Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.1%
Pick Rate
4.2%

Zedvs Rek'Sai

SAssassin
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Rek'Sai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Rek'Sai wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Zed based on 5 games. Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai 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.

Compare against an opponent
Rek'Sai - 20.0% win rateRek'Sai(20.0%)
Zed - 20.0% win rate in this matchup
Zed
20.0% WR
VS
Rek'Sai vs Zed matchup - 80.0% win rate
Rek'Sai
80.0% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Rek'Sai Matchup?

Rek'Sai wins the Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup
Winner
Rek'Sai
Matches: 5
20.0%
Win Rate
80.0%
1.8
CS / min
2.1
867
DMG / min
813
13,252
Gold / game
14,497
241
Heal / min
906
640
DMG Mitigated / min
1,544
0.3
CC / min
1.3
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Zed vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Rek'Sai wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Zed's 20.0%, giving Rek'Sai a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Laning Phase Breakdown

Rek'Sai wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

Rek'Sai is favored during the laning phase against Zed, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Rek'Sai holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.8Zed
2.1Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai edges out Zed by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Rek'Sai.
Damage
867Zed
813Rek'Sai
Zed deals 54 more champion damage per minute than Rek'Sai. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Rek'Sai choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Zed's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,252Zed
14,497Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai generates a commanding 1,245 more gold per game than Zed. This substantial economic advantage means Rek'Sai consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Zed should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Zed
1.3Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai brings significantly more crowd control than Zed, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Rek'Sai 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
881Zed
2,450Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 1,569 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Rek'Sai, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Rek'Sai are Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Rek'Sai
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed0.0%
Rek'Sai early game win rateRek'Sai100.0%
Late Game
Rek'Sai
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed33.3%
Rek'Sai late game win rateRek'Sai66.7%

Rek'Sai dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Rek'Sai can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Rek'Sai is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Rek'Sai, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs Rek'SaiInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs Rek'SaiCash Back - best Zed rune vs Rek'SaiTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs Rek'SaiCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Rek'Sai
Domination rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs Rek'SaiDomination
Sudden Impact - best Zed rune vs Rek'SaiTreasure Hunter - best Zed rune vs Rek'Sai
100.0% WR

