Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
4.4%
Zedvs Locke
Patch26.15
Matches1,741,960
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedAug 22, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick
Zed vs Locke is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.15. Zed wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Locke based on 161 games. Zed 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 Locke 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% WR
VS
Locke
43.5% WR
Who Wins the Zed vs Locke Matchup?
Winner
Zed
Matches: 161
56.5%
43.5%
5.5
5.2
963
794
12,871
12,381
155
373
524
639
0.3
0.4
54.8%
45.2%
58.4%
41.6%
Zed vs Locke Matchup Summary
The Zed vs Locke matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 161 recent matches analyzed, Zed wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Locke's 43.5%, giving Zed a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Zed dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Locke 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 Locke leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zed players can confidently pick into Locke and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Locke 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 Locke Laning Phase Breakdown
Zed is favored during the laning phase against Locke, 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
5.5Zed
5.2Locke
Zed edges out Locke by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Zed.Damage
963Zed
794Locke
Zed heavily out-damages Locke by 170 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Locke 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
12,871Zed
12,381Locke
Zed earns 490 more gold per game than Locke, 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
0.4Locke
Both Zed and Locke 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
679Zed
1,012Locke
Locke vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 333 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Locke 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 Locke
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Locke, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Locke 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 89.5% win rate across 19 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Locke. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Locke matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Early Game
Zed
54.8%
+9.5% advantage
Zed54.8%
Locke45.2%♕
Late Game
Zed
58.4%
+16.9% advantage
Zed58.4%Locke41.6%Zed dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.8% win rate — a 9.5 percentage point lead over Locke. This lopsided early game means Zed 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 58.4% win rate — 16.9 points above Locke. Extended games heavily favor Zed, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Zed holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Locke players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Zed Runes Against Locke
Inspiration
Precision
76.0% WR
Running Inspiration primary with Precision secondary allows Zed to press their advantage against Locke, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.15. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.75% | 178 | 6.0 | 953 | 13,002 | 53.2% | 43.4% | |
| 49.14% | 175 | 5.8 | 1,011 | 14,263 | 50.0% | 48.8% | |
| 50.57% | 174 | 5.0 | 966 | 12,777 | 45.7% | 54.8% | |
| 54.60% | 163 | 6.0 | 953 | 13,162 | 52.2% | 56.4% | |
| 56.52% | 161 | 5.5 | 963 | 12,871 | 54.8% | 58.4% | |
| 38.19% | 144 | 6.0 | 878 | 13,490 | 33.3% | 41.1% | |
| 51.77% | 141 | 6.0 | 951 | 13,135 | 52.9% | 50.7% | |
| 52.14% | 140 | 5.5 | 927 | 13,126 | 45.3% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 120 | 5.7 | 968 | 12,811 | 53.1% | 47.9% | |
| 51.82% | 110 | 6.0 | 1,064 | 13,441 | 56.0% | 48.3% | |
| 44.66% | 103 | 5.2 | 933 | 12,920 | 37.5% | 50.9% | |
| 50.00% | 102 | 6.0 | 968 | 12,872 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.43% | 99 | 5.6 | 879 | 12,386 | 38.6% | 47.3% | |
| 43.75% | 96 | 5.3 | 803 | 12,067 | 43.5% | 44.0% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 6.1 | 951 | 13,528 | 36.4% | 62.0% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 5.8 | 906 | 13,129 | 38.7% | 52.0% | |
| 54.67% | 75 | 6.0 | 929 | 14,011 | 62.1% | 50.0% | |
| 49.32% | 73 | 5.7 | 1,105 | 14,218 | 63.3% | 39.5% | |
| 63.38% | 71 | 4.4 | 967 | 14,656 | 55.6% | 68.2% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 5.9 | 962 | 12,760 | 44.8% | 51.2% | |
| 49.15% | 59 | 5.1 | 827 | 12,206 | 41.7% | 54.3% | |
| 61.40% | 57 | 6.4 | 1,050 | 13,996 | 72.0% | 53.1% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 1.3 | 852 | 14,055 | 55.0% | 42.9% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 5.8 | 862 | 12,276 | 55.6% | 51.9% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 6.0 | 1,149 | 14,242 | 27.8% | 48.5% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 5.6 | 989 | 12,769 | 52.2% | 40.0% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 6.1 | 991 | 13,557 | 47.8% | 50.0% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 5.7 | 878 | 12,271 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.30% | 46 | 5.6 | 982 | 13,959 | 43.8% | 40.0% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 5.7 | 962 | 14,009 | 46.7% | 40.0% | |
| 34.88% | 43 | 5.4 | 1,045 | 13,606 | 31.8% | 38.1% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 5.3 | 944 | 13,211 | 60.0% | 39.3% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 2.1 | 868 | 13,278 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 6.2 | 1,098 | 15,485 | 72.7% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 945 | 14,161 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.0 | 1,003 | 12,307 | 52.6% | 38.1% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 1.6 | 821 | 14,067 | 35.7% | 52.0% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 4.9 | 886 | 13,060 | 35.3% | 61.9% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.3 | 949 | 15,022 | 45.5% | 52.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.4 | 908 | 14,033 | 50.0% | 58.8% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 5.9 | 869 | 13,165 | 46.1% | 68.4% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 5.7 | 908 | 12,443 | 64.3% | 61.1% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 1.3 | 779 | 14,236 | 53.3% | 29.4% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 6.0 | 1,004 | 12,888 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.7 | 815 | 14,849 | 27.3% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.0 | 1,203 | 14,415 | 78.6% | 35.7% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 5.8 | 976 | 14,123 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 26.92% | 26 | 1.8 | 920 | 14,387 | 30.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.1 | 993 | 14,701 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.6 | 1,073 | 14,728 | 50.0% | 64.7% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 842 | 14,656 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,092 | 14,651 | 36.4% | 64.3% | |
