Evelynn vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Evelynn
based on 3,671 Evelynn vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Evelynn vs Zed Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Zed as Evelynn
Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Zed
If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.
While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.
Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.
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.
Evelynn vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Evelynn in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several vital Evelynn vs. Zed matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between these two champions. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zed..
Evelynn typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Evelynn and Zed
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Who is Better, Evelynn or Zed?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Evelynn makes a good counter to Zed.
While Evelynn does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Evelynn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Evelynn into Zedas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Evelynn has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Zed matchups, Evelynn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Evelynn is a good counter for Zed. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Evelynn against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Evelynn to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Evelynn most often picks up a lot less CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Evelynn versus Zed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Evelynn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Zed than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Evelynn had an average winrate of 52.5% battling Zed with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zed as Evelynn, Evelynn players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Evelynn vs Zed face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Evelynn are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.