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

Zed vs Vayne

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

based on 7,401 Zed vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Zed resulted from an analysis of 7401 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Zed has to counter Vayne in only 5.4% of his matches.

Zed vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a poor job of beating Vayne. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Zed vs Vayne rounds, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Zed vs Vayne 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 GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom 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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicFuture's Market
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
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Zed vs Vayne Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Vayne Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.5
< Assists >
5.5
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
158
< Minions Killed >
166
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.49
21,570
< Physical Damage >
15,141
1,208
< Magic Damage >
1,486
1,216
< True Damage >
4,235
23,995
< Damage Dealt >
20,862
22,887
< Damage Taken >
22,468
12,470
< Gold Earned >
12,318
1.61
< Towers >
2.26
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,726
< Total Healing >
6,193
14,774
< Experience >
13,173
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
148
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Vayne with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Zed against Vayne counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vayne..

Zed often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Vayne

Who is Better, Zed or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when facing off against Vayne, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a poor counter for Vayne.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Vayne, when facing one another, Zed also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Vayne. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Zed, we analyzed 7,401 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Vayne. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zed versus Vayne build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Zed used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Vayne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Vayne as Zed, Zed players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Triple Tonic, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Zed vs Vayne LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you need to get Zed vs Vayne tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds run with these champs.