Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
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.
The stats shown here feature some strategic Corki versus Zed counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed..
Corki typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when trying to fight Zed, with a 45.2% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a poor counter to Zed.
While Corki does have a much lower win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Corki into Zed.
Moreover, Corki also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Corki vs Zed matchups, Zed is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Corki is a garbage counter for Zed. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Zed.
To truly master Corki to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Corki versus Zed build include Luden's Tempest, Muramana, and Ravenous Hydra. When Corki incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Zed than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Corki had an average win rate of 45.2% when playing against Zed with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zed as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Corki vs Zed counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.2% win rate overall.
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