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

Zed vs Samira

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

based on 6,224 Zed vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Zed battled Samira 6224 times. Having so many games with Zed vs Samira provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to wreck Samira. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Zed is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.5% of his games.

Zed vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a dismal job of countering Samira. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Zed vs Samira rounds, Zed’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Zed vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseEdge of NightThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
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
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Samira as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Samira

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 Samira Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Samira Image
8.6
< Kills >
9.7
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
6
< Assists >
5.6
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
2.24
157
< Minions Killed >
172
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,801
< Physical Damage >
19,504
1,244
< Magic Damage >
2,680
1,227
< True Damage >
582
24,272
< Damage Dealt >
22,768
22,818
< Damage Taken >
24,980
12,474
< Gold Earned >
13,321
1.6
< Towers >
2.13
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,742
< Total Healing >
8,061
14,709
< Experience >
12,726
17
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
151
< Time Dealing CC >
29

How to Counter Samira with Zed in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Zed vs. Samira matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..

Zed usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Samira. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Samira

Who is Better, Zed or Samira?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Samira, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a poor counter for Samira.

While Zed does have a lower winrate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Samiraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zed vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion 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 somewhat poor counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zed against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

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Zed Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Zed, we analyzed 6,224 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 Samira 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

If you would like to truly master Zed in order to counter Samira during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Zed versus Samira build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Samira than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Samira as Zed, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zed vs Samira matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zed x Samira tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every match run with these champions.