Malphite
Mid
Hard Win Rate41.5%
Games176
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 CounterMalphite (41.5%)
Best MatchupAzir (61.2%)
A
Current tier: A Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Zed
Win rate shown from Zed's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Sylas
Jungle
Hard Win Rate41.9%
Games124
Jarvan IV
Jungle
Hard Win Rate42.3%
Games111
Annie
Mid
Hard Win Rate43.1%
Games109
Xerath
Mid
Hard Win Rate43.3%
Games217
Ekko
Mid
Hard Win Rate43.4%
Games198
Kayn
Jungle
Hard Win Rate43.5%
Games108
Lee Sin
Jungle
Hard Win Rate43.7%
Games252
Strong Against — Champions Zed Counters
Azir
Mid
Easy Win Rate61.2%
Games116
Aurora
Mid
Easy Win Rate59.4%
Games138
Kassadin
Mid
Easy Win Rate58.5%
Games106
Mel
Mid
Easy Win Rate57.4%
Games108
Yone
Mid
Easy Win Rate57.3%
Games370
Viego
Jungle
Easy Win Rate53.6%
Games181
Talon
Jungle
Even Win Rate49.0%
Games102
Nocturne
Jungle
Hard Win Rate46.7%
Games122
All Zed Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 41.5% | 176 | — |
| Sylas | Jungle | Counter | 41.9% | 124 | — |
| Jarvan IV | Jungle | Counter | 42.3% | 111 | — |
| Annie | Mid | Counter | 43.1% | 109 | — |
| Xerath | Mid | Counter | 43.3% | 217 | — |
| Ekko | Mid | Counter | 43.4% | 198 | — |
| Kayn | Jungle | Counter | 43.5% | 108 | — |
| Lee Sin | Jungle | Counter | 43.7% | 252 | — |
| Katarina | Mid | Counter | 44.2% | 466 | — |
| Kha'Zix | Jungle | Counter | 45.1% | 111 | — |
| Azir | Mid | Favorable | 61.2% | 116 | — |
| Aurora | Mid | Favorable | 59.4% | 138 | — |
| Kassadin | Mid | Favorable | 58.5% | 106 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 57.4% | 108 | Matchup |
| Yone | Mid | Favorable | 57.3% | 370 | Matchup |
| Viego | Jungle | Favorable | 53.6% | 181 | — |
| Talon | Jungle | Favorable | 49.0% | 102 | — |
| Nocturne | Jungle | Favorable | 46.7% | 122 | — |
| Graves | Jungle | Favorable | 46.7% | 197 | — |
| Naafiri | Jungle | Favorable | 45.9% | 135 | — |
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
Malphite is currently the strongest counter to Zed — Zed wins only 41.5% of 176 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Zed performs best against Azir, winning 61.2% 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.