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How to Win Zed vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Zed in LoLZed is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Zed

based on 5,937 Zed vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Zed faced off against Kai'Sa in 5937 matches. Including so many games with Zed versus Kai'Sa provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to shatter Kai'Sa. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Zed is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his games.

Zed vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Zed does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Zed versus Kai'Sa matches, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Zed vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

EclipseAxiom ArcThe CollectorYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Zed vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.7
< Assists >
6.2
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
159
< Minions Killed >
182
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
21,959
< Physical Damage >
12,308
1,242
< Magic Damage >
8,114
1,217
< True Damage >
431
24,420
< Damage Dealt >
20,853
23,097
< Damage Taken >
21,024
12,637
< Gold Earned >
12,733
1.69
< Towers >
2.08
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,783
< Total Healing >
4,456
14,927
< Experience >
13,098
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
149
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Zed vs. Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Zed typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Zed or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Zed does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zed into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Kai'Sa matchups, Zed is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zed is an above average counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Zed, we analyzed 5,937 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zed in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Zed versus Kai'Sa build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Zed used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kai'Sa 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zed vs Kai'Sa counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Zed are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.