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How to Win Zed vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Zed in LoLZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Zed

based on 5,015 Zed vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Zed came out of an analysis of 5015 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Zed encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.6% of his games.

Zed vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a terrible job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zed versus Blitzcrank rounds, Zed’s team is 0.3% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Zed vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Blitzcrank

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Zed vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Blitzcrank Image
8.3
< Kills >
2.3
6.7
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
13.7
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
155
< Minions Killed >
29
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
21,016
< Physical Damage >
2,856
1,230
< Magic Damage >
5,952
1,212
< True Damage >
975
23,459
< Damage Dealt >
9,785
22,609
< Damage Taken >
22,940
12,301
< Gold Earned >
8,585
1.55
< Towers >
1.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,517
< Total Healing >
2,410
14,511
< Experience >
10,704
17
< Vision Score >
57
7
< Wards Placed >
25
147
< Time Dealing CC >
321

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Zed versus Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Zed usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Zed or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter for Blitzcrank.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Blitzcrankas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zed is a bad counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zed against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Zed, we analyzed 5,015 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 Blitzcrank as Zed 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically accumulates much more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zed versus Blitzcrank build include Axiom Arc, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 46.7% battling Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Blitzcrank as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zed vs Blitzcrank battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Zed are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.