Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.8%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Zedvs Cassiopeia

FAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Cassiopeia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Cassiopeia wins with a 68.8% win rate (+37.5%) over Zed based on 16 games. Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia matchup.

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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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Zed - 31.3% win rate in this matchup
Zed
31.3% WR
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Cassiopeia vs Zed matchup - 68.8% win rate
Cassiopeia
68.8% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Cassiopeia
Matches: 16
31.3%
Win Rate
68.8%
6.1
CS / min
6.6
835
DMG / min
725
12,456
Gold / game
12,820
121
Heal / min
243
545
DMG Mitigated / min
476
0.2
CC / min
0.9
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
38.5%
Late Game WR
61.5%

Zed vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Cassiopeia wins with a 68.8% win rate compared to Zed's 31.3%, giving Cassiopeia a 37.5 percentage point advantage. Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Laning Phase Breakdown

Cassiopeia wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.1Zed
6.6Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia edges out Zed by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Cassiopeia.
Damage
835Zed
725Cassiopeia
Zed heavily out-damages Cassiopeia by 110 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Cassiopeia 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
12,456Zed
12,820Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia earns 364 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 Cassiopeia slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.2Zed
0.9Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia provides 0.7 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zed, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Cassiopeia coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
666Zed
719Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia heals and mitigates 52 more damage per minute than Zed, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Cassiopeia to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Zed.

Best Zed Build Against Cassiopeia

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Cassiopeia, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Cassiopeia
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed0.0%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia100.0%
Late Game
Cassiopeia
61.5%
+23.1% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed38.5%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia61.5%

Cassiopeia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Cassiopeia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Cassiopeia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Cassiopeia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs CassiopeiaInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs CassiopeiaCash Back - best Zed rune vs CassiopeiaTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs CassiopeiaJack Of All Trades - best Zed rune vs Cassiopeia
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs CassiopeiaPrecision
Cut Down - best Zed rune vs CassiopeiaLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Cassiopeia
25.0% WR