| 26.09% | 23 | 4.1 | 1,029 | 12,659 | 22.2% | 28.6% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 1.4 | 912 | 15,188 | 72.7% | 58.3% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 2.0 | 852 | 13,543 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 878 | 14,956 | 16.7% | 64.3% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.8 | 740 | 11,790 | 45.5% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 5.7 | 838 | 13,113 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.7 | 878 | 13,167 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 5.1 | 1,042 | 15,692 | 75.0% | 64.3% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.1 | 1,151 | 13,042 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 2.4 | 896 | 14,667 | 50.0% | 88.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.9 | 1,051 | 13,232 | 16.7% | 45.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.3 | 738 | 13,356 | 57.1% | 22.2% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.0 | 1,047 | 14,827 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 5.6 | 1,076 | 13,084 | 62.5% | 62.5% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 5.4 | 949 | 13,543 | 66.7% | 14.3% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 2.8 | 887 | 14,084 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.8 | 876 | 13,485 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 987 | 14,991 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.0 | 974 | 14,278 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 2.8 | 883 | 15,455 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 4.8 | 865 | 12,029 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.7 | 979 | 13,508 | 42.9% | 83.3% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 945 | 14,757 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.0 | 1,009 | 14,400 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.0 | 772 | 14,438 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.0 | 929 | 11,635 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.1 | 763 | 13,888 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.8 | 1,311 | 15,802 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.3 | 909 | 12,919 | 57.1% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.2 | 988 | 12,336 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.9 | 1,043 | 15,336 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 950 | 9,285 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.3 | 842 | 15,869 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.4 | 843 | 14,723 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.0 | 1,361 | 11,992 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.8 | 708 | 12,785 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 853 | 12,298 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 1,017 | 13,730 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 811 | 12,392 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 1,143 | 15,532 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.8 | 646 | 12,628 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.3 | 1,104 | 17,388 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,094 | 14,117 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.4 | 1,279 | 15,950 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.4 | 1,065 | 16,021 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.1 | 1,007 | 15,782 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.2 | 888 | 12,103 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,101 | 14,355 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 731 | 8,524 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.4 | 985 | 15,374 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 873 | 13,015 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 0.9 | 1,006 | 16,430 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.1 | 977 | 14,674 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 849 | 11,992 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 881 | 10,289 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 1,316 | 14,861 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 990 | 13,249 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 1,026 | 16,882 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,146 | 15,964 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 766 | 11,230 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,049 | 13,507 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 1,017 | 13,761 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 1,206 | 15,360 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Zed vs Locke - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zed do against Locke in League of Legends?
Zed wins the Zed vs Locke matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Locke's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 161 recent ranked games in patch 26.15.
How does Zed do against Locke in the early game?
In the early game, Zed has the advantage against Locke with a 54.8% win rate versus 45.2%. Zed players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zed do against Locke in the late game?
In the late game, Zed takes over the Zed vs Locke matchup with a 58.4% win rate compared to 41.6%. Zed scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zed vs Locke matchup?
Zed wins the matchup against Locke with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.15. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Zed is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 161 games analyzed.
What is the best Zed build against Locke?
The best Zed build against Locke includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 89.5% 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 Locke?
The best Zed runes against Locke use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 76.0% win rate in the Zed vs Locke matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zed counter Locke?
Yes, Zed has a favorable matchup against Locke with a 56.5% win rate. Zed strongly counters Locke in lane based on current patch 26.15 data.
How do I play Zed against Locke?
When playing Zed against Locke, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
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