Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
3.3%

Zedvs Rengar

CAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Rengar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Rengar wins with a 77.3% win rate (+54.5%) over Zed based on 22 games. Rengar 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 Rengar 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.

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Rengar - 22.7% win rateRengar(22.7%)
Zed - 22.7% win rate in this matchup
Zed
22.7% WR
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Rengar vs Zed matchup - 77.3% win rate
Rengar
77.3% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Rengar Matchup?

Rengar wins the Zed vs Rengar matchup
Winner
Rengar
Matches: 22
22.7%
Win Rate
77.3%
1.5
CS / min
1.3
838
DMG / min
903
14,692
Gold / game
14,655
328
Heal / min
481
559
DMG Mitigated / min
615
0.3
CC / min
0.5
11.1%
Early Game WR
88.9%
30.8%
Late Game WR
69.2%

Zed vs Rengar Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Rengar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Rengar wins with a 77.3% win rate compared to Zed's 22.7%, giving Rengar a 54.5 percentage point advantage. Rengar 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 Rengar leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Rengar 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Laning Phase Breakdown

Rengar wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

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

Farming
1.5Zed
1.3Rengar
Zed and Rengar farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
838Zed
903Rengar
Rengar deals 65 more champion damage per minute than Zed. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Zed choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Rengar's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
14,692Zed
14,655Rengar
Zed and Rengar generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 37 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.3Zed
0.5Rengar
Both Zed and Rengar provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/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
887Zed
1,096Rengar
Rengar vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 209 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Rengar 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 Rengar

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Rengar, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Rengar are Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge and Eclipse. 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 Rengar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Rengar
88.9%
+77.8% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed11.1%
Rengar early game win rateRengar88.9%
Late Game
Rengar
69.2%
+38.5% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed30.8%
Rengar late game win rateRengar69.2%

Rengar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 88.9% win rate — a 77.8 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Rengar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Rengar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 69.2% win rate — 38.5 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Rengar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Rengar 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 Rengar

Domination rune tree - Zed primary runes vs RengarDomination
Electrocute - best Zed rune vs RengarSudden Impact - best Zed rune vs RengarGrisly Mementos - best Zed rune vs RengarUltimate Hunter - best Zed rune vs Rengar
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs RengarPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Zed rune vs RengarTriumph - best Zed rune vs Rengar
100.0% WR

