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

Zed vs Kled

How to Beat Kled as Zed in LoLZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kled as Zed

based on 1,634 Zed vs Kled matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Zed faced off against Kled in 1634 matches. Including so many matchups for Zed versus Kled gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to annihilate Kled. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zed encounters Kled in only 1.2% of his matches.

Zed vs Kled Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a poor job of countering Kled. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Zed vs Kled matches, Zed’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kled.

Best Zed vs Kled Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Profane HydraOpportunityHubrisVoltaic 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 ForceArmor
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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kled as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Kled

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 Kled

Watch Kled's courage bar when he's off his mount - when it reaches 100%, he will remount and regain a significant amount of health.

Kled is much more threatening when he has Violent Tendencies ready.

Kled generates courage by damaging enemies with his Pocket Pistol and basic attacks, killing minions, and attacking structures or epic monsters.

Zed vs Kled Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Kled Image
8.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.3
5.7
< Assists >
6.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
160
< Minions Killed >
167
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.59
22,902
< Physical Damage >
21,980
1,386
< Magic Damage >
124
1,272
< True Damage >
1,057
25,560
< Damage Dealt >
23,162
23,052
< Damage Taken >
38,568
12,597
< Gold Earned >
12,464
1.58
< Towers >
3.02
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,574
< Total Healing >
6,611
14,704
< Experience >
14,934
18
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
145
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Kled with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Zed against Kled matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kled’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kled..

Zed typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kled. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Kled

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Kled
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Kled

Who is Better, Zed or Kled?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Kled, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter to Kled.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Kled, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Kledas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kled. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zed vs Kled matchups, Kled is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter for Kled. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Kled.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

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Zed Wins Against

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Kled Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kled as Zed, we analyzed 1,634 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 Kled 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 Kled Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zed to counter Kled during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kled. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zed versus Kled build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Kled than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Kled with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kled as Zed, Zed players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zed vs Kled matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kled as Zed are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.