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How to Synergize Zed with Warwick on the Same TeamZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed with Warwick

How to Win With Zed and Warwick Paired TogetherZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zed and Warwick

based on 5,039 Zed with Warwick pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Zed has been on the same team as Warwick in 5039 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Zed synergize with Warwick. It is relatively rare for Zed to play alongside Warwick on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 3.7% of matches with Zed.

Zed Warwick Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a dismal job of synergizing with Warwick. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Zed when playing alongside Warwick by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zed vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipseOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
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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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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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 Synergizing Zed and Warwick

Tips for Playing as Zed with Warwick

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 Understand How Warwick Will Play

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Zed Warwick Synergy Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Warwick Image
8.8
< Kills >
8.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.6
< Assists >
5.4
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
162
< Minions Killed >
158
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,351
< Physical Damage >
22,111
1,254
< Magic Damage >
1,248
1,210
< True Damage >
1,233
24,816
< Damage Dealt >
24,592
22,558
< Damage Taken >
23,255
12,459
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.67
< Towers >
1.59
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,234
< Total Healing >
3,774
14,719
< Experience >
14,857
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
143
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Play with Warwick as Zed in LoL

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

Overall, Zed sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Warwick. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Warwick helps Zed perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zed is an ally to Warwick, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Warwick provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played with Warwick on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Warwick. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Warwick.

Moreover, when Zed plays with Warwick on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Warwick does a decent job of covering Zed during teamfights.

Synergies between Zed and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zed
Warwick

Is Zed better when played alongside Warwick?

There is no perfect companion for Zed that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Warwick is a very typical teammate for Zed. By playing on the same side as Zed, he decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 47.9%. This proves that there is a weak strategic relationship between Zed and Warwick that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Warwick has a much lower diffuclty than Zed. That means Zed players don't need to be cautious when finding Warwick comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Zed and Warwick together, you probably will not be granting your team a great deal of AP. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Warwick ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed Warwick Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zed and Warwick, we analyzed 5,039 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 Zed with Warwick 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

To truly master Zed to synergize with Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zed and Warwick synergy build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 47.9% helping carry Warwick with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Warwick with Zed are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.