The Inspiration and Domination rune setup gives Zed the best tools to compete against Rek'Sai in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
53.43%2046.51,00713,14452.1%54.5%
51.56%1926.51,01313,00062.5%42.3%
47.90%1676.492012,41246.9%48.8%
50.00%1386.21,04512,85254.4%46.9%
59.02%1226.61,19013,82054.9%62.0%
46.02%1136.394113,01540.5%48.7%
53.27%1075.81,05612,92843.9%64.0%
63.11%1036.51,03113,28764.1%62.5%
45.10%1026.095213,65342.9%46.3%
45.92%986.41,00112,52346.3%45.6%
48.45%976.398212,85944.2%51.9%
56.25%966.096012,70159.0%54.4%
54.17%966.396913,44462.5%50.0%
42.55%945.397713,70236.6%47.2%
57.47%876.31,02913,27155.0%59.6%
48.81%845.687012,20447.5%50.0%
41.33%755.985313,25432.0%46.0%
53.33%755.399712,36245.7%60.0%
50.00%736.31,07614,00251.9%48.9%
52.17%696.31,13712,82655.2%50.0%
47.83%696.296012,99541.7%51.1%
53.23%626.81,01213,50466.7%42.9%
50.00%625.41,04614,63447.4%51.2%
41.94%626.81,07113,47840.7%42.9%
62.90%626.293912,66165.2%61.5%
37.70%616.099012,86528.6%42.5%
50.00%586.51,06913,29452.6%48.7%
48.21%566.196113,11247.8%48.5%
47.27%556.094312,52143.5%50.0%
41.51%536.095912,76237.5%44.8%
43.14%526.899013,46536.4%48.3%
51.92%526.31,05113,11872.7%36.7%
50.00%506.594312,21247.8%51.9%
57.78%456.51,13913,95265.0%52.0%
51.16%436.51,14113,43044.4%56.0%
47.62%425.893912,41036.8%56.5%
53.66%414.21,12213,36468.4%40.9%
55.00%406.31,01413,27647.1%60.9%
57.89%386.595413,73856.3%59.1%
54.29%352.180411,75747.8%66.7%
37.50%322.692712,68038.5%36.8%
51.61%311.390616,06040.0%57.1%
33.33%306.31,03812,28553.9%17.6%
53.33%301.687315,04338.5%64.7%
62.07%291.396215,19577.8%55.0%
68.97%296.597812,64380.0%63.2%
53.57%286.190011,98146.7%61.5%
51.85%272.087213,93050.0%52.9%
48.15%271.790014,57154.5%43.8%
36.00%261.584812,6108.3%61.5%
65.38%265.299812,81261.5%69.2%
46.15%266.81,07714,54637.5%50.0%
68.00%256.31,18812,08066.7%69.2%
48.00%255.91,13113,04350.0%46.7%
58.33%246.299112,64071.4%52.9%
34.78%236.492612,49333.3%35.7%
43.48%235.590413,15454.5%33.3%
59.09%226.71,11912,18372.7%45.5%
28.57%211.983312,66140.0%18.2%
57.14%214.891414,00062.5%53.9%
42.86%216.090712,30840.0%45.5%
47.37%191.092515,98940.0%50.0%
57.89%196.51,10714,89866.7%53.9%
44.44%183.792013,11160.0%38.5%
58.82%176.71,01813,08175.0%44.4%
25.00%166.293013,87750.0%16.7%
50.00%164.995113,92942.9%55.6%
56.25%161.283713,44866.7%42.9%
33.33%153.784713,00316.7%44.4%
53.33%153.590614,66783.3%33.3%
57.14%146.286012,77557.1%57.1%
42.86%141.370211,48040.0%50.0%
50.00%146.51,06413,56357.1%42.9%
57.14%141.084311,42940.0%100.0%
61.54%136.21,02710,55650.0%80.0%
46.15%136.593713,19650.0%42.9%
23.08%131.585312,96628.6%16.7%
69.23%134.11,04615,307100.0%63.6%
50.00%126.094114,58020.0%71.4%
50.00%126.91,15312,75850.0%50.0%
66.67%121.291213,38966.7%66.7%
50.00%121.31,14618,554100.0%45.5%
50.00%127.61,29315,50350.0%50.0%
58.33%121.91,02614,27366.7%50.0%
27.27%112.792813,88840.0%16.7%
63.64%111.982213,22833.3%75.0%
63.64%111.192514,25350.0%80.0%
90.00%102.085215,00885.7%100.0%
50.00%100.879714,80050.0%50.0%
60.00%106.093012,61260.0%60.0%
55.56%95.31,14313,11750.0%60.0%
55.56%96.681810,895100.0%20.0%
11.11%95.81,07912,19216.7%0.0%
62.50%84.789611,58160.0%66.7%
25.00%86.41,10613,8100.0%40.0%
75.00%86.61,01012,73550.0%100.0%
62.50%82.183613,18275.0%50.0%
85.71%74.21,67113,637100.0%66.7%
28.57%71.678211,92750.0%0.0%
85.71%75.690312,66180.0%100.0%
57.14%74.81,07416,09150.0%60.0%
42.86%77.099914,31650.0%40.0%
14.29%76.498411,84025.0%0.0%
42.86%73.981811,46166.7%25.0%
42.86%71.895116,8740.0%60.0%
57.14%72.697516,039100.0%50.0%
42.86%74.01,08614,40666.7%25.0%
42.86%73.47127,83840.0%50.0%
66.67%66.51,24913,17933.3%100.0%
66.67%61.495515,432100.0%50.0%
50.00%65.992814,73366.7%33.3%
66.67%63.11,15915,87550.0%75.0%
83.33%63.178613,68066.7%100.0%
40.00%57.792912,62233.3%50.0%
20.00%51.886713,2520.0%33.3%
60.00%55.81,01611,09060.0%0.0%
0.00%51.870711,0720.0%0.0%
40.00%57.71,08812,21333.3%50.0%
60.00%55.71,09113,02333.3%100.0%
80.00%56.087314,312100.0%50.0%

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Zed vs Rek'Sai - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Rek'Sai in League of Legends?

Rek'Sai wins the Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Zed's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Zed do against Rek'Sai in the early game?

In the early game, Rek'Sai has the advantage against Zed with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Rek'Sai players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Rek'Sai in the late game?

In the late game, Rek'Sai takes over the Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Rek'Sai scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Rek'Sai matchup?

Rek'Sai wins the matchup against Zed with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Rek'Sai is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Rek'Sai?

The best Zed build against Rek'Sai includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris, Serylda's Grudge with Crimson Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Zed runes against Rek'Sai?

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

Does Zed counter Rek'Sai?

No, Zed struggles against Rek'Sai with only a 20.0% win rate. Rek'Sai has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rek'Sai's lead.

How do I play Zed against Rek'Sai?

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