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How to Win Twitch vs Zed Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Twitch

based on 5,257 Twitch vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Zed as Twitch resulted from an examination of 5257 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Twitch is forced to battle against Zed in only 3.5% of his games.

Twitch vs Zed Matchup Summary

Twitch has done a decent job of beating Zed. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Twitch vs Zed rounds, Twitch’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Twitch vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndTerminus

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateBloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
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Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Zed

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Zed Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Zed Image
8.8
< Kills >
9.2
7.2
< Deaths >
6.9
7.3
< Assists >
5.6
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
2.14
146
< Minions Killed >
159
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
15,991
< Physical Damage >
22,685
3,409
< Magic Damage >
1,280
4,332
< True Damage >
1,267
23,733
< Damage Dealt >
25,233
22,876
< Damage Taken >
23,782
12,448
< Gold Earned >
12,771
1.95
< Towers >
1.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,916
< Total Healing >
3,781
13,028
< Experience >
15,068
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
7
309
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Zed with Twitch in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Twitch versus Zed matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed..

Twitch typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Zed

Who is Better, Twitch or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes a good counter for Zed.

While Twitch does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Zed.

Additionally, Twitch 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Zed matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Twitch is a decent counter to Zed. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Twitch

Twitch Loses Against

NilahNilah45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.3% winrateBardBard46.8% winrate

Twitch Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateZeriZeri55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateTaliyahTaliyah54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 54.1% 3402 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.3% 1458 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 8550 GamesBraumBraum+ 55.8% 1852 Games

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Twitch, we analyzed 5,257 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 Twitch 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.

Other Useful Resources

Twitch Build Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Twitch to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Twitch versus Zed build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Twitch combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Zed than with many other common builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Zed with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Zed as Twitch, Twitch players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Twitch vs Zed matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Twitch are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.