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How to beat Zed
The champions that shut Zed down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.
Open the Counter-PickerBest Zed counters — Mid
MalzaharExtremeYour ultimate suppresses him mid combo while your passive shield eats his shurikens. Point and click lockdown that ends him.
MalphiteExtremeBuild full tank and his physical damage does nothing. Your armor and W shred his shuriken burst, so you win lane hard.
PantheonMajorYour E shield blocks his damage and you pile on huge early pressure. Bully him off the wave before he can ever scale.
EkkoMajorDodge his burst with your dash and riposte with your own mobility. Your ultimate undoes his all in and turns it into a kill.
XerathMajorOut range him completely and poke him down from a safe distance. He can never reach you before you chunk him out.
LeBlancMajorBlink away the instant he jumps on you to dodge his combo, then poke him down. He can never burst you.
LissandraMajorSelf cast your ultimate to freeze and dodge his all in. Chain your claw and root to lock him before he bursts you.
NasusMajorWither cripples his attack speed and movement so his combo falls apart. Out sustain him, stack up, and run him down as an unkillable tank.
Curated Zed counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.