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Ahri vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Ahri

based on 3,866 Ahri vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Ahri resulted from an examination of 3866 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Ahri fights Zed in only 3.5% of her matches.

Ahri vs Zed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a poor job of beating Zed. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Ahri versus Zed games, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Ahri vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Zed

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Ahri vs Zed Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Zed Image
6.1
< Kills >
8.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
7.4
< Assists >
5.1
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
163
< Minions Killed >
157
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,391
< Physical Damage >
21,642
14,232
< Magic Damage >
1,211
4,786
< True Damage >
1,194
20,410
< Damage Dealt >
24,047
21,240
< Damage Taken >
23,142
11,226
< Gold Earned >
12,533
1.86
< Towers >
1.64
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,867
< Total Healing >
3,821
14,362
< Experience >
14,923
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Ahri against Zed counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zed..

Ahri usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Zed

Who is Better, Ahri or Zed?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when facing off against Zed, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter for Zed.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Zed, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Zed.

Moreover, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Zed matchups, Zed is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ahri is a bad counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Zed.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Ahri, we analyzed 3,866 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zed as Ahri comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Zed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Zed than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Zed with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zed as Ahri, Ahri players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ahri vs Zed matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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