Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.0%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Zedvs Lee Sin

FAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Lee Sin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Lee Sin wins with a 58.0% win rate (+16.0%) over Zed based on 50 games. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin 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 - 42.0% win rate in this matchup
Zed
42.0% WR
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Lee Sin vs Zed matchup - 58.0% win rate
Lee Sin
58.0% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Lee Sin Matchup?

Lee Sin wins the Zed vs Lee Sin matchup
Winner
Lee Sin
Matches: 50
42.0%
Win Rate
58.0%
1.5
CS / min
1.4
872
DMG / min
753
13,104
Gold / game
12,667
287
Heal / min
498
571
DMG Mitigated / min
1,337
0.3
CC / min
0.8
39.1%
Early Game WR
60.9%
44.4%
Late Game WR
55.6%

Zed vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Lee Sin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 50 recent matches analyzed, Lee Sin wins with a 58.0% win rate compared to Zed's 42.0%, giving Lee Sin a 16.0 percentage point advantage. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Lee Sin in League of Legends

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

Farming
1.5Zed
1.4Lee Sin
Zed and Lee Sin farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 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
872Zed
753Lee Sin
Zed heavily out-damages Lee Sin by 119 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Lee Sin 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
13,104Zed
12,667Lee Sin
Zed earns 438 more gold per game than Lee Sin, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Zed slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.3Zed
0.8Lee Sin
Lee Sin provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zed, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Lee Sin coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
858Zed
1,835Lee Sin
Lee Sin vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 977 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Lee Sin can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zed is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zed, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Zed Build Against Lee Sin

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Lee Sin, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Lee Sin are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Edge of Night. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Lee Sin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Lee Sin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lee Sin
60.9%
+21.7% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed39.1%
Lee Sin early game win rateLee Sin60.9%
Late Game
Lee Sin
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed44.4%
Lee Sin late game win rateLee Sin55.6%

Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.9% win rate — a 21.7 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Lee Sin is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Lee Sin, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs Lee SinInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs Lee SinCash Back - best Zed rune vs Lee SinTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs Lee SinCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Lee Sin
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs Lee SinPrecision
Presence of Mind - best Zed rune vs Lee SinLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Lee Sin
100.0% WR

