914,31350.0%60.0%
16.67%63.997917,0120.0%16.7%
83.33%65.974711,255100.0%66.7%
66.67%61.880912,48080.0%0.0%
66.67%65.586311,57175.0%50.0%
50.00%67.21,09112,97433.3%66.7%
33.33%64.967011,33033.3%33.3%
66.67%61.379119,114100.0%60.0%
80.00%56.41,71219,228100.0%75.0%
40.00%52.170515,1850.0%50.0%
60.00%56.195213,48550.0%66.7%
20.00%51.061611,1410.0%33.3%
60.00%54.585912,09433.3%100.0%
80.00%52.698813,047100.0%66.7%
20.00%51.095913,8650.0%33.3%
60.00%56.078713,8250.0%100.0%
40.00%55.993013,3000.0%50.0%
40.00%56.59519,98333.3%50.0%
80.00%57.41,25316,097100.0%66.7%
40.00%57.31,34517,6690.0%40.0%

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Zed vs Annie - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Annie in League of Legends?

Annie wins the Zed vs Annie matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Zed's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Zed do against Annie in the early game?

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

How does Zed do against Annie in the late game?

In the late game, Annie takes over the Zed vs Annie matchup with a 76.9% win rate compared to 23.1%. Annie scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Annie matchup?

Annie wins the matchup against Zed with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Annie is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Annie?

The best Zed build against Annie includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Zed runes against Annie?

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

Does Zed counter Annie?

No, Zed struggles against Annie with only a 28.6% win rate. Annie has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Annie's lead.

How do I play Zed against Annie?

When playing Zed against Annie, play cautiously and avoid Annie's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Annie has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.