Vi vs Zed Counter Pick

Vi takes 56.7% of 579 games on patch 16.13.1, and the explanation is that Cease and Desist is unstoppable in the literal sense: it runs the target down, knocks aside anyone in the way and slams the target back into the ground. Death Mark is both escape and kill for Zed, and it cannot be used once the lock is already in flight.

His defensive stats are thin for a champion fighting at 125 range, 654 health with 32 armor and 29 magic resist. Her damage is physical, so the magic resist shortfall does not matter directly, but 655 health and 30 armor plus Blast Shield, a charge that triggers on any ability hit, gives her a buffer he cannot match.

Energy rather than mana lets Zed trade constantly at low cost, and Living Shadow refunds energy whenever he and a shadow strike with the same ability. That favors a long poke exchange, which is not what an Enforcer engage produces. Vault Breaker charges in and knocks back while stacking Denting Blows for armor break and attack speed, and 111.9 armor at level 18 is not enough to outlast the full sequence. A difficulty rating of 7 against 4 is the widest gap on the sheet, and 345 movement speed against 340 is his only structural advantage.