Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.3%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Zedvs Vladimir

FAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Vladimir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Vladimir wins with a 54.1% win rate (+8.3%) over Zed based on 109 games. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 - 45.9% win rate in this matchup
Zed
45.9% WR
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Vladimir vs Zed matchup - 54.1% win rate
Vladimir
54.1% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Vladimir Matchup?

Vladimir wins the Zed vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Vladimir
Matches: 109
45.9%
Win Rate
54.1%
6.3
CS / min
7.1
1,042
DMG / min
923
13,097
Gold / game
12,387
174
Heal / min
1,128
535
DMG Mitigated / min
667
0.3
CC / min
0.2
47.1%
Early Game WR
52.9%
44.8%
Late Game WR
55.2%

Zed vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Vladimir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 109 recent matches analyzed, Vladimir wins with a 54.1% win rate compared to Zed's 45.9%, giving Vladimir a 8.3 percentage point advantage. Vladimir 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 sustain, where Vladimir leads by 1,086 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Vladimir in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.3Zed
7.1Vladimir
Vladimir edges out Zed by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 12 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Vladimir.
Damage
1,042Zed
923Vladimir
Zed heavily out-damages Vladimir by 119 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Vladimir 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
13,097Zed
12,387Vladimir
Zed earns 710 more gold per game than Vladimir, 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
0.2Vladimir
Both Zed and Vladimir 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
709Zed
1,795Vladimir
Vladimir vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 1,086 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Vladimir 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 Vladimir

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Vladimir, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Vladimir are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Eclipse. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vladimir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Vladimir matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Vladimir
52.9%
+5.9% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed47.1%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir52.9%
Late Game
Vladimir
55.2%
+10.3% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed44.8%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir55.2%

Vladimir dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.9 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Vladimir can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vladimir is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.2% win rate — 10.3 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Vladimir, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Vladimir 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 Vladimir

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs VladimirInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs VladimirCash Back - best Zed rune vs VladimirTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs VladimirCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Vladimir
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs VladimirPrecision
Cut Down - best Zed rune vs VladimirLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Vladimir
72.7% WR

