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

Zed vs Twisted Fate

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

based on 5,132 Zed vs Twisted Fate matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Twisted Fate as Zed came out of an analysis of 5132 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Zed fights Twisted Fate in only 3.7% of his games.

Zed vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary

Zed has done a average job of beating Twisted Fate. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zed against Twisted Fate rounds, Zed’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Twisted Fate.

Best Zed vs Twisted Fate Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

EclipseAxiom ArcEdge of NightMaw 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
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Q
2
W
3
E
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 Twisted Fate as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Twisted Fate

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 Twisted Fate

Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.

If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.

Zed vs Twisted Fate Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Twisted Fate Image
9.4
< Kills >
6
6.2
< Deaths >
7
5.3
< Assists >
7.8
2.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
164
< Minions Killed >
168
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
22,875
< Physical Damage >
2,910
1,278
< Magic Damage >
17,181
1,204
< True Damage >
721
25,358
< Damage Dealt >
20,812
22,779
< Damage Taken >
23,482
12,799
< Gold Earned >
12,606
1.67
< Towers >
2.2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,665
< Total Healing >
3,193
14,937
< Experience >
14,665
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
143
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Twisted Fate with Zed in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Zed vs. Twisted Fate counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Twisted Fate’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twisted Fate. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Zed often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twisted Fate. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Twisted Fate

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Twisted Fate
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Twisted Fate

Who is Better, Zed or Twisted Fate?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when taking on Twisted Fate, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Zed makes an ok counter to Twisted Fate.

While Zed does have a higher winrate compared to Twisted Fate, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Twisted Fateas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Twisted Fate. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Twisted Fate matchups, Zed 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 teamfights.

Zed is a decent counter to Twisted Fate. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Twisted Fate.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Twisted Fate Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twisted Fate as Zed, we analyzed 5,132 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 Twisted Fate 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Twisted Fate during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Twisted Fate. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zed versus Twisted Fate build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Zed bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Twisted Fate than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Twisted Fate with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Twisted Fate as Zed, Zed players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Zed vs Twisted Fate battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

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