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How to Synergize Mordekaiser with Zed on the Same TeamMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser with Zed

How to Win With Mordekaiser and Zed Paired TogetherMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Mordekaiser and Zed

based on 12,132 Mordekaiser with Zed pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Mordekaiser has fought alongside Zed in 12132 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the creators of League, we are confident that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Mordekaiser synergize with Zed. It is somewhat uncommon for Mordekaiser to play alongside Zed on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 4.6% of rounds with Mordekaiser.

Mordekaiser Zed Synergy Summary

Mordekaiser does a decent job of playing alongside Zed. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.9% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Mordekaiser when playing alongside Zed by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Mordekaiser vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterDead Man's PlateRiftmaker

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothHextech RocketbeltSpirit VisageStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser'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 Synergizing Mordekaiser and Zed

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser with Zed

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Advice to Understand How Zed Will Play

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.

Mordekaiser Zed Synergy Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Zed Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
5
< Assists >
4.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
160
< Minions Killed >
155
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,765
< Physical Damage >
2,761
21,839
< Magic Damage >
20,856
666
< True Damage >
623
25,271
< Damage Dealt >
24,240
32,640
< Damage Taken >
31,909
12,042
< Gold Earned >
11,873
2.1
< Towers >
2.08
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,822
< Total Healing >
9,528
15,494
< Experience >
15,194
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
255
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Play with Zed as Mordekaiser in LoL

The Mordekaiser Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Mordekaiser sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zed. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zed helps Mordekaiser perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Mordekaiser is an ally to Zed, he sees a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Zed helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Mordekaiser is played with Zed on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zed.

Moreover, when Mordekaiser plays with Zed on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Zed does a poor job of protecting Mordekaiser in teamfights.

Synergies between Mordekaiser and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Mordekaiser
Zed

Is Mordekaiser better when played alongside Zed?

There is no one best champion pairing for Mordekaiser that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Zed is a very typical companion for Mordekaiser. By being on the same team as Mordekaiser, he lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 51.9%. This signals that there is a weak synergy between Mordekaiser and Zed that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Zed has a greater difficulty than Mordekaiser. That means you need to be cautious when finding Zed teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, Mordekaiser players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Mordekaiser and Zed together, you may not be providing your side a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Zed ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Mordekaiser and Zed, we analyzed 12,132 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Mordekaiser with Zed comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Mordekaiser in order to pair well with Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to focus on in your Mordekaiser and Zed synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Dead Man's Plate, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Zed than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 51.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Zed with Mordekaiser are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.