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

Zed vs Qiyana

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

based on 2,026 Zed vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Zed came out of an examination of 2026 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Zed fights Qiyana in only 1.5% of his games.

Zed vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Zed does a decent job of beating Qiyana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions face each other in. In Zed versus Qiyana matches, Zed’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Zed vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunityYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Qiyana

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.

Zed vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Qiyana Image
9.1
< Kills >
8.9
7.2
< Deaths >
7.4
5.3
< Assists >
5.7
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
158
< Minions Killed >
149
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,451
< Physical Damage >
20,555
1,255
< Magic Damage >
1,885
1,237
< True Damage >
957
24,944
< Damage Dealt >
23,398
23,606
< Damage Taken >
25,464
12,729
< Gold Earned >
12,507
1.66
< Towers >
1.55
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,571
< Total Healing >
3,492
14,788
< Experience >
14,340
17
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
7
141
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Qiyana with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Zed against Qiyana matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..

Zed usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Qiyana

Who is Better, Zed or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually wins when trying to fight Qiyana, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a good counter to Qiyana.

While Zed does have a higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Qiyanaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zed is a decent counter to Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Zed, we analyzed 2,026 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow 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 relative to Qiyana. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zed versus Qiyana build consist of Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Qiyana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Qiyana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Qiyana 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. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zed vs Qiyana LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Zed are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.