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How to Win Udyr vs Zed Counter MatchupUdyr is in the s tier of champions

Udyr vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Udyr

based on 4,040 Udyr vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zed as Udyr resulted from an examination of 4040 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Udyr fights Zed in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Udyr vs Zed Matchup Summary

Udyr has done a good job of countering Zed. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Udyr vs Zed rounds, Udyr’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Udyr vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
RiftmakerLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageUnending DespairAbyssal Mask

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Udyr to level upw
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Second ability for Udyr to level upe
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Last skill for Udyr to max outq

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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R
2
W
3
E
4
R
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R
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Zed as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Zed

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

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.

Udyr vs Zed Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Zed Image
5.3
< Kills >
8.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
7.2
< Assists >
5.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
85
< Minions Killed >
159
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
7,860
< Physical Damage >
21,806
9,114
< Magic Damage >
1,217
767
< True Damage >
1,175
17,742
< Damage Dealt >
24,198
33,213
< Damage Taken >
22,720
11,728
< Gold Earned >
12,465
2.03
< Towers >
1.59
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,765
< Total Healing >
3,800
14,530
< Experience >
14,750
20
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
7
2,162
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Zed with Udyr in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Udyr against Zed counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed..

Udyr normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zed. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Udyr and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Zed

Who is Better, Udyr or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Udyr usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Udyr makes a good counter for Zed.

While Udyr does have a higher winrate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Udyr also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Udyr into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Udyr has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Zed matchups, Udyr is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Udyr is a good counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Udyr against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Udyr

Udyr Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateRyzeRyze46% winrateNilahNilah46.6% winrateZileanZilean46.6% winrate

Udyr Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Udyr, we analyzed 4,040 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 Udyr 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

Udyr Build Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Udyr to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Udyr often gets less CS compared to Zed. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Udyr versus Zed build consist of Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Udyr used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Udyr had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing against Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Zed as Udyr, Udyr players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Udyr vs Zed clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.6% win rate overall.

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