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Lux vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Lux

based on 13,681 Lux vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Lux resulted from an analysis of 13681 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Lux fights Zed in only 3.6% of her matches.

Lux vs Zed Matchup Summary

Lux does a average job of countering Zed. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champions face one another in. In Lux vs Zed matches, Lux’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Lux vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomSolstice SleighShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lux to level upe
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Second ability for Lux to level upq
>
Last skill for Lux to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zed as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Zed

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux vs Zed Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Zed Image
5
< Kills >
9.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
10.4
< Assists >
5.2
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
91
< Minions Killed >
159
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,003
< Physical Damage >
22,032
17,800
< Magic Damage >
1,231
1,096
< True Damage >
1,187
19,899
< Damage Dealt >
24,451
16,556
< Damage Taken >
23,959
10,426
< Gold Earned >
12,725
1.9
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,319
< Total Healing >
3,868
12,479
< Experience >
15,097
44
< Vision Score >
18
19
< Wards Placed >
8
292
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Zed with Lux in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Lux against Zed matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Lux typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Zed. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lux and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Zed

Who is Better, Lux or Zed?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zed, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Lux makes an ok counter for Zed.

While Lux does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Zed.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Zed matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Lux is a decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lux against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lux

Lux Loses Against

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Lux Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateHweiHwei54.1% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Lux, we analyzed 13,681 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 Lux 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux on average racks up less CS compared to Zed. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Lux versus Zed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Lux bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 50.8% battling Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Zed as Lux, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lux vs Zed battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Lux versus Zed tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are computed using every game run with both champs.