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

Zedvs Lissandra

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

Zed vs Lissandra is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Zed wins with a 56.5% win rate (+12.9%) over Lissandra based on 62 games. Lissandra wins the early laning phase while Zed scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zed build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zed vs Lissandra 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 - 56.5% win rate in this matchup
Zed
56.5% WR
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Lissandra vs Zed matchup - 43.5% win rate
Lissandra
43.5% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Lissandra Matchup?

Zed wins the Zed vs Lissandra matchup
Winner
Zed
Matches: 62
56.5%
Win Rate
43.5%
6.3
CS / min
6.6
1,084
DMG / min
739
12,677
Gold / game
10,943
155
Heal / min
162
597
DMG Mitigated / min
483
0.3
CC / min
1.6
46.1%
Early Game WR
53.9%
63.9%
Late Game WR
36.1%

Zed vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Lissandra matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 62 recent matches analyzed, Zed wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Lissandra's 43.5%, giving Zed a 12.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lissandra controls the early laning stage, but Zed outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lissandra needs to press advantages before Zed reaches their power spikes, while Zed should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Lissandra leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zed players can confidently pick into Lissandra and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Lissandra away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Zed vs Lissandra Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Lissandra in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.3Zed
6.6Lissandra
Zed and Lissandra 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
1,084Zed
739Lissandra
Zed heavily out-damages Lissandra by 345 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Lissandra 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
12,677Zed
10,943Lissandra
Zed generates a commanding 1,735 more gold per game than Lissandra. This substantial economic advantage means Zed consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Lissandra should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Zed
1.6Lissandra
Lissandra brings significantly more crowd control than Zed, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Lissandra far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Zed should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
751Zed
645Lissandra
Zed heals and mitigates 106 more damage per minute than Lissandra, 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 Lissandra.

Best Zed Build Against Lissandra

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Lissandra, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Lissandra are Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris and Axiom Arc. 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 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Lissandra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Lissandra matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lissandra
53.9%
+7.7% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed46.1%
Lissandra early game win rateLissandra53.9%
Late Game
Zed
63.9%
+27.8% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed63.9%
Lissandra late game win rateLissandra36.1%

Lissandra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Lissandra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Zed is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.9% win rate — 27.8 points above Lissandra. Extended games heavily favor Zed, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Lissandra must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Zed reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zed survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Zed Runes Against Lissandra

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs LissandraInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs LissandraCash Back - best Zed rune vs LissandraTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs LissandraCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Lissandra
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs LissandraPrecision
Cut Down - best Zed rune vs LissandraLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Lissandra
100.0% WR

Running Inspiration primary with Precision secondary allows Zed to press their advantage against Lissandra, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 Lissandra - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Lissandra in League of Legends?

Zed wins the Zed vs Lissandra matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Lissandra's 43.5%, a 12.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 62 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Zed do against Lissandra in the early game?

In the early game, Lissandra has the advantage against Zed with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Lissandra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Lissandra in the late game?

In the late game, Zed takes over the Zed vs Lissandra matchup with a 63.9% win rate compared to 36.1%. Zed scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Lissandra matchup?

Zed wins the matchup against Lissandra with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 12.9 percentage point advantage means Zed is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 62 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Lissandra?

The best Zed build against Lissandra includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris, Axiom Arc with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Lissandra?

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

Does Zed counter Lissandra?

Yes, Zed has a favorable matchup against Lissandra with a 56.5% win rate. Zed strongly counters Lissandra in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Zed against Lissandra?

When playing Zed against Lissandra, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Lissandra. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.