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

Zed vs Gnar

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

based on 1,416 Zed vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Zed resulted from an examination of 1416 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zed encounters Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Zed vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Zed has done a good job of countering Gnar. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Zed versus Gnar games, Zed’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Zed vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordYoumuu's GhostbladeHubrisProfane Hydra

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 ForceArmor
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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Gnar

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.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Zed vs Gnar Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Gnar Image
8.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.5
< Assists >
6.1
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
158
< Minions Killed >
173
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.5
22,664
< Physical Damage >
18,606
1,278
< Magic Damage >
3,506
1,257
< True Damage >
479
25,199
< Damage Dealt >
22,592
23,506
< Damage Taken >
30,908
12,711
< Gold Earned >
11,724
1.64
< Towers >
2.42
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,942
< Total Healing >
6,319
15,042
< Experience >
15,349
18
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
151
< Time Dealing CC >
428

How to Counter Gnar with Zed in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several valuable Zed versus Gnar matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zed typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Gnar

Who is Better, Zed or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zed usually wins when trying to fight Gnar, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a good counter to Gnar.

While Zed does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when facing one another, Zed also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zed into Gnaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Gnar matchups, Zed is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zed is a good counter for Gnar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zed against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

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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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Zed, we analyzed 1,416 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 Gnar 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zed versus Gnar build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Zed combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Gnar as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Zed vs Gnar counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

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