Blitzcrank vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Blitzcrank
based on 5,015 Blitzcrank vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Zed
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Blitzcrank against Zed counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Zed
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Zed?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a great counter for Zed.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Zed.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Zed matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank typically accumulates a lot less CS as Zed. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Zed build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 53.3% when playing against Zed with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Zed as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Blitzcrank vs Zed matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.3% win rate overall.
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