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


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.95%2486.396712,80341.3%46.0%
51.67%2406.11,00613,45246.7%54.7%
50.47%2146.092413,04440.5%56.9%
45.18%1976.387212,46343.2%47.1%
47.64%1915.899912,39744.9%49.6%
54.55%1545.087212,76750.7%58.2%
51.63%1535.994713,13648.4%53.9%
53.59%1536.21,09413,91355.2%52.6%
44.97%1496.294012,73737.1%50.6%
50.75%1346.21,02113,25059.3%45.0%
47.37%1335.096712,19735.9%58.0%
44.09%1276.187012,51946.3%42.5%
44.17%1205.294113,42533.3%51.4%
52.21%1135.197913,30848.9%54.5%
45.05%1116.494312,76544.2%45.8%
45.87%1096.31,04213,09747.1%44.8%
46.23%1065.792012,89640.5%49.3%
52.69%935.991412,98463.2%45.5%
51.69%894.793713,30253.9%50.0%
45.45%884.393312,59641.3%50.0%
54.02%875.81,00513,89458.6%51.7%
43.53%856.194913,75051.7%39.3%
38.75%805.886712,14939.5%38.1%
43.04%796.498312,44233.3%54.0%
44.30%796.11,00013,06551.4%38.1%
57.53%736.292913,34454.2%59.2%
52.11%716.01,00013,21456.7%48.8%
47.83%696.187312,55241.9%52.6%
51.47%686.71,06914,09059.3%46.3%
50.77%656.197913,38166.7%39.5%
40.68%595.994813,79647.6%36.8%
53.45%586.21,12512,82857.7%50.0%
46.55%586.493513,09740.9%50.0%
44.83%581.173613,00138.7%51.9%
45.61%575.892712,84437.5%51.5%
29.63%546.294913,04823.8%33.3%
42.00%501.587213,10439.1%44.4%
48.98%495.796812,49443.5%53.9%
59.18%496.21,01512,58956.0%62.5%
52.08%481.576912,77838.9%60.0%
46.67%456.41,07613,47252.9%42.9%
50.00%425.491212,96743.8%53.9%
48.65%371.473412,63668.8%33.3%
38.89%366.21,08113,41950.0%31.8%
37.14%353.490813,51637.5%36.8%
42.86%356.01,16413,21453.9%36.4%
47.06%341.479913,74830.8%57.1%
48.39%316.387012,65460.0%37.5%
29.03%316.889811,15540.0%9.1%
41.94%315.51,10513,34023.1%55.6%
43.33%306.21,05514,18457.1%39.1%
63.33%305.494513,27786.7%40.0%
51.72%296.191512,77433.3%71.4%
58.62%291.488612,94760.0%57.1%
58.62%295.21,08113,82633.3%76.5%
37.93%296.31,09314,01946.7%28.6%
42.86%286.11,00114,07645.5%41.2%
60.71%282.681213,19950.0%68.8%
71.43%286.51,09013,32987.5%50.0%
60.71%285.61,10314,42077.8%52.6%
62.96%271.379414,24270.0%58.8%
55.56%271.81,04615,04570.0%47.1%
22.22%273.173512,24723.1%21.4%
46.15%266.087412,72614.3%57.9%
36.00%256.686211,32230.8%41.7%
34.78%234.892311,89554.5%16.7%
31.82%226.01,03613,82020.0%41.7%
42.86%211.189514,12833.3%50.0%
76.19%216.61,08912,78366.7%88.9%
25.00%205.487512,91125.0%25.0%
40.00%203.290113,64233.3%42.9%
25.00%206.390812,83933.3%21.4%
42.11%190.993213,68630.0%55.6%
52.63%191.494114,66625.0%72.7%
55.56%181.485915,98750.0%57.1%
50.00%165.794814,72740.0%54.5%
50.00%163.275611,84737.5%62.5%
75.00%163.81,05011,64066.7%85.7%
68.75%161.388614,619100.0%58.3%
60.00%152.368611,14357.1%62.5%
33.33%155.01,07313,86020.0%40.0%
50.00%145.08539,64645.5%66.7%
57.14%142.91,01114,84380.0%44.4%
50.00%145.897912,87737.5%66.7%
71.43%146.61,14015,692100.0%60.0%
53.85%131.193513,95740.0%62.5%
46.15%131.988412,32725.0%55.6%
61.54%136.81,08014,16085.7%33.3%
46.15%132.51,01516,60150.0%45.5%
53.85%135.81,01512,67040.0%62.5%
58.33%121.61,06817,783100.0%54.5%
16.67%121.164512,15320.0%14.3%
50.00%125.51,03511,55066.7%33.3%
16.67%124.068910,29325.0%0.0%
45.45%117.11,05815,20325.0%57.1%
18.18%116.491514,3780.0%25.0%
50.00%105.390314,14575.0%33.3%
50.00%105.594412,49960.0%40.0%
60.00%102.694816,52666.7%57.1%
60.00%103.61,02813,733100.0%50.0%
77.78%94.991912,62860.0%100.0%
44.44%92.077614,59633.3%50.0%
77.78%94.690912,73280.0%75.0%
55.56%96.51,13614,03240.0%75.0%
44.44%95.992110,3190.0%100.0%
25.00%85.698113,7710.0%28.6%
37.50%86.21,09711,16640.0%33.3%
37.50%80.882612,44266.7%20.0%
62.50%84.81,03115,65666.7%60.0%
25.00%86.81,06615,4130.0%28.6%
37.50%85.897614,48433.3%40.0%
75.00%84.891610,48850.0%100.0%
37.50%86.286713,7740.0%42.9%
37.50%82.375314,6400.0%42.9%
50.00%85.31,00015,88550.0%50.0%
57.14%71.889314,7840.0%57.1%
57.14%71.086615,43066.7%50.0%
28.57%76.283410,41725.0%33.3%
42.86%75.71,11716,4050.0%60.0%
14.29%76.797110,7610.0%50.0%
57.14%76.095512,39066.7%50.0%
57.14%71.287613,75950.0%100.0%
33.33%65.71,14316,9470.0%40.0%
16.67%60.983313,2660.0%33.3%
83.33%61.988215,330100.0%75.0%
50.00%67.078413,301100.0%0.0%
33.33%65.71,05911,17350.0%0.0%
20.00%56.01,40912,83650.0%0.0%
80.00%55.41,33516,30150.0%100.0%
40.00%53.093915,007100.0%25.0%
60.00%52.296314,5280.0%60.0%

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Zed vs Vladimir - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Vladimir in League of Legends?

Vladimir wins the Zed vs Vladimir matchup with a 54.1% win rate compared to Zed's 45.9%, a 8.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 109 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Zed do against Vladimir in the early game?

In the early game, Vladimir has the advantage against Zed with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. Vladimir players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Vladimir takes over the Zed vs Vladimir matchup with a 55.2% win rate compared to 44.8%. Vladimir scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Vladimir matchup?

Vladimir wins the matchup against Zed with a 54.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.3 percentage point advantage means Vladimir is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 109 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Vladimir?

The best Zed build against Vladimir includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Eclipse with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 80.0% 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 Vladimir?

The best Zed runes against Vladimir use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 72.7% win rate in the Zed vs Vladimir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Zed counter Vladimir?

No, Zed struggles against Vladimir with only a 45.9% win rate. Vladimir has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vladimir's lead.

How do I play Zed against Vladimir?

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