Rammus Jungle
HardWin Rate42.5%
Games504
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 · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterRammus (42.5%)
Best MatchupSmolder (60.6%)
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.
Warwick Jungle
HardWin Rate42.6%
Games751
Nasus Mid
HardWin Rate43.0%
Games2,621
Nidalee Jungle
HardWin Rate43.3%
Games856
Gragas Jungle
HardWin Rate43.4%
Games226
Volibear Jungle
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games251
Garen Mid
HardWin Rate44.9%
Games708
Malphite Mid
HardWin Rate45.2%
Games3,365
Strong Against — Champions Zed Counters
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate60.6%
Games231
Taliyah Mid
EasyWin Rate58.2%
Games881
Locke Jungle
EasyWin Rate57.3%
Games234
Tristana Mid
EasyWin Rate56.0%
Games706
Kassadin Mid
EasyWin Rate55.6%
Games1,621
Naafiri Mid
EasyWin Rate55.2%
Games757
Trundle Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.1%
Games179
Aatrox Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.0%
Games302
All Zed Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rammus | Jungle | Counter | 42.5% | 504 | — |
| Warwick | Jungle | Counter | 42.6% | 751 | — |
| Nasus | Mid | Counter | 43.0% | 2,621 | Matchup |
| Nidalee | Jungle | Counter | 43.3% | 856 | — |
| Gragas | Jungle | Counter | 43.4% | 226 | — |
| Volibear | Jungle | Counter | 43.8% | 251 | — |
| Garen | Mid | Counter | 44.9% | 708 | — |
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 45.2% | 3,365 | — |
| Gangplank | Mid | Counter | 46.1% | 557 | — |
| Kayle | Mid | Counter | 46.3% | 529 | — |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 60.6% | 231 | Matchup |
| Taliyah | Mid | Favorable | 58.2% | 881 | — |
| Locke | Jungle | Favorable | 57.3% | 234 | — |
| Tristana | Mid | Favorable | 56.0% | 706 | — |
| Kassadin | Mid | Favorable | 55.6% | 1,621 | — |
| Naafiri | Mid | Favorable | 55.2% | 757 | — |
| Trundle | Jungle | Favorable | 53.1% | 179 | — |
| Aatrox | Jungle | Favorable | 53.0% | 302 | — |
| Taliyah | Jungle | Favorable | 52.8% | 248 | — |
| Teemo | Jungle | Favorable | 52.5% | 139 | — |
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, so the numbers reflect 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
Rammus is currently the strongest counter to Zed — Zed wins only 42.5% of 504 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Zed performs best against Smolder, winning 60.6% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
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.