Zed - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Zedvs Zeri

DAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Zed vs Zeri is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Zed wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Zeri based on 5 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 Zeri 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
Zeri - 60.0% win rateZeri(60.0%)
Zed - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Zed
60.0% WR
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Zeri vs Zed matchup - 40.0% win rate
Zeri
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Zed vs Zeri Matchup?

Zed wins the Zed vs Zeri matchup
Winner
Zed
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
6.2
CS / min
7.4
1,069
DMG / min
898
15,098
Gold / game
16,049
176
Heal / min
227
629
DMG Mitigated / min
568
0.2
CC / min
0.2
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Zed vs Zeri Matchup Summary

The Zed vs Zeri matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Zed wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zeri's 40.0%, giving Zed a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Zed dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zeri players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Zed leads by 171 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zed players can confidently pick into Zeri and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zeri away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Zed vs Zeri Laning Phase Breakdown

Zeri wins the laning phase against Zed in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.2Zed
7.4Zeri
Zeri significantly out-farms Zed by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 17 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Zeri a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Zed players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
1,069Zed
898Zeri
Zed heavily out-damages Zeri by 171 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zeri 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
15,098Zed
16,049Zeri
Zeri generates a commanding 951 more gold per game than Zed. This substantial economic advantage means Zeri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Zed should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.2Zed
0.2Zeri
Both Zed and Zeri provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/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
805Zed
795Zeri
Zed and Zeri have comparable sustain profiles, with only 11 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Zed Build Against Zeri

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zeri, providing the mobility and stats Zed needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zed against Zeri 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zeri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zed vs Zeri matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zed
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Zed early game win rateZed100.0%
Zeri early game win rateZeri0.0%
Late Game
Zed
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Zed late game win rateZed50.0%
Zeri late game win rateZeri50.0%

Zed dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Zeri. This lopsided early game means Zed 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 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Zeri. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Zed holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zeri players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Zed Runes Against Zeri

Inspiration rune tree - Zed primary runes vs ZeriInspiration
First Strike - best Zed rune vs ZeriCash Back - best Zed rune vs ZeriTriple Tonic - best Zed rune vs ZeriCosmic Insight - best Zed rune vs Zeri
Precision rune tree - Zed secondary runes vs ZeriPrecision
Cut Down - best Zed rune vs ZeriLegend: Haste - best Zed rune vs Zeri
100.0% WR

