Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.9%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Zedvs Zac

DAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Zac is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Zac wins with a 58.8% win rate (+17.6%) over Zed based on 17 games. Zac 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 Zac 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 - 41.2% win rate in this matchup
Zed
41.2% WR
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Zac vs Zed matchup - 58.8% win rate
Zac
58.8% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Zac Matchup?

Zac wins the Zed vs Zac matchup
Winner
Zac
Matches: 17
41.2%
Win Rate
58.8%
3.6
CS / min
3.3
963
DMG / min
730
12,943
Gold / game
11,975
281
Heal / min
1,917
645
DMG Mitigated / min
1,951
0.4
CC / min
1.6
44.4%
Early Game WR
55.6%
37.5%
Late Game WR
62.5%

Zed vs Zac Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Zac matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Zac wins with a 58.8% win rate compared to Zed's 41.2%, giving Zac a 17.6 percentage point advantage. Zac 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 Zac leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zac 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 Zac 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 Zac Laning Phase Breakdown

Zed wins the laning phase against Zac in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.6Zed
3.3Zac
Zed edges out Zac by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Zed.
Damage
963Zed
730Zac
Zed heavily out-damages Zac by 233 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zac 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
12,943Zed
11,975Zac
Zed generates a commanding 968 more gold per game than Zac. This substantial economic advantage means Zed consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Zac should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.4Zed
1.6Zac
Zac brings significantly more crowd control than Zed, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Zac far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Zed should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
926Zed
3,868Zac
Zac vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 2,942 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Zac 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 Zac

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zac, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Zac 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 has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Zed the best chance to compete against Zac. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Zac matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zac
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed44.4%
Zac early game win rateZac55.6%
Late Game
Zac
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed37.5%
Zac late game win rateZac62.5%

Zac dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Zed. This lopsided early game means Zac can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Zac is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Zac, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Zac 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 Zac

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs ZacInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs ZacCash Back - best Zed rune vs ZacTime Warp Tonic - best Zed rune vs ZacCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Zac
Resolve rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs ZacResolve
Overgrowth - best Zed rune vs ZacBone Plating - best Zed rune vs Zac
100.0% WR

