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How to Win Zed vs Fiddlesticks Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Zed

based on 2,340 Zed vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Zed came out of an evaluation of 2340 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Zed fights Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of his games.

Zed vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a below average job of countering Fiddlesticks. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Zed against Fiddlesticks games, Zed’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Zed vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Profane HydraVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEdge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Fiddlesticks

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Zed vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Fiddlesticks Image
8.8
< Kills >
6.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
9.2
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
162
< Minions Killed >
43
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
1.22
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,227
< Physical Damage >
314
1,287
< Magic Damage >
18,236
1,229
< True Damage >
1,193
24,745
< Damage Dealt >
19,745
23,864
< Damage Taken >
34,392
12,818
< Gold Earned >
11,696
1.61
< Towers >
1.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
3,868
< Total Healing >
17,786
15,164
< Experience >
13,561
19
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
4
153
< Time Dealing CC >
764

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Zed versus Fiddlesticks counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between these two champs. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks..

Zed normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Zed or Fiddlesticks?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Zed also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter for Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Fiddlesticks.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Zed, we analyzed 2,340 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 Fiddlesticks as Zed 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

Zed Build Fiddlesticks Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Fiddlesticks 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed on average accumulates much more CS as Fiddlesticks. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zed versus Fiddlesticks build consist of Profane Hydra, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Fiddlesticks than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Fiddlesticks as Zed, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Zed vs Fiddlesticks counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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