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

Zed vs Jax

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

based on 9,364 Zed vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Zed fought Jax 9364 times. Including so many matchups for Zed vs Jax gives us faith in our ability to produce informative data and a pro build to suppress Jax. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Zed has to counter Jax in only 6.8% of his games.

Zed vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a below average job of beating Jax. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Zed versus Jax games, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Jax.

Best Zed vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightEclipseSerylda's Grudge

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball 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
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 Jax as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Zed vs Jax Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Jax Image
8.8
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
5.2
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
158
< Minions Killed >
123
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.66
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.51
21,893
< Physical Damage >
12,558
1,215
< Magic Damage >
7,921
1,236
< True Damage >
676
24,343
< Damage Dealt >
21,156
23,095
< Damage Taken >
30,941
12,517
< Gold Earned >
12,261
1.58
< Towers >
2.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
3,803
< Total Healing >
9,072
14,828
< Experience >
14,810
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
149
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Jax with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Zed versus Jax matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jax..

Zed usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Jax. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Jax

Who is Better, Zed or Jax?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when playing against Jax, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Zed makes a poor counter to Jax.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Jax, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Zed into Jaxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This often 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 Zed vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zed is a bad counter to Jax. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Zed, we analyzed 9,364 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Jax during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jax. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zed versus Jax build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Jax than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Jax with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Jax as Zed, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Zed vs Jax counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you need to get Zed x Jax tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round run with both champs.