Running Inspiration primary with Precision secondary allows Zed to press their advantage against Zeri, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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
52.38%3576.397413,25552.2%52.5%
45.15%3306.295213,14350.0%42.2%
46.46%2976.488013,32045.1%47.3%
45.45%2646.191312,31347.8%43.7%
50.22%2276.11,03413,76051.2%49.6%
48.66%2246.01,00413,13957.9%43.9%
54.17%2166.11,05613,29045.9%59.5%
51.39%2166.31,00313,50956.3%48.1%
51.27%1975.31,00613,02150.0%52.2%
44.75%1816.288212,17943.0%46.1%
51.12%1785.788112,61540.9%57.9%
47.13%1746.391812,97944.6%48.6%
43.98%1665.495113,31045.7%42.7%
52.32%1516.089513,24249.1%54.2%
49.66%1505.690212,19039.3%55.9%
46.62%1485.595212,67050.8%43.4%
45.27%1486.11,08512,28337.7%51.9%
35.14%1486.074311,67434.4%35.7%
42.40%1256.093012,88450.0%37.3%
43.44%1226.484711,14536.6%52.9%
47.50%1206.084411,68546.1%49.1%
51.72%1166.291712,96550.0%53.2%
50.44%1135.880411,99442.0%57.1%
55.96%1096.193212,68557.5%54.8%
42.72%1034.092612,23341.7%43.6%
58.42%1016.495712,91561.4%56.1%
57.43%1016.290212,52565.2%50.9%
51.00%1006.51,02113,35751.3%50.8%
44.09%936.11,09312,70541.5%46.1%
42.22%906.51,00213,02750.0%34.8%
44.19%865.792413,10641.9%45.5%
49.41%855.893013,47362.1%42.9%
41.18%856.11,04113,70041.7%40.8%
42.86%845.089613,11041.9%43.4%
55.00%806.31,02612,71156.3%54.2%
50.63%796.398613,23760.6%43.5%
46.75%776.291312,18347.4%46.1%
29.17%721.777313,05034.4%25.0%
47.54%611.683713,72148.0%47.2%
40.98%616.41,07913,98445.8%37.8%
57.63%595.499513,66563.2%55.0%
47.46%591.774813,15140.0%52.9%
43.64%551.588314,42154.2%35.5%
53.85%526.31,14414,02547.1%57.1%
46.15%521.575013,19161.5%30.8%
50.98%512.798214,25057.9%46.9%
41.18%511.481814,11440.0%41.9%
48.98%491.486113,74736.4%59.3%
42.55%475.280212,43760.0%29.6%
55.56%456.593612,34471.4%41.7%
46.51%436.198211,89843.5%50.0%
46.34%416.386912,32947.1%45.8%
48.72%391.583513,81053.3%45.8%
40.54%376.11,04113,15657.1%30.4%
45.95%377.097313,16541.2%50.0%
67.57%371.988314,39380.0%59.1%
44.44%366.191612,51255.6%33.3%
45.71%356.391213,01650.0%41.2%
40.00%355.31,06214,19736.4%41.7%
45.71%356.893013,05347.6%42.9%
42.86%351.393714,93450.0%39.1%
58.82%346.61,16713,60982.3%35.3%
30.30%336.093811,72035.7%26.3%
40.00%306.082411,85921.4%56.3%
35.71%285.41,08514,46837.5%35.0%
46.43%281.882612,89546.1%46.7%
42.86%286.592613,17850.0%37.5%
46.43%286.81,05111,57450.0%42.9%
46.43%281.896212,94826.7%69.2%
40.74%274.687113,80550.0%38.1%
57.69%261.677314,11550.0%61.1%
50.00%265.01,08914,98963.6%40.0%
60.00%251.51,11016,60937.5%70.6%
56.00%256.189711,05873.3%30.0%
40.00%254.992412,58035.7%45.5%
62.50%244.51,03313,88977.8%53.3%
58.33%246.11,01812,77363.6%53.9%
54.17%243.592612,04761.5%45.5%
47.83%233.493013,95350.0%46.7%
40.91%226.395312,50322.2%53.9%
40.91%220.969911,88846.1%33.3%
52.38%215.087711,53862.5%46.1%
50.00%206.078612,11844.4%54.5%
65.00%204.81,06213,48355.6%72.7%
52.63%191.185513,36966.7%46.1%
63.16%191.31,02316,86442.9%75.0%
31.58%196.394714,00628.6%33.3%
33.33%182.658710,82838.5%20.0%
33.33%185.499113,81340.0%30.8%
55.56%185.496313,25662.5%50.0%
46.67%155.01,07013,47866.7%33.3%
60.00%153.51,07115,55020.0%80.0%
53.33%151.788512,73345.5%75.0%
40.00%155.91,00413,6820.0%60.0%
26.67%154.488213,92133.3%25.0%
40.00%157.01,05212,98242.9%37.5%
64.29%146.31,09713,78783.3%50.0%
42.86%142.390013,42442.9%42.9%
71.43%145.91,05416,318100.0%66.7%
21.43%141.986712,81628.6%14.3%
69.23%136.41,05614,40562.5%80.0%
61.54%135.978511,19887.5%20.0%
69.23%132.21,08717,335100.0%60.0%
53.85%135.81,13014,81060.0%50.0%
46.15%131.990515,16250.0%44.4%
38.46%135.51,12514,72240.0%37.5%
38.46%132.183315,58966.7%30.0%
46.15%131.01,02016,15575.0%33.3%
41.67%126.51,13514,82333.3%50.0%
33.33%121.688714,70033.3%33.3%
50.00%126.499113,38150.0%50.0%
63.64%111.078112,94160.0%66.7%
63.64%116.21,18114,37666.7%62.5%
36.36%114.193813,9370.0%57.1%
45.45%113.494615,29975.0%28.6%
45.45%116.691713,0240.0%62.5%
36.36%116.076112,32633.3%40.0%
54.55%115.31,11214,88025.0%71.4%
60.00%105.51,15815,09050.0%66.7%
50.00%106.377212,10350.0%50.0%
70.00%106.61,30414,51471.4%66.7%
44.44%96.59378,96333.3%66.7%
0.00%96.594711,6250.0%0.0%
66.67%96.61,08115,66750.0%71.4%
37.50%83.91,00813,91466.7%20.0%
50.00%85.21,05914,0030.0%66.7%
62.50%84.997412,07475.0%50.0%
50.00%81.653711,39975.0%25.0%
75.00%86.288012,10166.7%80.0%
71.43%77.01,01311,77566.7%75.0%
57.14%73.61,12014,10450.0%60.0%
71.43%76.270911,45560.0%100.0%
42.86%73.599312,64833.3%50.0%
66.67%67.097413,186100.0%33.3%
33.33%65.67419,60333.3%33.3%
50.00%67.01,20814,90233.3%66.7%
66.67%65.899610,39160.0%100.0%
16.67%66.27898,32820.0%0.0%
33.33%61.31,12417,8260.0%40.0%
60.00%56.21,06915,098100.0%50.0%
0.00%53.36869,6270.0%0.0%
60.00%56.291410,06175.0%0.0%
60.00%51.688911,7350.0%75.0%

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Zed vs Zeri - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Zed do against Zeri in League of Legends?

Zed wins the Zed vs Zeri matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zeri's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Zed do against Zeri in the early game?

In the early game, Zed has the advantage against Zeri with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Zed players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Zed do against Zeri in the late game?

In the late game, Zed takes over the Zed vs Zeri matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Zed scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Zed vs Zeri matchup?

Zed wins the matchup against Zeri with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Zed is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Zed build against Zeri?

The best Zed build against Zeri includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Eclipse 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 Zeri?

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

Does Zed counter Zeri?

Yes, Zed has a favorable matchup against Zeri with a 60.0% win rate. Zed strongly counters Zeri in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Zed against Zeri?

When playing Zed against Zeri, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.