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

Zedvs Veigar

FAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Veigar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Veigar wins with a 53.0% win rate (+6.0%) over Zed based on 100 games. Veigar 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 Veigar 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 - 47.0% win rate in this matchup
Zed
47.0% WR
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Veigar vs Zed matchup - 53.0% win rate
Veigar
53.0% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Veigar Matchup?

Veigar wins the Zed vs Veigar matchup
Winner
Veigar
Matches: 100
47.0%
Win Rate
53.0%
6.1
CS / min
6.3
1,083
DMG / min
867
13,341
Gold / game
11,926
159
Heal / min
123
580
DMG Mitigated / min
493
0.3
CC / min
0.7
48.5%
Early Game WR
51.5%
46.3%
Late Game WR
53.7%

Zed vs Veigar Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Veigar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 100 recent matches analyzed, Veigar wins with a 53.0% win rate compared to Zed's 47.0%, giving Veigar a 6.0 percentage point advantage. Veigar 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 Veigar leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Veigar 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Veigar in League of Legends

Zed is favored during the laning phase against Veigar, 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
6.1Zed
6.3Veigar
Zed and Veigar 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
1,083Zed
867Veigar
Zed heavily out-damages Veigar by 216 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Veigar 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
13,341Zed
11,926Veigar
Zed generates a commanding 1,415 more gold per game than Veigar. This substantial economic advantage means Zed consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Veigar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Zed
0.7Veigar
Veigar provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zed, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Veigar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
738Zed
616Veigar
Zed heals and mitigates 122 more damage per minute than Veigar, 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 Veigar.

Best Zed Build Against Veigar

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Veigar, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Veigar are Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge and Eclipse. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Veigar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Veigar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Veigar
51.5%
+3.0% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed48.5%
Veigar early game win rateVeigar51.5%
Late Game
Veigar
53.7%
+7.5% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed46.3%
Veigar late game win rateVeigar53.7%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Veigar has a meaningful 51.5% win rate, outperforming Zed by 3.0 percentage points. Veigar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Veigar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.7% win rate — 7.5 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Veigar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Veigar 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 Veigar

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs VeigarInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs VeigarCash Back - best Zed rune vs VeigarTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs VeigarJack Of All Trades - best Zed rune vs Veigar
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs VeigarPrecision
Cut Down - best Zed rune vs VeigarLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Veigar
38.9% WR

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


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 Veigar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Veigar in League of Legends?

Veigar wins the Zed vs Veigar matchup with a 53.0% win rate compared to Zed's 47.0%, a 6.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 100 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Zed do against Veigar in the early game?

In the early game, Veigar has the advantage against Zed with a 51.5% win rate versus 48.5%. Veigar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Veigar in the late game?

In the late game, Veigar takes over the Zed vs Veigar matchup with a 53.7% win rate compared to 46.3%. Veigar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Veigar matchup?

Veigar wins the matchup against Zed with a 53.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 6.0 percentage point advantage means Veigar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 100 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Veigar?

The best Zed build against Veigar includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Veigar?

The best Zed runes against Veigar use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 38.9% win rate in the Zed vs Veigar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Zed counter Veigar?

No, Zed struggles against Veigar with only a 47.0% win rate. Veigar has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Veigar's lead.

How do I play Zed against Veigar?

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