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How to Win Zoe vs Qiyana Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Zoe

based on 627 Zoe vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Zoe came out of an examination of 627 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Zoe has to counter Qiyana in only 1.3% of her matches.

Zoe vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Zoe does a ok job of beating Qiyana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zoe against Qiyana matches, Zoe’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Zoe vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusLich BaneShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe'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 Qiyana as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Qiyana

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Zoe vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Qiyana Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.6
6.5
< Deaths >
7.4
7.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
135
< Minions Killed >
142
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,802
< Physical Damage >
19,893
18,347
< Magic Damage >
1,850
3,493
< True Damage >
953
23,643
< Damage Dealt >
22,696
19,774
< Damage Taken >
25,336
11,378
< Gold Earned >
12,294
1.72
< Towers >
1.58
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,264
< Total Healing >
3,526
13,457
< Experience >
14,021
25
< Vision Score >
19
12
< Wards Placed >
7
134
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Qiyana with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Zoe versus Qiyana matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..

Zoe usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Qiyana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Qiyana

Who is Better, Zoe or Qiyana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zoe usually fairs equally well when taking on Qiyana, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Zoe makes an ok counter to Qiyana.

While Zoe does have a higher win rate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Zoe also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zoe into Qiyana.

Additionally, Zoe has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zoe is a decent counter to Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zoe against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Zoe, we analyzed 627 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 Zoe 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zoe in order to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Qiyana. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zoe versus Qiyana build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Qiyana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zoe boasted an average win rate of 50.4% battling Qiyana with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Qiyana as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zoe vs Qiyana fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Zoe are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.