Kled vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Kled
based on 1,634 Kled vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kled vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Kled vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Kled
Tips for Playing as Kled against Zed
Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast at a great range. Try and predict where the enemy team will be by the time you reach them.
The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals more damage than the first three - make sure you hit it!
Kled generates some courage by killing minions, but gets much more from fighting Champions.
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.
Kled vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Kled in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Kled vs. Zed counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kled’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kled may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..
Kled often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kled and Zed
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Who is Better, Kled or Zed?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kled usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Kled makes a good counter to Zed.
While Kled does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Kled also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kled into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kled also has some 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 lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kled vs Zed matchups, Kled is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kled is a decent counter for Zed. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kled against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kled in order 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kled typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kled versus Zed build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Kled bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Zed than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kled had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Zed with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Zed as Kled, Kled players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kled vs Zed face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Kled are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.