Zedvs Katarina
Zed vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Katarina wins with a 57.5% win rate (+15.0%) over Zed based on 153 games. Katarina 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 Katarina 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.
Who wins Zed vs Katarina?
Zed wins 41.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.2% and 49.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.7% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 148 games Lane: Mid
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Katarina is favored in this matchup: Zed wins 41.9% of 148 games, and the whole 95% range (34.2–49.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.7% for Zed; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 151, within the margin of error (147 games).
- Zed players pick First Strike much less often against Katarina: 58.1% of their other Mid games, 46.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Zed and Katarina played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Zed's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Zed vs Katarina Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Zed vs Katarina Win Rate by Game Length
Zed's win rate against Katarina by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Zed's results against Katarina in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zed vs Katarina Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenZed gold at 15: +151
- First itemZedZed: 10.7 min · Katarina: 11.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenZed wins 38.2% of 55 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenZed wins 44.6% of 83 games
What Zed Changes Against Katarina
Choices Zed players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
First StrikeKeystoneUsually58.1%vs Katarina46.6%−11.5 pts42.0% WR here
Triple TonicRuneUsually57.4%vs Katarina46.6%−10.7 pts43.5% WR here
Cash BackRuneUsually57.6%vs Katarina47.3%−10.3 pts42.9% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually37.1%vs Katarina47.3%+10.2 pts44.3% WR here
Ultimate HunterRuneUsually38.8%vs Katarina48.6%+9.8 pts44.4% WR here- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually94.0%vs Katarina87.8%−6.1 pts41.5% WR here
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually2.6%vs Katarina6.1%+3.5 pts
Best Zed Build vs Katarina
Usual Zed build (Mid)
64.4% win rate · 101 games
Against Katarina
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 14 of 105 Zed games against Katarina carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zed's standard build instead.
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.7 min (median of 97 games).
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 11.2 min (median of 67 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Zed Runes vs Katarina
Usual Zed runes (Mid)
First Strike
54.2% win rate · 295 games
Against Katarina
Electrocute
54.5% win rate · 22 games
Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. 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.
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Zed vs Katarina FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Zed vs Katarina?
Katarina is favored in this matchup: Zed wins 41.9% of 148 games, and the whole 95% range (34.2–49.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Zed's win rate against Katarina?
Zed wins 41.9% of 148 Mid games against Katarina on patch 26.18 (95% range 34.2–49.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.7% would be expected.
Does Zed counter Katarina?
No — it is the other way around: Zed wins only 41.9% of 148 games against Katarina, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Zed or Katarina?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 151, within the margin of error (147 games).
Does Zed outscale Katarina?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Katarina strongest against Zed?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Katarina is ahead of Zed beyond the margin of error.
What should Zed build against Katarina?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zed's usual Mid core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Lord Dominik's Regards.
What runes should Zed use against Katarina?
Electrocute with Domination and Sorcery — 54.5% over 22 games against Katarina. The biggest change against Katarina: First Strike (58.1% usually, 46.6% here).