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How to Win Zed vs Kindred Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Zed in LoLZed is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Zed

based on 2,664 Zed vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Zed resulted from an evaluation of 2664 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Zed is forced to battle against Kindred in only 1.9% of his games.

Zed vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a dismal job of beating Kindred. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Zed against Kindred rounds, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Zed vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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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Guide to Countering Kindred as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Kindred

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 Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Zed vs Kindred Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Kindred Image
8.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.8
5.2
< Assists >
7.3
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
153
< Minions Killed >
40
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
21,365
< Physical Damage >
14,972
1,231
< Magic Damage >
3,741
1,072
< True Damage >
1,212
23,669
< Damage Dealt >
19,926
22,492
< Damage Taken >
30,787
12,225
< Gold Earned >
12,109
1.61
< Towers >
1.61
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
3,649
< Total Healing >
16,944
14,346
< Experience >
13,500
17
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
145
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Kindred with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Zed versus Kindred counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Zed often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Kindred

Who is Better, Zed or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Kindred, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes a bad counter to Kindred.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Kindredas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zed is a bad counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

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Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Zed, we analyzed 2,664 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 Kindred as Zed 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zed Build Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often gets much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zed versus Kindred build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Kindred than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average winrate of 47.7% battling Kindred with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Kindred as Zed, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zed vs Kindred counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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