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

Zed with Seraphine

How to Win With Zed and Seraphine Paired TogetherZed is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zed and Seraphine

based on 7,157 Zed with Seraphine pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zed has been on the same team as Seraphine in 7157 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data directly from the makers of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Zed synergize with Seraphine. It is somewhat uncommon for Zed to play with Seraphine as allies. This has only happened in approximately 5.2% of games with Zed.

Zed Seraphine Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a dismal job of teaming up with Seraphine. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Zed when playing with Seraphine by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zed vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorEdge of NightYoumuu's Ghostblade

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicFuture's Market
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zed and Seraphine

Tips for Playing as Zed with Seraphine

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 Seraphine Synergy Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Seraphine Image
9.2
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
5.4
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
161
< Minions Killed >
158
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,972
< Physical Damage >
22,111
1,279
< Magic Damage >
1,248
1,243
< True Damage >
1,233
25,494
< Damage Dealt >
24,592
23,410
< Damage Taken >
23,255
12,748
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.68
< Towers >
1.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,649
< Total Healing >
3,774
14,932
< Experience >
14,857
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
7
148
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Play with Seraphine as Zed in LoL

The Zed Seraphine synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Seraphine, 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 Seraphine. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Seraphine helps Zed perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zed tries to synergize with Seraphine, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could signal that Seraphine supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played with Seraphine on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Seraphine.

Moreover, when Zed plays with Seraphine on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Seraphine does a poor job of covering Zed in team fights.

Synergies between Zed and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zed
Seraphine

Is Zed better when played alongside Seraphine?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Zed that will always be his top synergy. However, Seraphine is a very typical companion for Zed. By being on the same side as Zed, she improves their win rate by 0.1% to 48.5%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Zed and Seraphine that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Seraphine has a much lower diffuclty than Zed. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Seraphine teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Zed and Seraphine together, you may not be granting your other teammates a lot of magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this hole in their playstyle.

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

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed Seraphine Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zed and Seraphine, we analyzed 7,157 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Zed and Seraphine synergy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Seraphine than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Seraphine with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Zed players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Triple Tonic, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Seraphine with Zed are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located above.