What are some tips for the Zed vs. Ahri matchup?

As with all ranged matchups, don't let Ahri push all 3 of the first waves at once, play in and out of her range to reaggro minions so she can only crash 1 or 2 waves. Be extra careful not to be in Ahri auto range as she can easily proc electrocute with her W. (when she does this the wave will push towards you so good early). You start to spike level 4 onwards where you can start using W forward more aggressively to do more damage than Ahri. The ideal trading pattern with no minions is to walk up to Ahri and W > E. Ahri will use W and you can try to use Q on her to land both. Ahri will be lookign to land her charm and Q on you here, you want to stand in the open and bait her into using charm as you can very easily dodge by jumping to your shadow so watch for the animation. Also keep your movements side to side in case Ahri uses Q first. Post-6 only trade like this if the wave is on your side so she can't retaliate with her ult. Mid-Late game you outscale, keep shoving in the side lanes and play it slow and go out of vision. Ahri will have to match you and clear the side lanes, you should engage her in the jungle where you can easily bait out her ult utilizing the fog.

How do you play Zed into Ahri?

As with all ranged matchups, don't let Ahri push all 3 of the first waves at once, play in and out of her range to reaggro minions so she can only crash 1 or 2 waves. Be extra careful not to be in Ahri auto range as she can easily proc electrocute with her W. (when she does this the wave will push towards you so good early). You start to spike level 4 onwards where you can start using W forward more aggressively to do more damage than Ahri. The ideal trading pattern with no minions is to walk up to Ahri and W > E. Ahri will use W and you can try to use Q on her to land both. Ahri will be lookign to land her charm and Q on you here, you want to stand in the open and bait her into using charm as you can very easily dodge by jumping to your shadow so watch for the animation. Also keep your movements side to side in case Ahri uses Q first. Post-6 only trade like this if the wave is on your side so she can't retaliate with her ult. Mid-Late game you outscale, keep shoving in the side lanes and play it slow and go out of vision. Ahri will have to match you and clear the side lanes, you should engage her in the jungle where you can easily bait out her ult utilizing the fog.

Who wins the Zed vs. Ahri matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Zed. A key tip is: As with all ranged matchups, don't let Ahri push all 3 of the first waves at once, play in and out of her range to reaggro minions so she can only crash 1 or 2 waves. Be extra careful not to be in Ahri auto range as she can easily proc electrocute with her W. (when she does this the wave will push towards you so good early). You start to spike level 4 onwards where you can start using W forward more aggressively to do more damage than Ahri. The ideal trading pattern with no minions is to walk up to Ahri and W > E. Ahri will use W and you can try to use Q on her to land both. Ahri will be lookign to land her charm and Q on you here, you want to stand in the open and bait her into using charm as you can very easily dodge by jumping to your shadow so watch for the animation. Also keep your movements side to side in case Ahri uses Q first. Post-6 only trade like this if the wave is on your side so she can't retaliate with her ult. Mid-Late game you outscale, keep shoving in the side lanes and play it slow and go out of vision. Ahri will have to match you and clear the side lanes, you should engage her in the jungle where you can easily bait out her ult utilizing the fog.

How do you counter Zed as Ahri?

As with all ranged matchups, don't let Ahri push all 3 of the first waves at once, play in and out of her range to reaggro minions so she can only crash 1 or 2 waves. Be extra careful not to be in Ahri auto range as she can easily proc electrocute with her W. (when she does this the wave will push towards you so good early). You start to spike level 4 onwards where you can start using W forward more aggressively to do more damage than Ahri. The ideal trading pattern with no minions is to walk up to Ahri and W > E. Ahri will use W and you can try to use Q on her to land both. Ahri will be lookign to land her charm and Q on you here, you want to stand in the open and bait her into using charm as you can very easily dodge by jumping to your shadow so watch for the animation. Also keep your movements side to side in case Ahri uses Q first. Post-6 only trade like this if the wave is on your side so she can't retaliate with her ult. Mid-Late game you outscale, keep shoving in the side lanes and play it slow and go out of vision. Ahri will have to match you and clear the side lanes, you should engage her in the jungle where you can easily bait out her ult utilizing the fog.

What are some tips for the Zed vs. Akali matchup?

Take Ignite/Teleport for the Akali matchup. Level 1 if you don't see Akali in the lane, walk up and try to see where she is and abuse the fact that your Q outranges Akali's. DO NOT push early and let akali push in early. look to last hit minions with Q while spacing and baiting out the Akali Q. Punish her if she misses and make sure even if she lands Q that she NEVER gets the passive auto off on you. You can also walk into your minions to make Akali Q you and the minions pushing the wave in. Level 3 onwards, you can outplay akali if you predict when she Q pokes by responding with E > Q > W as she Q's instantly to dodge the Q while trading, dodging her Q by going over it where you can now auto attack her following your combo. You can also trade with W > E while out of Akali Q range and just focus on dodging akali E moving side to side. Post 6, this matchup is harder due to Akali's dashes, do not use W forward where she can easily punish., if she ults you use your W to run away. Mainly focusing on dodging her E from this point on(if she does land her E, use your Ult to dodge Akali E2 recast. Also since Akali's like to us R1 followed by E, you can try to ult there to dodge it. Also keep in mind after Akali uses R1, she cant dash until R2 comes up, and after she uses E its telegraphed where she's going to be so use this to line up your W > E > Q combos.

