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

Zed vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Zed

based on 1,027 Zed vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Zed resulted from an analysis of 1027 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zed fights Elise in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Zed vs Elise Matchup Summary

Zed does a ok job of beating Elise. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Zed against Elise games, Zed’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Zed vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Edge of NightYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunityProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Zed vs Elise Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Elise Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
5.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
156
< Minions Killed >
33
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
20,419
< Physical Damage >
1,273
1,182
< Magic Damage >
16,557
1,169
< True Damage >
1,361
22,771
< Damage Dealt >
19,191
22,658
< Damage Taken >
29,376
12,311
< Gold Earned >
11,642
1.6
< Towers >
1.49
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,577
< Total Healing >
12,969
14,558
< Experience >
13,019
17
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
151
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Elise with Zed in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several critical Zed vs. Elise counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise..

Zed typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Elise. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Elise

Who is Better, Zed or Elise?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when taking on Elise, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Zed makes an ok counter to Elise.

While Zed does have a higher win rate compared to Elise, when facing one another, Zed also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Eliseas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zed vs Elise matchups, Zed is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Zed is a decent counter for Elise. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zed against Elise.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Zed, we analyzed 1,027 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 Elise 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zed Build Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zed in order to counter Elise during both the early game 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 stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically gets much more CS relative to Elise. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Zed versus Elise build include Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Elise than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when countering Elise with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Elise as Zed, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zed vs Elise fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.

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