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How to Synergize Zed with Janna on the Same TeamZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed with Janna

How to Win With Zed and Janna Paired TogetherZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zed and Janna

based on 3,367 Zed with Janna pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zed has been on the same team as Janna in 3367 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Zed play with Janna. It is relatively rare for Zed to play alongside Janna on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.4% of games with Zed.

Zed Janna Synergy Summary

Zed has done a average job of teaming up with Janna. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Zed when playing alongside Janna by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zed vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

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
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Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
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
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Zed and Janna

Tips for Playing as Zed with Janna

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 Understand How Janna Will Play

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

Zed Janna Synergy Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Janna Image
8.9
< Kills >
8.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
5.2
< Assists >
5.4
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
163
< Minions Killed >
158
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,547
< Physical Damage >
22,111
1,329
< Magic Damage >
1,248
1,249
< True Damage >
1,233
25,125
< Damage Dealt >
24,592
22,640
< Damage Taken >
23,255
12,631
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.68
< Towers >
1.59
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,692
< Total Healing >
3,774
14,715
< Experience >
14,857
17
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
7
149
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Play with Janna as Zed in LoL

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

Overall, Zed sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Janna. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Janna helps Zed perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zed is paired with Janna, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Janna supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played with Janna on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Janna. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Janna.

Additionally, when Zed plays with Janna on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Janna does a decent job of protecting Zed during team fights.

Synergies between Zed and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zed
Janna

Is Zed better when played alongside Janna?

There is no top companion for Zed that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Janna is a pretty good ally for Zed. By playing on the same side as Zed, she raises their win rate by 2.1% to 50.5%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good synergy between Zed and Janna that results in them performing better together than alone.

Janna has a lower difficulty than Zed. That means Zed players don't need to be very careful when arranging Janna allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing alongside, Zed players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Zed and Janna together, you will not be providing your team very much engage potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Janna teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed Janna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zed and Janna, we analyzed 3,367 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 Zed with Janna 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

If you would like to truly master Zed in order to pair well with Janna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to use in your Zed and Janna synergy build consist of Axiom Arc, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Janna than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing alongside Janna with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Zed players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Janna with Zed are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.