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

Zed vs Varus

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

based on 5,470 Zed vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Zed came out of an evaluation of 5470 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Zed fights Varus in only 4.0% of his matches.

Zed vs Varus Matchup Summary

Zed has done a ok job of countering Varus. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Zed vs Varus matches, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Varus.

Best Zed vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorMaw of MalmortiusProfane Hydra

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

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
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W
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E
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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 Varus as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Zed vs Varus Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Varus Image
9.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
5.5
< Assists >
6.9
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
160
< Minions Killed >
179
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
22,639
< Physical Damage >
14,922
1,271
< Magic Damage >
6,236
1,247
< True Damage >
353
25,158
< Damage Dealt >
21,511
23,504
< Damage Taken >
20,728
12,817
< Gold Earned >
12,520
1.67
< Towers >
2.24
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,884
< Total Healing >
4,629
15,112
< Experience >
13,137
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
150
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Varus with Zed in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Zed against Varus matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Zed typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Varus

Who is Better, Zed or Varus?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Varus, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Zed makes an ok counter to Varus.

While Zed does have a higher winrate than Varus, when facing one another, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Varusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash 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 Varus. 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 Varus matchups, Zed 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 teamfights.

Zed is a decent counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zed against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Zed, we analyzed 5,470 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 Varus 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 to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zed versus Varus build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Varus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 50.8% battling Varus with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Varus as Zed, Zed players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zed vs Varus fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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