- Win Rate
- 49.2%
- Pick Rate
- 4.5%
- Ban Rate
- 19.9%
Zed vs Swain
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 7,967
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Zed vs Swain is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Zed wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.9%) over Swain based on 35 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 Swain 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.
Who wins Zed vs Swain?
Zed wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.6% and 66.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.7% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 32 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Zed vs Swain is an even matchup: Zed wins 50.0% of 32 games, and the 95% range (33.6–66.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 47.7% for Zed; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Zed usually wins the lane: 709 gold ahead of Swain at 15 minutes on average (31 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Zed players pick Mortal Reminder far more often against Swain: 2.2% of their other Mid games, 12.5% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Zed and Swain played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Zed's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Zed vs Swain Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zed vs Swain Win Rate by Game Length
Zed's win rate against Swain by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Zed's results against Swain in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zed vs Swain Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)ZedZed gold at 15: +709
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Zed Changes Against Swain
Choices Zed players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Mortal ReminderItemUsually2.2%vs Swain12.5%+10.3 pts
Long SwordStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Swain3.2%+3.2 pts
Doran's BladeStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Swain3.2%+3.2 pts
Long Sword + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Swain3.2%+3.2 pts
Best Zed Build vs Swain
Usual Zed build (Mid)
100.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Swain
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 24 Zed games against Swain carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zed's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Zed Runes vs Swain
Usual Zed runes (Mid)
First Strike
63.4% win rate · 131 games
Against Swain
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Zed draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Zed Matchups
Hardest for Zed
Easiest for Zed
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Zed vs Swain FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Zed vs Swain?
Zed vs Swain is an even matchup: Zed wins 50.0% of 32 games, and the 95% range (33.6–66.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Zed's win rate against Swain?
Zed wins 50.0% of 32 Mid games against Swain on patch 26.20 (95% range 33.6–66.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 47.7% would be expected.
Does Zed counter Swain?
Not clearly. Zed wins 50.0% of 32 games against Swain, and the 95% range (33.6–66.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zed or Swain?
Zed usually wins the lane: 709 gold ahead of Swain at 15 minutes on average (31 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Zed outscale Swain?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Swain strongest against Zed?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Swain is ahead of Zed beyond the margin of error.
What should Zed build against Swain?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zed's usual Mid core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc. The biggest change against Swain: Mortal Reminder (2.2% usually, 12.5% here).
What runes should Zed use against Swain?
Use Zed's usual First Strike page (Inspiration + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.