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

Zed vs Warwick

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

based on 5,714 Zed vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Zed did battle with Warwick 5714 times. With so many matchups for Zed versus Warwick gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative statistics and a pro build to suppress your opposition. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Zed is forced to battle against Warwick in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Zed vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a dismal job of beating Warwick. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Zed vs Warwick matches, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Zed vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEdge of NightChempunk ChainswordEclipse

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
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Zed vs Warwick Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Warwick Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.9
5.7
< Assists >
7
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
151
< Minions Killed >
56
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.4
21,728
< Physical Damage >
7,755
1,228
< Magic Damage >
9,285
1,191
< True Damage >
839
24,147
< Damage Dealt >
17,879
22,697
< Damage Taken >
40,387
12,161
< Gold Earned >
11,806
1.51
< Towers >
1.43
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
3,448
< Total Healing >
21,752
14,333
< Experience >
13,506
17
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
145
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Warwick with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Zed against Warwick matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Zed usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Warwick

Who is Better, Zed or Warwick?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Warwick, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Zed makes a poor counter to Warwick.

While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Warwick, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Warwickas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter for Warwick. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Warwick.

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

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Zed, we analyzed 5,714 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often picks up more CS compared to Warwick. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zed versus Warwick build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Warwick than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Warwick with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Warwick as Zed, Zed players should take 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 we have analyed for Zed vs Warwick matchups, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Zed are shown for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.