Viktor vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Viktor
based on 1,762 Viktor vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Zed
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several important Viktor against Zed matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..
Viktor typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Zed
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Who is Better, Viktor or Zed?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zed, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes an ok counter to Zed.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Viktor also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Zed matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viktor against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often picks up a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Viktor versus Zed build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Zed than with most other typical builds. In fact, Viktor had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Zed with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Zed as Viktor, Viktor players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Viktor vs Zed counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.
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