How do you play Zed into Akali?

Take Ignite/Teleport for the Akali matchup. Level 1 if you don't see Akali in the lane, walk up and try to see where she is and abuse the fact that your Q outranges Akali's. DO NOT push early and let akali push in early. look to last hit minions with Q while spacing and baiting out the Akali Q. Punish her if she misses and make sure even if she lands Q that she NEVER gets the passive auto off on you. You can also walk into your minions to make Akali Q you and the minions pushing the wave in. Level 3 onwards, you can outplay akali if you predict when she Q pokes by responding with E > Q > W as she Q's instantly to dodge the Q while trading, dodging her Q by going over it where you can now auto attack her following your combo. You can also trade with W > E while out of Akali Q range and just focus on dodging akali E moving side to side. Post 6, this matchup is harder due to Akali's dashes, do not use W forward where she can easily punish., if she ults you use your W to run away. Mainly focusing on dodging her E from this point on(if she does land her E, use your Ult to dodge Akali E2 recast. Also since Akali's like to us R1 followed by E, you can try to ult there to dodge it. Also keep in mind after Akali uses R1, she cant dash until R2 comes up, and after she uses E its telegraphed where she's going to be so use this to line up your W > E > Q combos.

Who wins the Zed vs. Akali matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is even. A key tip is: Take Ignite/Teleport for the Akali matchup. Level 1 if you don't see Akali in the lane, walk up and try to see where she is and abuse the fact that your Q outranges Akali's. DO NOT push early and let akali push in early. look to last hit minions with Q while spacing and baiting out the Akali Q. Punish her if she misses and make sure even if she lands Q that she NEVER gets the passive auto off on you. You can also walk into your minions to make Akali Q you and the minions pushing the wave in. Level 3 onwards, you can outplay akali if you predict when she Q pokes by responding with E > Q > W as she Q's instantly to dodge the Q while trading, dodging her Q by going over it where you can now auto attack her following your combo. You can also trade with W > E while out of Akali Q range and just focus on dodging akali E moving side to side. Post 6, this matchup is harder due to Akali's dashes, do not use W forward where she can easily punish., if she ults you use your W to run away. Mainly focusing on dodging her E from this point on(if she does land her E, use your Ult to dodge Akali E2 recast. Also since Akali's like to us R1 followed by E, you can try to ult there to dodge it. Also keep in mind after Akali uses R1, she cant dash until R2 comes up, and after she uses E its telegraphed where she's going to be so use this to line up your W > E > Q combos.

How do you counter Zed as Akali?

Take Ignite/Teleport for the Akali matchup. Level 1 if you don't see Akali in the lane, walk up and try to see where she is and abuse the fact that your Q outranges Akali's. DO NOT push early and let akali push in early. look to last hit minions with Q while spacing and baiting out the Akali Q. Punish her if she misses and make sure even if she lands Q that she NEVER gets the passive auto off on you. You can also walk into your minions to make Akali Q you and the minions pushing the wave in. Level 3 onwards, you can outplay akali if you predict when she Q pokes by responding with E > Q > W as she Q's instantly to dodge the Q while trading, dodging her Q by going over it where you can now auto attack her following your combo. You can also trade with W > E while out of Akali Q range and just focus on dodging akali E moving side to side. Post 6, this matchup is harder due to Akali's dashes, do not use W forward where she can easily punish., if she ults you use your W to run away. Mainly focusing on dodging her E from this point on(if she does land her E, use your Ult to dodge Akali E2 recast. Also since Akali's like to us R1 followed by E, you can try to ult there to dodge it. Also keep in mind after Akali uses R1, she cant dash until R2 comes up, and after she uses E its telegraphed where she's going to be so use this to line up your W > E > Q combos.

What are some tips for the Zed vs. Yasuo matchup?

Level 1, Yasuo is extremely strong. Never push into him early. Yasuo can also use the minions against you to gap close and zone you similar to Irelia. Do not allow Yasuo to crash the first 3 waves either where you might have to walk up to eat a little poke to reagro the minions. Avoid extended trades pre 4 where you lose. Avoid using W forwards most of the time, Wait for first back spike before you starting aggressively trading in the Yasuo matchup. If you know that Yasuo is going to E a minion, you know exactly where he's going to end up. You can W backwards > Q to the spot Yasuo is going to end up after E > Auto E quickly > instantly W back. If Yasuo has Q3 tornado do not do this. When your W/R is down, and you're in melee range focus on sidestepping to the side when Yasuo is going to Q, this will likely help you win the 1v1. You can slowly outscale Yasuo after first item with Hydra

How do you play Zed into Yasuo?

