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

Zed vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Zed in LoLZed is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Zed

based on 2,782 Zed vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zed did battle with Gwen in 2782 games. Using so many games with Zed versus Gwen provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to obliterate Gwen. This matchup is relatively rare. Zed is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.0% of his games.

Zed vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Zed has done a average job of countering Gwen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Zed versus Gwen matches, Zed’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Zed vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseEdge of NightOpportunityHubris

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
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Zed vs Gwen Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Gwen Image
9
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
5.5
< Assists >
4.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
160
< Minions Killed >
163
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.31
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.62
22,039
< Physical Damage >
3,095
1,263
< Magic Damage >
15,630
1,215
< True Damage >
3,852
24,518
< Damage Dealt >
22,578
22,761
< Damage Taken >
30,938
12,648
< Gold Earned >
12,350
1.63
< Towers >
2.74
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
3,815
< Total Healing >
7,954
14,992
< Experience >
15,279
17
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
150
< Time Dealing CC >
161

How to Counter Gwen with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Zed vs. Gwen counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..

Zed usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Gwen

Who is Better, Zed or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gwen, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Gwenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Zed, we analyzed 2,782 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Zed versus Gwen build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Gwen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gwen as Zed, you should use 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 sets players picked for Zed vs Gwen counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Zed versus Gwen tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every match with data with these champions.