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How to Win Lee Sin vs Zeri Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Lee Sin

based on 1,184 Lee Sin vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Lee Sin resulted from an examination of 1184 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Lee Sin has to counter Zeri in only 1.0% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a poor job of beating Zeri. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Lee Sin vs Zeri rounds, Lee Sin’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Lee Sin vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusRavenous HydraDeath's DanceSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Zeri

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Lee Sin vs Zeri Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Zeri Image
7
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
8.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
36
< Minions Killed >
193
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,812
< Physical Damage >
14,161
2,765
< Magic Damage >
6,658
1,008
< True Damage >
585
17,585
< Damage Dealt >
21,405
35,232
< Damage Taken >
22,749
11,764
< Gold Earned >
12,788
1.39
< Towers >
2.41
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,806
< Total Healing >
4,358
13,322
< Experience >
12,837
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
8
434
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Zeri with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several strategic Lee Sin versus Zeri counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zeri..

Lee Sin often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zeri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Zeri

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when facing off against Zeri, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a bad counter to Zeri.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate compared to Zeri, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lee Sin into Zeri.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Zeri matchups, Zeri is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Zeri. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Zeri.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,184 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 Zeri as Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often gets a lot less CS compared to Zeri. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Lee Sin versus Zeri build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Zeri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Zeri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Zeri as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lee Sin vs Zeri face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

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