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


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.88%4336.491313,20953.6%47.8%
45.18%3646.589912,72438.6%50.5%
51.48%2386.588013,75050.5%52.0%
49.01%2056.596812,70456.2%43.4%
58.13%2046.61,02512,89155.8%60.2%
48.21%1956.292312,89738.9%53.7%
53.55%1845.887412,97251.8%55.0%
38.99%1605.994612,60738.8%39.2%
49.69%1606.384612,44747.8%51.1%
50.00%1586.498412,74046.7%53.0%
53.25%1575.584012,69151.4%54.8%
56.58%1546.184313,37849.1%61.0%
44.59%1505.692512,81046.8%43.0%
48.89%1355.977012,08347.8%50.0%
46.46%1296.289013,07644.4%47.6%
50.79%1276.891212,57247.8%54.2%
60.18%1156.51,01213,61968.9%54.4%
41.23%1156.489713,41839.2%42.9%
50.89%1126.087012,83652.4%50.0%
48.08%1055.991313,05755.0%43.8%
47.00%1006.582712,16745.0%48.3%
56.25%976.489013,08663.4%50.9%
45.05%926.283512,30544.7%45.3%
47.73%916.487113,30054.0%43.1%
54.95%916.697013,10058.5%52.0%
44.44%906.688413,02536.8%50.0%
56.82%896.086312,78361.5%53.1%
51.72%876.589213,04253.3%50.9%
50.00%866.086112,50252.6%47.9%
47.62%856.698711,94146.7%48.7%
50.60%835.290813,48852.5%48.8%
50.62%826.81,04212,46162.5%39.0%
44.30%796.693613,00548.6%40.9%
52.17%706.61,04613,59765.5%42.5%
44.93%696.41,02413,20254.2%40.0%
43.08%656.492812,55636.4%46.5%
46.15%656.61,10213,64248.4%44.1%
57.14%636.286812,73955.3%60.0%
50.85%605.996013,90647.6%52.6%
46.15%525.980413,02341.7%50.0%
60.00%516.292513,28552.2%66.7%
52.94%511.780714,37252.4%53.3%
52.08%492.496114,51438.9%60.0%
50.00%466.01,08613,21330.0%65.4%
60.87%465.182912,64960.0%61.5%
37.78%451.387314,62837.5%37.9%
46.34%416.994413,13938.5%50.0%
45.00%402.585014,93066.7%32.0%
51.28%395.695713,30046.7%54.2%
43.59%396.01,01212,92850.0%40.0%
43.59%392.183013,99650.0%38.1%
57.89%386.289012,88764.7%52.4%
54.05%376.497912,31844.4%63.2%
55.56%363.192713,05655.0%56.3%
66.67%363.087713,80753.3%76.2%
47.22%363.81,08913,41350.0%44.4%
47.06%346.61,00414,03360.0%36.8%
63.64%335.688011,96066.7%61.1%
22.58%321.588013,97437.5%6.7%
50.00%302.690013,70568.8%28.6%
41.38%294.492314,39760.0%31.6%
58.62%295.71,00814,13036.4%72.2%
53.57%281.875013,81354.5%52.9%
53.57%282.992115,29775.0%45.0%
44.44%271.883413,13723.1%64.3%
55.56%272.091615,71430.0%70.6%
62.96%274.486514,63571.4%60.0%
50.00%266.81,05814,03036.4%60.0%
48.00%256.689712,32946.1%50.0%
37.50%243.995313,94225.0%43.8%
62.50%244.194313,59470.0%57.1%
41.67%242.385414,13350.0%35.7%
58.33%243.292213,09464.3%50.0%
73.91%236.41,02212,66790.9%58.3%
56.52%236.494012,94487.5%40.0%
21.74%231.476414,25212.5%26.7%
45.45%235.685114,07116.7%56.3%
47.83%232.689113,13938.5%60.0%
68.18%226.01,14515,94966.7%68.8%
22.73%221.583814,69211.1%30.8%
52.38%221.884713,81650.0%54.5%
38.10%216.095312,60712.5%53.9%
60.00%201.892316,41560.0%60.0%
50.00%206.486911,81158.3%37.5%
57.89%191.695715,17744.4%70.0%
55.56%186.599513,22088.9%22.2%
43.75%172.783016,41860.0%36.4%
35.29%173.392614,38320.0%41.7%
58.82%172.293816,44266.7%57.1%
37.50%166.883312,71437.5%37.5%
43.75%165.992913,32740.0%45.5%
50.00%161.493514,94480.0%36.4%
43.75%166.591312,79557.1%33.3%
31.25%166.185411,75237.5%25.0%
43.75%161.673412,78950.0%40.0%
73.33%153.11,00215,73150.0%81.8%
42.86%156.087011,91933.3%50.0%
46.67%157.089812,59350.0%42.9%
53.33%156.396415,22975.0%45.5%
57.14%146.21,02315,660100.0%45.5%
46.15%136.48288,61762.5%20.0%
30.77%133.182012,40214.3%50.0%
53.85%131.792014,42157.1%50.0%
46.15%134.393913,23550.0%42.9%
69.23%132.51,06313,77575.0%66.7%
16.67%123.088014,21725.0%12.5%
50.00%125.51,08516,24366.7%44.4%
58.33%127.31,15915,61325.0%75.0%
58.33%125.798412,29360.0%57.1%
18.18%114.374411,5300.0%40.0%
54.55%115.895212,76750.0%60.0%
54.55%114.186812,50171.4%25.0%
63.64%111.376415,23660.0%66.7%
36.36%112.085514,80560.0%16.7%
60.00%103.197615,28266.7%57.1%
40.00%101.166112,27242.9%33.3%
60.00%105.080012,096100.0%33.3%
40.00%103.396815,21050.0%33.3%
70.00%106.186112,372100.0%40.0%
40.00%106.11,03312,88725.0%50.0%
77.78%94.71,07014,71275.0%80.0%
44.44%95.180514,587100.0%28.6%
62.50%85.781712,60666.7%50.0%
12.50%85.573313,7770.0%16.7%
62.50%87.190411,50825.0%100.0%
71.43%74.884112,85866.7%75.0%
28.57%72.083615,5270.0%33.3%
28.57%76.51,04813,2440.0%50.0%
57.14%77.382811,32360.0%50.0%
16.67%67.289314,2880.0%50.0%
16.67%62.694915,1360.0%20.0%
50.00%66.075312,67633.3%66.7%
16.67%64.970013,6580.0%20.0%
60.00%56.51,16814,921100.0%33.3%
60.00%52.488913,37233.3%100.0%
60.00%56.182912,751100.0%33.3%
60.00%53.580311,04350.0%66.7%
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Zed vs Rengar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Rengar in League of Legends?

Rengar wins the Zed vs Rengar matchup with a 77.3% win rate compared to Zed's 22.7%, a 54.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Zed do against Rengar in the early game?

In the early game, Rengar has the advantage against Zed with a 88.9% win rate versus 11.1%. Rengar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Rengar in the late game?

In the late game, Rengar takes over the Zed vs Rengar matchup with a 69.2% win rate compared to 30.8%. Rengar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Rengar matchup?

Rengar wins the matchup against Zed with a 77.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 54.5 percentage point advantage means Rengar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Rengar?

The best Zed build against Rengar includes Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Zed runes against Rengar?

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

Does Zed counter Rengar?

No, Zed struggles against Rengar with only a 22.7% win rate. Rengar has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rengar's lead.

How do I play Zed against Rengar?

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