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

Zed vs Sett

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

based on 3,937 Zed vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Zed fought Sett in 3937 rounds. Using so many games with Zed vs Sett provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to defeat your enemy. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Zed is forced to battle against Sett in only 2.9% of his games.

Zed vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a below average job of beating Sett. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zed against Sett rounds, Zed’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Sett.

Best Zed vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightEclipseSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sett as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Sett

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 Sett Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Sett Image
8.7
< Kills >
6.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
5.7
< Assists >
5.3
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
156
< Minions Killed >
158
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.56
22,401
< Physical Damage >
17,758
1,287
< Magic Damage >
294
1,216
< True Damage >
5,096
24,905
< Damage Dealt >
23,149
23,060
< Damage Taken >
36,309
12,506
< Gold Earned >
11,838
1.57
< Towers >
2.63
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,732
< Total Healing >
6,307
14,796
< Experience >
14,790
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
151
< Time Dealing CC >
181

How to Counter Sett with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Zed vs. Sett matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sett..

Zed typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sett. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Sett

Who is Better, Zed or Sett?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when playing against Sett, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a poor counter for Sett.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Sett, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zed into Settas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sett. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Sett. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Zed, we analyzed 3,937 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 Sett 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 in order to counter Sett during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sett. Champs 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 properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zed versus Sett build consist of Axiom Arc, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Sett than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Sett with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Sett as Zed, you 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 runes players picked for Zed vs Sett counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.

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