Nasus Jungle
HardWin Rate39.6%
Games323
Champion Counters
Zed Counters
Find Zed counters, difficult matchups and champions Zed performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterNasus (39.6%)
Best MatchupSmolder (62.3%)
S Current tier: S Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Zed
Win rate shown from Zed's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Rek'Sai Jungle
HardWin Rate43.2%
Games146
Xin Zhao Jungle
HardWin Rate43.5%
Games416
Briar Jungle
HardWin Rate44.0%
Games582
Evelynn Jungle
HardWin Rate44.1%
Games261
Malphite Mid
HardWin Rate45.2%
Games1,718
Garen Mid
HardWin Rate46.8%
Games391
Fizz Mid
HardWin Rate46.8%
Games3,168
Strong Against — Champions Zed Counters
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate62.3%
Games146
Taliyah Mid
EasyWin Rate58.2%
Games553
Tristana Mid
EasyWin Rate56.8%
Games271
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate56.6%
Games874
Locke Jungle
EasyWin Rate54.9%
Games268
Yone Mid
EasyWin Rate54.6%
Games2,991
Ivern Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.6%
Games125
Ambessa Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.5%
Games159
All Zed Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasus | Jungle | Counter | 39.6% | 323 | Matchup |
| Rek'Sai | Jungle | Counter | 43.2% | 146 | Matchup |
| Xin Zhao | Jungle | Counter | 43.5% | 416 | — |
| Briar | Jungle | Counter | 44.0% | 582 | — |
| Evelynn | Jungle | Counter | 44.1% | 261 | — |
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 45.2% | 1,718 | — |
| Garen | Mid | Counter | 46.8% | 391 | — |
| Fizz | Mid | Counter | 46.8% | 3,168 | — |
| Pantheon | Mid | Counter | 46.9% | 493 | Matchup |
| Gangplank | Mid | Counter | 47.0% | 328 | — |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 62.3% | 146 | Matchup |
| Taliyah | Mid | Favorable | 58.2% | 553 | — |
| Tristana | Mid | Favorable | 56.8% | 271 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 56.6% | 874 | Matchup |
| Locke | Jungle | Favorable | 54.9% | 268 | — |
| Yone | Mid | Favorable | 54.6% | 2,991 | Matchup |
| Ivern | Jungle | Favorable | 53.6% | 125 | — |
| Ambessa | Jungle | Favorable | 53.5% | 159 | Matchup |
| Jax | Jungle | Favorable | 52.7% | 188 | — |
| Lillia | Jungle | Favorable | 51.5% | 297 | — |
How to Use Zed Counter Data
Looking for reliable Zed counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the Mid role, not from tier-list guesswork. Right now the hardest opponents for Zed are Karthus, Bel’Veth, Rek’Sai — in these matchups Zed’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Karthus, where Zed wins just 40.7% of 135 recorded games. Zed itself counters Smolder, Yone, Ambessa — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Zed’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Zed build for the strongest items and runes, or the Zed champion page for abilities and full details.
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Zed Counters — FAQ
Nasus is currently the strongest counter to Zed — Zed wins only 39.6% of 323 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Zed performs best against Smolder, winning 62.3% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.