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

Zed vs Viego

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

based on 5,461 Zed vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Zed resulted from an analysis of 5461 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Zed is forced to battle against Viego in only 4.0% of his games.

Zed vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a below average job of beating Viego. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions fight one another in. In Zed versus Viego matches, Zed’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Zed vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

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 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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viego as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Viego Image
8.7
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
5.4
< Assists >
6.5
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
157
< Minions Killed >
37
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.72
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.43
21,663
< Physical Damage >
15,669
1,227
< Magic Damage >
1,830
1,268
< True Damage >
876
24,160
< Damage Dealt >
18,376
22,704
< Damage Taken >
33,320
12,494
< Gold Earned >
12,336
1.6
< Towers >
1.43
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
3,747
< Total Healing >
16,280
14,768
< Experience >
14,003
17
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
149
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Viego with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Zed against Viego matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between these two champions. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..

Zed normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Viego

Who is Better, Zed or Viego?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Viego, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Viego, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Zed into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zed is a trash counter for Viego. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Zed, we analyzed 5,461 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zed in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often gets much more CS as Viego. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zed versus Viego build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Viego than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 47.8% when countering Viego with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Viego 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Zed vs Viego counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

If you need to view Zed versus Viego tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.