Level 1, Yasuo is extremely strong. Never push into him early. Yasuo can also use the minions against you to gap close and zone you similar to Irelia. Do not allow Yasuo to crash the first 3 waves either where you might have to walk up to eat a little poke to reagro the minions. Avoid extended trades pre 4 where you lose. Avoid using W forwards most of the time, Wait for first back spike before you starting aggressively trading in the Yasuo matchup. If you know that Yasuo is going to E a minion, you know exactly where he's going to end up. You can W backwards > Q to the spot Yasuo is going to end up after E > Auto E quickly > instantly W back. If Yasuo has Q3 tornado do not do this. When your W/R is down, and you're in melee range focus on sidestepping to the side when Yasuo is going to Q, this will likely help you win the 1v1. You can slowly outscale Yasuo after first item with Hydra

Who wins the Zed vs. Yasuo matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is even. A key tip is: Level 1, Yasuo is extremely strong. Never push into him early. Yasuo can also use the minions against you to gap close and zone you similar to Irelia. Do not allow Yasuo to crash the first 3 waves either where you might have to walk up to eat a little poke to reagro the minions. Avoid extended trades pre 4 where you lose. Avoid using W forwards most of the time, Wait for first back spike before you starting aggressively trading in the Yasuo matchup. If you know that Yasuo is going to E a minion, you know exactly where he's going to end up. You can W backwards > Q to the spot Yasuo is going to end up after E > Auto E quickly > instantly W back. If Yasuo has Q3 tornado do not do this. When your W/R is down, and you're in melee range focus on sidestepping to the side when Yasuo is going to Q, this will likely help you win the 1v1. You can slowly outscale Yasuo after first item with Hydra

How do you counter Zed as Yasuo?

Level 1, Yasuo is extremely strong. Never push into him early. Yasuo can also use the minions against you to gap close and zone you similar to Irelia. Do not allow Yasuo to crash the first 3 waves either where you might have to walk up to eat a little poke to reagro the minions. Avoid extended trades pre 4 where you lose. Avoid using W forwards most of the time, Wait for first back spike before you starting aggressively trading in the Yasuo matchup. If you know that Yasuo is going to E a minion, you know exactly where he's going to end up. You can W backwards > Q to the spot Yasuo is going to end up after E > Auto E quickly > instantly W back. If Yasuo has Q3 tornado do not do this. When your W/R is down, and you're in melee range focus on sidestepping to the side when Yasuo is going to Q, this will likely help you win the 1v1. You can slowly outscale Yasuo after first item with Hydra

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Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Ahri	Easy	480	52%	+518	+1,606	As with all ranged matchups, don't let Ahri push all 3 of the first waves at once, play in and out of her range to reaggro minions so she can only crash 1 or 2 waves. Be extra careful not to be in Ahri auto range as she can easily proc electrocute with her W. (when she does this the wave will push towards you so good early).
Skill Priority Q Razor Shuriken Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit. E Shadow Slash Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed. W Living Shadow Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability. Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow. 53.1% WR 433 Matches Summoner Spells 49.7% WR 165 Matches Skill Order Razor Shuriken Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit. 1 4 5 7 9 Living Shadow Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability. Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow. 2 14 15 Shadow Slash Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed. 3 8 10 12 13 Death Mark Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked. 6 11 Zed vs Ahri Runes 48.1% WR131 Matches Starting Items 45.9% WR 61 Matches Core Items 66.7% WR 9 Matches 4th Item Options 55.6% WR54 Matches 63.3% WR49 Matches 67.5% WR40 Matches 5th Item Options 71.9% WR32 Matches 66.7% WR30 Matches 52.9% WR17 Matches 6th Item Options 69.2% WR13 Matches 38.5% WR13 Matches 87.5% WR8 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Zed Damage 7,236 Ahri Damage 5,706 Gold Diff+518 CS Diff+2 XP Diff+257 Ally Ganks1.15 Enemy Ganks1.30 End of Game Zed Damage 26,247 Ahri Damage 21,361 Total Gold Diff+1,606 Total CS Diff+4 Split Push Zed Dmg to Turrets 5,122 Ahri Dmg to Turrets 4,003
Akali	Easy	461	51%	+346	+1,220	Take Ignite/Teleport for the Akali matchup. Level 1 if you don't see Akali in the lane, walk up and try to see where she is and abuse the fact that your Q outranges Akali's. DO NOT push early and let akali push in early.

Yasuo	Even	459	51%	+185	+775	Level 1, Yasuo is extremely strong. Never push into him early. Yasuo can also use the minions against you to gap close and zone you similar to Irelia.

Diana	Easy	449	50%	+446	+1,277	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

Syndra	Easy	431	55%	+471	+907	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

Sylas	Easy	416	48%	+383	+1,106	Take Conquerer in this matchup. This matchup is mainly about spacing. Try to position yourself or your shadow in a way you can trade on him without him being able to EE and trade back. Be careful of short trading sylas level one if he starts. Level 2 you should win an extended trade with him. From level 3 sylas is able to start trading back. Try to hold your ult until after he ults unless you know you have in him lethal range. You hard win until 2 items or when he gets zhonyas. The matchup gets a lot more playable for him since he can zhonyas your R.

Katarina	Easy	391	48%	+186	+454	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

Viktor	Not Favored	378	55%	+247	+668	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

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