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


Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.78%3286.386912,86553.1%46.0%
52.91%3276.499113,31652.6%53.1%
46.33%3136.291512,73840.6%50.9%
47.81%2976.196912,61646.3%48.9%
48.52%2375.894312,80244.1%51.9%
51.72%2036.198613,27859.3%46.7%
42.79%2016.394212,48342.3%43.3%
58.38%1976.21,08413,74863.1%54.9%
47.92%1926.090512,85344.9%50.0%
52.43%1856.392812,67861.7%45.2%
46.99%1835.791212,53743.3%50.5%
49.42%1725.61,01013,33951.5%48.1%
46.54%1596.497212,62144.7%48.2%
52.23%1575.999613,41754.7%50.5%
47.97%1485.882512,61942.9%51.8%
48.30%1476.095113,18638.5%53.7%
50.36%1396.11,07812,46555.9%45.1%
42.34%1376.093013,13538.3%45.5%
59.20%1255.396613,17852.1%63.6%
42.20%1094.896112,75146.0%39.0%
50.46%1096.51,07214,31737.1%56.8%
52.78%1085.989812,67955.0%51.5%
55.66%1066.31,00212,36241.2%69.1%
58.59%995.891412,46368.4%52.5%
52.58%976.21,00213,08565.8%42.9%
46.88%965.491212,93257.1%36.2%
48.35%916.298312,97848.6%48.2%
52.75%915.798113,02961.0%46.0%
51.14%886.088112,92652.8%50.0%
54.55%886.296912,65148.8%59.6%
45.12%826.086512,18155.6%37.0%
38.16%766.41,01812,84448.4%31.1%
53.42%746.41,06714,03160.7%48.9%
56.16%736.41,06012,16254.8%58.1%
47.22%726.193312,63853.3%42.9%
52.86%706.096213,37756.7%50.0%
35.82%676.493412,54740.6%31.4%
42.19%641.391914,99350.0%36.8%
63.49%635.996413,07160.0%65.8%
49.18%611.695814,29050.0%48.8%
50.00%585.397513,28336.4%58.3%
48.28%581.375412,84643.3%53.6%
42.00%502.894614,68028.6%47.2%
50.00%505.51,07613,02052.6%48.4%
42.86%491.491614,01526.3%53.3%
39.58%486.21,16913,27643.8%37.5%
41.67%482.186312,95340.7%42.9%
44.68%472.086512,44647.6%42.3%
60.00%456.41,07912,40668.4%53.9%
54.76%421.993114,42155.6%54.2%
50.00%426.594513,32761.1%41.7%
35.00%401.690414,35025.0%39.3%
45.00%405.891012,84335.7%50.0%
39.47%386.190112,15033.3%43.5%
57.89%381.981713,06040.0%69.6%
51.35%375.41,01113,68150.0%52.0%
48.57%356.41,06412,49157.9%37.5%
48.48%336.386812,91258.3%42.9%
70.97%315.71,04714,89183.3%63.2%
56.67%305.91,06314,00154.5%57.9%
56.67%306.11,07814,30262.5%54.5%
56.67%301.072213,41661.5%52.9%
46.67%306.698612,44728.6%62.5%
37.93%295.897113,70050.0%31.6%
55.17%291.077113,62154.5%55.6%
32.14%285.992612,22816.7%43.8%
70.37%276.81,14214,29873.3%66.7%
37.04%276.294212,32638.5%35.7%
33.33%276.31,09711,73321.4%46.1%
53.85%266.21,09614,83342.9%57.9%
52.00%253.190512,58041.7%61.5%
56.00%254.41,07913,64137.5%64.7%
45.83%245.884311,92758.3%33.3%
54.17%245.51,10511,85133.3%75.0%
52.17%236.31,01512,51858.3%45.5%
54.55%224.480411,31550.0%60.0%
61.90%213.21,03613,95255.6%66.7%
33.33%214.792912,46227.3%40.0%
38.10%211.579814,88150.0%30.8%
38.10%211.698115,92833.3%40.0%
47.62%211.883712,99050.0%45.5%
42.86%213.21,06216,43333.3%46.7%
20.00%202.572710,98944.4%0.0%
35.00%205.394813,90625.0%41.7%
52.63%195.088011,64662.5%45.5%
44.44%185.096712,01014.3%63.6%
66.67%184.194813,07975.0%60.0%
41.18%173.992114,62428.6%50.0%
41.18%171.191016,04460.0%33.3%
47.06%175.474711,31350.0%40.0%
41.18%173.696312,94344.4%37.5%
35.29%176.51,06414,65350.0%30.8%
52.94%173.187512,39642.9%60.0%
47.06%176.01,11013,77342.9%50.0%
50.00%161.380713,26057.1%44.4%
37.50%166.31,09214,28925.0%50.0%
56.25%165.288111,19283.3%40.0%
43.75%166.295012,57014.3%66.7%
46.67%151.485915,35220.0%60.0%
40.00%155.183111,99250.0%33.3%
60.00%155.71,12414,86240.0%70.0%
50.00%146.31,08813,68471.4%28.6%
35.71%141.792314,58750.0%33.3%
53.85%136.392012,68275.0%44.4%
58.33%125.71,11814,82666.7%55.6%
33.33%122.082613,25450.0%25.0%
50.00%124.81,41115,21566.7%44.4%
18.18%116.291711,18814.3%25.0%
54.55%115.492714,13466.7%50.0%
81.82%113.282112,28675.0%85.7%
40.00%105.81,03912,52942.9%33.3%
50.00%106.489911,84950.0%50.0%
50.00%104.795011,45657.1%33.3%
50.00%105.51,00414,50475.0%33.3%
50.00%102.471811,68666.7%25.0%
30.00%105.41,1479,41033.3%25.0%
66.67%95.997013,13640.0%100.0%
44.44%92.799415,0280.0%57.1%
66.67%91.091213,81975.0%60.0%
62.50%85.11,38816,894100.0%50.0%
37.50%82.31,04416,00150.0%33.3%
37.50%85.61,25815,8680.0%50.0%
37.50%86.81,25216,49133.3%40.0%
62.50%81.874413,04880.0%33.3%
28.57%75.675810,90733.3%25.0%
57.14%75.696112,00150.0%60.0%
28.57%73.574713,303100.0%16.7%
71.43%76.883610,77150.0%100.0%
42.86%75.71,01915,20533.3%50.0%
57.14%76.087214,5380.0%66.7%
66.67%66.31,09714,757100.0%33.3%
66.67%64.51,02415,5850.0%66.7%
33.33%65.294512,94325.0%50.0%
66.67%66.71,04412,45450.0%100.0%
100.00%64.099714,143100.0%100.0%
33.33%67.01,07313,48350.0%0.0%
66.67%65.975412,58633.3%100.0%
20.00%53.21,00913,0470.0%33.3%
60.00%50.962013,5850.0%75.0%
80.00%56.386214,05066.7%100.0%

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Zed vs Zac - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Zac in League of Legends?

Zac wins the Zed vs Zac matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to Zed's 41.2%, a 17.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Zed do against Zac in the early game?

In the early game, Zac has the advantage against Zed with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Zac players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Zac in the late game?

In the late game, Zac takes over the Zed vs Zac matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Zac scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Zac matchup?

Zac wins the matchup against Zed with a 58.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 17.6 percentage point advantage means Zac is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Zac?

The best Zed build against Zac includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Zac?

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

Does Zed counter Zac?

No, Zed struggles against Zac with only a 41.2% win rate. Zac has the advantage in this matchup. Zed players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zac's lead.

How do I play Zed against Zac?

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