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How to Synergize Lee Sin with Zed on the Same TeamLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin with Zed

How to Win With Lee Sin and Zed Paired TogetherLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Lee Sin and Zed

based on 2,948 Lee Sin with Zed pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Lee Sin has been on the same team as Zed in 2948 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Lee Sin play with Zed. It is relatively rare for Lee Sin to play with Zed as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 2.6% of matches with Lee Sin.

Lee Sin Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a terrible job of synergizing with Zed. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.9% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Lee Sin when playing with Zed by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lee Sin vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusProfane HydraRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin'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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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Lee Sin and Zed

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin with Zed

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Understand How Zed Will Play

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.

Lee Sin Zed Synergy Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Zed Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.3
< Assists >
8.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
34
< Minions Killed >
34
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,219
< Physical Damage >
13,496
2,827
< Magic Damage >
2,749
1,052
< True Damage >
980
17,099
< Damage Dealt >
17,226
36,041
< Damage Taken >
35,418
11,723
< Gold Earned >
11,722
1.28
< Towers >
1.36
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
17,101
< Total Healing >
16,747
13,351
< Experience >
13,181
25
< Vision Score >
25
12
< Wards Placed >
11
448
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Play with Zed as Lee Sin in LoL

The Lee Sin Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Lee Sin sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zed. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zed helps Lee Sin perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Lee Sin is paired with Zed, he gets a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Zed doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Lee Sin is played alongside Zed on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Zed.

Moreover, when Lee Sin plays with Zed on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Zed does a poor job of covering Lee Sin during team fights.

Synergies between Lee Sin and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lee Sin
Zed

Is Lee Sin better when played alongside Zed?

There is no top ally for Lee Sin that will no matter what be his ideal ally. However, overall, Zed is a below average ally for Lee Sin. By being on the same side as Lee Sin, he lowers their win rate by -2.4% to 44.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Lee Sin and Zed that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Zed has a greater difficulty than Lee Sin. That means Lee Sin players must be cautious when enlisting Zed allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, Lee Sin players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Lee Sin and Zed together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of AP. Plan to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Zed ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lee Sin and Zed, we analyzed 2,948 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Lee Sin with Zed comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Lee Sin in order to pair well with Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Lee Sin and Zed synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 44.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zed with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Lee Sin and Zed pairings, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.9% win rate overall.

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