Corki vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Corki
based on 1,344 Corki vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Corki vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Corki vs Zed Counter Build
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Core Corki Items
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Guide to Countering Zed as Corki
Tips for Playing as Corki against Zed
Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
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.
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.
Corki vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Corki in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Corki vs. Zed counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed..
Corki usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Corki and Zed
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Who is Better, Corki or Zed?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Corki makes a good counter for Zed.
While Corki does have a higher winrate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Corki also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Corki into Zed.
Moreover, Corki has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Corki vs Zed matchups, Corki is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Corki is a decent counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Zed.
Other Champion Matchups Against Corki
Additional Information for Corki Players
How We Calculated Our Corki vs Zed Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Corki in order to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Corki versus Zed build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Zed than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Zed with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Zed as Corki, Corki players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Corki vs Zed matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.
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