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Diana vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Diana

based on 6,167 Diana vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Diana fought Zed 6167 times. With so many matchups for Diana versus Zed gives us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a solid build to suppress Zed. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Diana is forced to battle against Zed in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Diana vs Zed Matchup Summary

Diana does a good job of countering Zed. Typically, she wins a fantastic 53.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Diana against Zed games, Diana’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Diana vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
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Second ability for Diana to level upw
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Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zed as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Zed

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Diana vs Zed Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Zed Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.5
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
6.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
108
< Minions Killed >
156
0.78
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,117
< Physical Damage >
20,935
19,322
< Magic Damage >
1,150
1,027
< True Damage >
1,134
22,467
< Damage Dealt >
23,219
24,906
< Damage Taken >
22,959
12,609
< Gold Earned >
12,387
1.85
< Towers >
1.53
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,618
< Total Healing >
3,732
14,613
< Experience >
14,682
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
7
127
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Diana versus Zed counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zed..

Diana usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Diana and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Zed

Who is Better, Diana or Zed?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a great counter for Zed.

While Diana does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Diana into Zed.

Furthermore, Diana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Zed matchups, Diana is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Diana is a great counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Diana against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Diana

Diana Loses Against

TaricTaric45.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser45.7% winrateBraumBraum45.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrate

Diana Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.6% winrateYuumiYuumi56.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.8% 22030 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 53.9% 343 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.1% 1893 GamesNocturneNocturne+ 54.6% 4827 Games

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Diana, we analyzed 6,167 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zed as Diana comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Diana Build Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Diana to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Diana versus Zed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Diana used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Zed than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Zed as Diana, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Diana vs Zed battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

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