Yasuo vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Yasuo
based on 10,130 Yasuo vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Zed
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Yasuo in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some critical Yasuo vs. Zed matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed..
Yasuo usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yasuo and Zed
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Zed?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a good counter for Zed.
While Yasuo does have a higher winrate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Yasuo also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Zed matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Yasuo is an above average counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yasuo to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Zed build include Blade of The Ruined King, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Zed than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Zed with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Zed as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Yasuo vs Zed face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.
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