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


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.95%2486.396712,80341.3%46.0%
51.67%2406.11,00613,45246.7%54.7%
50.47%2146.092413,04440.5%56.9%
45.18%1976.387212,46343.2%47.1%
47.64%1915.899912,39744.9%49.6%
54.55%1545.087212,76750.7%58.2%
51.63%1535.994713,13648.4%53.9%
53.59%1536.21,09413,91355.2%52.6%
44.97%1496.294012,73737.1%50.6%
50.75%1346.21,02113,25059.3%45.0%
47.37%1335.096712,19735.9%58.0%
44.09%1276.187012,51946.3%42.5%
44.17%1205.294113,42533.3%51.4%
52.21%1135.197913,30848.9%54.5%
45.05%1116.494312,76544.2%45.8%
45.87%1096.31,04213,09747.1%44.8%
46.23%1065.792012,89640.5%49.3%
52.69%935.991412,98463.2%45.5%
51.69%894.793713,30253.9%50.0%
45.45%884.393312,59641.3%50.0%
54.02%875.81,00513,89458.6%51.7%
43.53%856.194913,75051.7%39.3%
38.75%805.886712,14939.5%38.1%
43.04%796.498312,44233.3%54.0%
44.30%796.11,00013,06551.4%38.1%
57.53%736.292913,34454.2%59.2%
52.11%716.01,00013,21456.7%48.8%
47.83%696.187312,55241.9%52.6%
51.47%686.71,06914,09059.3%46.3%
50.77%656.197913,38166.7%39.5%
40.68%595.994813,79647.6%36.8%
53.45%586.21,12512,82857.7%50.0%
46.55%586.493513,09740.9%50.0%
44.83%581.173613,00138.7%51.9%
45.61%575.892712,84437.5%51.5%
29.63%546.294913,04823.8%33.3%
42.00%501.587213,10439.1%44.4%
48.98%495.796812,49443.5%53.9%
59.18%496.21,01512,58956.0%62.5%
52.08%481.576912,77838.9%60.0%
46.67%456.41,07613,47252.9%42.9%
50.00%425.491212,96743.8%53.9%
48.65%371.473412,63668.8%33.3%
38.89%366.21,08113,41950.0%31.8%
37.14%353.490813,51637.5%36.8%
42.86%356.01,16413,21453.9%36.4%
47.06%341.479913,74830.8%57.1%
48.39%316.387012,65460.0%37.5%
29.03%316.889811,15540.0%9.1%
41.94%315.51,10513,34023.1%55.6%
43.33%306.21,05514,18457.1%39.1%
63.33%305.494513,27786.7%40.0%
51.72%296.191512,77433.3%71.4%
58.62%291.488612,94760.0%57.1%
58.62%295.21,08113,82633.3%76.5%
37.93%296.31,09314,01946.7%28.6%
42.86%286.11,00114,07645.5%41.2%
60.71%282.681213,19950.0%68.8%
71.43%286.51,09013,32987.5%50.0%
60.71%285.61,10314,42077.8%52.6%
62.96%271.379414,24270.0%58.8%
55.56%271.81,04615,04570.0%47.1%
22.22%273.173512,24723.1%21.4%
46.15%266.087412,72614.3%57.9%
36.00%256.686211,32230.8%41.7%
34.78%234.892311,89554.5%16.7%
31.82%226.01,03613,82020.0%41.7%
42.86%211.189514,12833.3%50.0%
76.19%216.61,08912,78366.7%88.9%
25.00%205.487512,91125.0%25.0%
40.00%203.290113,64233.3%42.9%
25.00%206.390812,83933.3%21.4%
42.11%190.993213,68630.0%55.6%
52.63%191.494114,66625.0%72.7%
55.56%181.485915,98750.0%57.1%
50.00%165.794814,72740.0%54.5%
50.00%163.275611,84737.5%62.5%
75.00%163.81,05011,64066.7%85.7%
68.75%161.388614,619100.0%58.3%
60.00%152.368611,14357.1%62.5%
33.33%155.01,07313,86020.0%40.0%
50.00%145.08539,64645.5%66.7%
57.14%142.91,01114,84380.0%44.4%
50.00%145.897912,87737.5%66.7%
71.43%146.61,14015,692100.0%60.0%
53.85%131.193513,95740.0%62.5%
46.15%131.988412,32725.0%55.6%
61.54%136.81,08014,16085.7%33.3%
46.15%132.51,01516,60150.0%45.5%
53.85%135.81,01512,67040.0%62.5%
58.33%121.61,06817,783100.0%54.5%
16.67%121.164512,15320.0%14.3%
50.00%125.51,03511,55066.7%33.3%
16.67%124.068910,29325.0%0.0%
45.45%117.11,05815,20325.0%57.1%
18.18%116.491514,3780.0%25.0%
50.00%105.390314,14575.0%33.3%
50.00%105.594412,49960.0%40.0%
60.00%102.694816,52666.7%57.1%
60.00%103.61,02813,733100.0%50.0%
77.78%94.991912,62860.0%100.0%
44.44%92.077614,59633.3%50.0%
77.78%94.690912,73280.0%75.0%
55.56%96.51,13614,03240.0%75.0%
44.44%95.992110,3190.0%100.0%
25.00%85.698113,7710.0%28.6%
37.50%86.21,09711,16640.0%33.3%
37.50%80.882612,44266.7%20.0%
62.50%84.81,03115,65666.7%60.0%
25.00%86.81,06615,4130.0%28.6%
37.50%85.897614,48433.3%40.0%
75.00%84.891610,48850.0%100.0%
37.50%86.286713,7740.0%42.9%
37.50%82.375314,6400.0%42.9%
50.00%85.31,00015,88550.0%50.0%
57.14%71.889314,7840.0%57.1%
57.14%71.086615,43066.7%50.0%
28.57%76.283410,41725.0%33.3%
42.86%75.71,11716,4050.0%60.0%
14.29%76.797110,7610.0%50.0%
57.14%76.095512,39066.7%50.0%
57.14%71.287613,75950.0%100.0%
33.33%65.71,14316,9470.0%40.0%
16.67%60.983313,2660.0%33.3%
83.33%61.988215,330100.0%75.0%
50.00%67.078413,301100.0%0.0%
33.33%65.71,05911,17350.0%0.0%
20.00%56.01,40912,83650.0%0.0%
80.00%55.41,33516,30150.0%100.0%
40.00%53.093915,007100.0%25.0%
60.00%52.296314,5280.0%60.0%

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Zed vs Lee Sin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Lee Sin in League of Legends?

Lee Sin wins the Zed vs Lee Sin matchup with a 58.0% win rate compared to Zed's 42.0%, a 16.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 50 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Zed do against Lee Sin in the early game?

In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Zed with a 60.9% win rate versus 39.1%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Lee Sin in the late game?

In the late game, Lee Sin takes over the Zed vs Lee Sin matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Lee Sin scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Lee Sin matchup?

Lee Sin wins the matchup against Zed with a 58.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 16.0 percentage point advantage means Lee Sin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 50 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Lee Sin?

The best Zed build against Lee Sin includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Edge of Night with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Lee Sin?

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

Does Zed counter Lee Sin?

No, Zed struggles against Lee Sin with only a 42.0% win rate. Lee Sin has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lee Sin's lead.

How do I play Zed against Lee Sin?

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