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


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.41%1856.21,02213,33238.3%48.8%
50.00%1805.599712,47450.7%49.5%
50.71%1405.599211,57441.2%59.7%
39.68%1266.284712,85441.0%39.1%
54.40%1256.295112,50560.7%49.3%
44.55%1105.991712,18346.3%43.5%
43.52%1085.898613,52448.6%41.1%
47.00%1006.11,08313,34148.5%46.3%
47.96%986.097812,41051.3%45.8%
40.63%965.391112,90730.6%46.7%
53.49%866.21,03313,26854.5%52.8%
42.50%804.81,01812,91641.4%43.1%
51.32%766.41,05313,35151.6%51.1%
57.58%666.21,01613,09065.2%53.5%
56.45%626.31,08412,67746.1%63.9%
50.00%624.988712,96550.0%50.0%
45.00%605.879811,93528.6%53.9%
48.33%606.21,14513,36263.2%41.5%
53.45%586.395112,58375.0%38.2%
45.45%556.188611,81439.3%51.9%
62.96%545.791511,77658.3%66.7%
59.62%526.196712,89075.0%50.0%
35.29%516.395512,06320.0%50.0%
35.29%516.379611,99433.3%36.4%
48.89%455.695712,76620.0%63.3%
64.29%426.41,06213,88766.7%63.0%
36.59%416.21,05912,51817.6%50.0%
42.50%401.783713,82447.1%39.1%
47.50%401.073411,61242.1%52.4%
45.00%404.590413,68650.0%42.9%
43.59%395.891412,55984.6%23.1%
46.15%395.885012,67335.7%52.0%
60.53%385.999911,77347.1%71.4%
45.95%376.087711,88640.0%50.0%
47.22%361.485513,59050.0%46.1%
57.58%334.699213,93945.5%63.6%
54.55%331.993013,50866.7%44.4%
46.88%326.198713,40863.6%38.1%
35.71%282.385213,91133.3%37.5%
33.33%275.998812,33036.4%31.3%
44.44%271.181813,04818.2%62.5%
51.85%271.286813,99637.5%57.9%
44.00%255.685512,10350.0%38.5%
56.00%251.996914,99381.8%35.7%
34.78%232.075711,45045.5%25.0%
56.52%236.01,07213,13616.7%70.6%
34.78%236.21,01813,49525.0%36.8%
72.73%226.31,04414,06985.7%66.7%
59.09%227.095513,53450.0%64.3%
22.73%221.281613,14525.0%21.4%
42.86%215.997913,57160.0%37.5%
52.38%215.492511,50850.0%54.5%
63.16%195.191812,27677.8%50.0%
36.84%192.887911,08130.0%44.4%
38.89%186.397011,00633.3%44.4%
38.89%186.31,34914,37333.3%41.7%
47.06%171.292615,54140.0%50.0%
52.94%171.187312,77728.6%70.0%
58.82%175.599313,75880.0%50.0%
50.00%164.788612,27350.0%50.0%
43.75%162.683111,88244.4%42.9%
43.75%165.81,12015,01225.0%50.0%
31.25%166.183512,4560.0%38.5%
62.50%164.877812,05166.7%60.0%
46.67%151.486015,518100.0%38.5%
53.33%156.21,02215,65460.0%50.0%
40.00%150.998314,25850.0%33.3%
60.00%151.31,15916,8070.0%75.0%
50.00%141.31,01816,65640.0%55.6%
28.57%144.892710,99550.0%12.5%
42.86%146.597011,65550.0%33.3%
30.77%136.083812,15766.7%20.0%
69.23%131.389213,03566.7%71.4%
7.69%136.195813,5670.0%11.1%
38.46%134.189410,93316.7%57.1%
25.00%122.784811,78833.3%22.2%
16.67%121.382213,62720.0%14.3%
45.45%116.01,00011,81350.0%42.9%
45.45%113.578112,6970.0%71.4%
54.55%116.395413,82650.0%57.1%
60.00%106.099214,321100.0%42.9%
20.00%102.470912,6160.0%28.6%
40.00%104.865010,01850.0%33.3%
40.00%103.085415,1100.0%44.4%
66.67%95.91,05012,418100.0%50.0%
55.56%92.01,03316,605100.0%33.3%
55.56%95.479311,30975.0%40.0%
25.00%86.31,09514,2470.0%33.3%
62.50%86.384410,65166.7%60.0%
37.50%83.569310,18025.0%50.0%
50.00%85.977011,15075.0%25.0%
75.00%80.982616,81450.0%83.3%
50.00%81.072913,47166.7%40.0%
37.50%81.393214,66150.0%33.3%
37.50%82.899915,367100.0%28.6%
75.00%81.182513,891100.0%66.7%
37.50%85.299613,88220.0%66.7%
37.50%84.41,06012,01350.0%0.0%
71.43%76.31,17517,631100.0%66.7%
42.86%71.380613,608100.0%33.3%
57.14%75.51,16112,0250.0%100.0%
42.86%74.991213,36866.7%25.0%
57.14%73.090614,68350.0%60.0%
71.43%74.379811,78360.0%100.0%
57.14%75.389314,98150.0%60.0%
14.29%76.91,09817,5260.0%14.3%
66.67%62.399610,60150.0%75.0%
66.67%64.81,09913,80150.0%75.0%
83.33%65.21,41815,392100.0%75.0%
66.67%67.185314,458100.0%60.0%
33.33%67.095615,011100.0%20.0%
50.00%65.284613,23150.0%50.0%
66.67%64.785714,5180.0%80.0%
33.33%60.64456,28550.0%0.0%
40.00%51.41,12215,42833.3%50.0%
80.00%51.31,06218,661100.0%75.0%
20.00%54.68718,53233.3%0.0%
40.00%53.71,0369,49133.3%50.0%
60.00%51.91,07319,0240.0%60.0%
100.00%55.31,12113,473100.0%100.0%

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Zed vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Cassiopeia wins the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 68.8% win rate compared to Zed's 31.3%, a 37.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Zed do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Cassiopeia has the advantage against Zed with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Cassiopeia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Cassiopeia in the late game?

In the late game, Cassiopeia takes over the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Cassiopeia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the matchup against Zed with a 68.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 37.5 percentage point advantage means Cassiopeia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Cassiopeia?

The best Zed build against Cassiopeia includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Cassiopeia?

The best Zed runes against Cassiopeia use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 25.0% win rate in the Zed vs Cassiopeia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Zed counter Cassiopeia?

No, Zed struggles against Cassiopeia with only a 31.3% win rate. Cassiopeia has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cassiopeia's lead.

How do I play Zed against Cassiopeia?

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