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Zed Counters
Best and worst matchups for Zed in League of Legends — measured win rates from recent high-elo ranked games.
Win rates are live aggregates of ranked League of Legends matches from the last 30 days, recomputed daily. Per-matchup sample sizes are shown alongside every number.
Zed beats
 Smolder | 55.53% | 1,817 |
 Ryze | 55.50% | 1,901 |
 Mel | 55.04% | 1,201 |
 Ezreal | 54.35% | 7,261 |
 Nocturne | 53.95% | 1,796 |
 Volibear | 53.76% | 2,409 |
 Kassadin | 53.43% | 1,282 |
 Gnar | 53.28% | 2,391 |
 Varus | 53.14% | 2,450 |
 Aurelion Sol | 53.05% | 1,476 |
 Yuumi | 53.00% | 3,683 |
 K'Sante | 52.98% | 3,190 |
Zed struggles against
 Heimerdinger | 46.29% | 1,106 |
 Nidalee | 46.55% | 3,119 |
 Rek'Sai | 46.59% | 1,539 |
 Poppy | 46.78% | 1,800 |
 Master Yi | 46.82% | 3,332 |
 Taric | 47.20% | 856 |
 Rakan | 47.20% | 3,377 |
 Tryndamere | 47.43% | 2,121 |
 Vex | 47.72% | 1,817 |
 Braum | 47.79% | 3,645 |
 Bel'Veth | 47.85% | 1,534 |
 Riven | 47.87% | 2,068 |
Frequently Asked Questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Zed in League of Legends?
- Zed's hardest measured counters right now are Heimerdinger (46.29% win rate for Zed), Nidalee (46.55%) and Rek'Sai (46.59%), from recent high-elo ranked matches.
- How do you counter Zed in LoL draft?
- Pick champions Zed loses to most often in high-elo solo queue: Heimerdinger (Zed wins only 46.29%), Nidalee (46.55%), or Rek'Sai (46.59%), and test the full 5v5 draft in the LoL Draft Predictor.
- Who does Zed counter in League of Legends?
- Zed wins most against Smolder (55.53%), Ryze (55.50%) and Mel (55.04%).
- How are Zed's matchup win rates calculated?
- All Zed counter numbers on batru.gg are observed head-to-head win rates from recent high-elo ranked matches, requiring at least 25 games before a matchup is featured.
Data updated Oct 25, 2026.