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

Zedvs Yasuo

CAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Yasuo is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Yasuo wins with a 54.8% win rate (+9.6%) over Zed based on 364 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Zed scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zed build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zed vs Yasuo 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
Yasuo - 45.2% win rateYasuo(45.2%)
Zed - 45.2% win rate in this matchup
Zed
45.2% WR
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Yasuo vs Zed matchup - 54.8% win rate
Yasuo
54.8% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Yasuo Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Zed vs Yasuo matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 364
45.2%
Win Rate
54.8%
6.5
CS / min
7.2
899
DMG / min
816
12,724
Gold / game
12,528
146
Heal / min
290
645
DMG Mitigated / min
1,152
0.3
CC / min
0.7
38.6%
Early Game WR
61.4%
50.5%
Late Game WR
49.5%

Zed vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Yasuo matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 364 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 54.8% win rate compared to Zed's 45.2%, giving Yasuo a 9.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Zed outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Zed reaches their power spikes, while Zed should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yasuo leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.5Zed
7.2Yasuo
Yasuo edges out Zed by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yasuo.
Damage
899Zed
816Yasuo
Zed heavily out-damages Yasuo by 83 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yasuo 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
12,724Zed
12,528Yasuo
Zed and Yasuo generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 196 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
0.7Yasuo
Yasuo 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 Yasuo coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
791Zed
1,442Yasuo
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 651 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo 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 Yasuo

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Yasuo, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Yasuo are Axiom Arc, Serpent's Fang and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Zed an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yasuo. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Yasuo matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
61.4%
+22.7% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed38.6%
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo61.4%
Late Game
Zed
50.5%
+1.0% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed50.5%
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo49.5%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.4% win rate — a 22.7 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Zed at 50.5% win rate — only 1.0 points ahead of Yasuo. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Yasuo has the edge early, but Zed gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Zed Runes Against Yasuo

Domination rune tree - Zed primary runes vs YasuoDomination
Electrocute - best Zed rune vs YasuoTaste of Blood - best Zed rune vs YasuoGrisly Mementos - best Zed rune vs YasuoUltimate Hunter - best Zed rune vs Yasuo
Sorcery rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs YasuoSorcery
Transcendence - best Zed rune vs YasuoScorch - best Zed rune vs Yasuo
53.3% WR

The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Zed the best tools to compete against Yasuo 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 Yasuo - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Yasuo in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Zed vs Yasuo matchup with a 54.8% win rate compared to Zed's 45.2%, a 9.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 364 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Zed do against Yasuo in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Zed with a 61.4% win rate versus 38.6%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Yasuo in the late game?

In the late game, Zed takes over the Zed vs Yasuo matchup with a 50.5% win rate compared to 49.5%. Zed scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Yasuo matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Zed with a 54.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 9.6 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 364 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Yasuo?

The best Zed build against Yasuo includes Axiom Arc, Serpent's Fang, Serylda's Grudge with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Yasuo?

The best Zed runes against Yasuo use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 53.3% win rate in the Zed vs Yasuo matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Zed counter Yasuo?

No, Zed struggles against Yasuo with only a 45.2% win rate. Yasuo has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yasuo's lead.

How do I play Zed against Yasuo?

When playing Zed against Yasuo, play cautiously and avoid Yasuo's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Yasuo in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.