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

Zed vs Katarina

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

based on 4,884 Zed vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Zed resulted from an evaluation of 4884 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Zed has to counter Katarina in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Zed vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Zed does a ok job of beating Katarina. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Zed versus Katarina games, Zed’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Zed vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Edge of NightEclipseMaw of MalmortiusHubris

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
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Zed vs Katarina Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Katarina Image
9.1
< Kills >
9.9
6.9
< Deaths >
7.5
5.4
< Assists >
5.6
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
2.23
161
< Minions Killed >
157
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,393
< Physical Damage >
2,020
1,284
< Magic Damage >
21,325
1,250
< True Damage >
1,032
24,928
< Damage Dealt >
24,377
22,994
< Damage Taken >
25,836
12,711
< Gold Earned >
12,455
1.7
< Towers >
1.49
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,610
< Total Healing >
3,347
14,806
< Experience >
14,397
17
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
140
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Zed versus Katarina counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Katarina..

Zed normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Katarina

Who is Better, Zed or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when playing against Katarina, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zed against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Zed, we analyzed 4,884 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 Katarina 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zed versus Katarina build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Katarina than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Katarina as Zed, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zed vs Katarina counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

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