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

Zed vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Zed in LoLZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Zed

based on 5,163 Zed vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rengar as Zed came out of an evaluation of 5163 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Zed fights Rengar in only 3.8% of his games.

Zed vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a below average job of beating Rengar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Zed vs Rengar rounds, Zed’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rengar.

Best Zed vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseEdge of NightHubris

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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E
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Guide to Countering Rengar as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Zed vs Rengar Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Rengar Image
9.2
< Kills >
8.8
6.8
< Deaths >
7.4
5.3
< Assists >
6.2
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
2
160
< Minions Killed >
44
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.37
22,526
< Physical Damage >
18,712
1,243
< Magic Damage >
1,370
1,183
< True Damage >
1,161
24,953
< Damage Dealt >
21,243
23,601
< Damage Taken >
35,189
12,720
< Gold Earned >
13,355
1.6
< Towers >
1.31
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,711
< Total Healing >
16,421
15,041
< Experience >
14,499
17
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
5
144
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Rengar with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some significant Zed against Rengar counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rengar..

Zed usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rengar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Rengar

Who is Better, Zed or Rengar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rengar, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Zed makes an ok counter for Rengar.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Rengar, when facing one another, Zed also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Rengaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Rengar matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter for Rengar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Rengar.

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 Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Zed, we analyzed 5,163 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Rengar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically accumulates much more CS compared to Rengar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Zed versus Rengar build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Zed included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Rengar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Rengar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rengar as Zed, Zed players should take 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 that we analyzed for Zed vs Rengar counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rengar as Zed are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.