Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
3.2%

Zedvs Jayce

DAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Jayce is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Jayce wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Zed based on 15 games. Jayce 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 Jayce 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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Jayce - 40.0% win rateJayce(40.0%)
Zed - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Zed
40.0% WR
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Jayce vs Zed matchup - 60.0% win rate
Jayce
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Jayce Matchup?

Jayce wins the Zed vs Jayce matchup
Winner
Jayce
Matches: 15
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
5.0
CS / min
5.3
866
DMG / min
992
13,684
Gold / game
13,746
212
Heal / min
164
581
DMG Mitigated / min
732
0.3
CC / min
0.5
42.9%
Early Game WR
57.1%
37.5%
Late Game WR
62.5%

Zed vs Jayce Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Jayce matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Jayce wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zed's 40.0%, giving Jayce a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Jayce 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 Jayce leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jayce 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 Jayce 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 Jayce Laning Phase Breakdown

Jayce wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.0Zed
5.3Jayce
Zed and Jayce farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
866Zed
992Jayce
Jayce heavily out-damages Zed by 126 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 Jayce's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,684Zed
13,746Jayce
Zed and Jayce generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 62 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.3Zed
0.5Jayce
Both Zed and Jayce provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
793Zed
896Jayce
Jayce heals and mitigates 103 more damage per minute than Zed, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Jayce 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 Jayce

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Jayce, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Jayce are Eclipse, Spear of Shojin and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Zed 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 Jayce. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Jayce matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Jayce
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed42.9%
Jayce early game win rateJayce57.1%
Late Game
Jayce
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed37.5%
Jayce late game win rateJayce62.5%

Jayce dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Jayce can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Jayce is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Jayce, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Jayce 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 Jayce

Precision rune tree - Zed primary runes vs JaycePrecision
Conqueror - best Zed rune vs JaycePresence of Mind - best Zed rune vs JayceLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs JayceCut Down - best Zed rune vs Jayce
Sorcery rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs JayceSorcery
Scorch - best Zed rune vs JayceTranscendence - best Zed rune vs Jayce
100.0% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Zed the best tools to compete against Jayce 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 Jayce - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Jayce in League of Legends?

Jayce wins the Zed vs Jayce matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zed's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Zed do against Jayce in the early game?

In the early game, Jayce has the advantage against Zed with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Jayce players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Jayce in the late game?

In the late game, Jayce takes over the Zed vs Jayce matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Jayce scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Jayce matchup?

Jayce wins the matchup against Zed with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Jayce is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Jayce?

The best Zed build against Jayce includes Eclipse, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver 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 Zed runes against Jayce?

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

Does Zed counter Jayce?

No, Zed struggles against Jayce with only a 40.0% win rate. Jayce has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Jayce's lead.

How do I play Zed against Jayce?

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