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How to Win Senna vs Zed Counter MatchupSenna is in the s tier of champions

Senna vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Senna in LoLSenna is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Senna

based on 10,317 Senna vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Senna fought Zed in 10317 rounds. With so many matchups for Senna versus Zed gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to counter Zed. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Senna encounters Zed in only 3.6% of her rounds.

Senna vs Zed Matchup Summary

Senna has done a decent job of beating Zed. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions face one another in. In Senna against Zed games, Senna’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Senna vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeYoumuu's GhostbladeBloodsong

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna'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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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zed as Senna

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.

Senna vs Zed Counter Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Zed Image
4.9
< Kills >
8.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
12
< Assists >
5.2
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
63
< Minions Killed >
157
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.36
17,351
< Physical Damage >
22,176
310
< Magic Damage >
1,220
485
< True Damage >
1,193
18,146
< Damage Dealt >
24,590
19,899
< Damage Taken >
23,251
10,797
< Gold Earned >
12,518
2.32
< Towers >
1.58
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,887
< Total Healing >
3,718
11,826
< Experience >
14,795
50
< Vision Score >
17
20
< Wards Placed >
7
211
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Zed with Senna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Senna vs. Zed counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zed. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Senna usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Senna and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Senna
Zed

Who is Better, Senna or Zed?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Senna usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Senna makes a good counter to Zed.

While Senna does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when facing one another, Senna also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Senna into Zedas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Senna also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Senna is a decent counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Senna against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Senna

Senna Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.6% winrateFizzFizz46.6% winrateRammusRammus47.4% winrateLeonaLeona47.4% winrate

Senna Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.9% winrateSivirSivir55.6% winrateXayahXayah55.5% winrateOlafOlaf55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 56.1% 2685 GamesLeonaLeona+ 56.2% 1595 GamesBardBard+ 56.4% 1554 GamesMilioMilio+ 57.1% 907 Games

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Senna, we analyzed 10,317 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 Senna 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

If you would like to truly master Senna to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Senna on average gets less CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Senna versus Zed build include Infinity Edge, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Bloodsong. When Senna combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Zed than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Senna had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Zed with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Zed as Senna, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Senna vs Zed matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Senna are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.