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

Zed vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Zed

based on 4,808 Zed vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Zed came out of an examination of 4808 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Zed fights Pyke in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Zed vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Zed does a average job of countering Pyke. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Zed versus Pyke rounds, Zed’s side is 0.3% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Pyke.

Best Zed vs Pyke 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 ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseThe CollectorEdge of NightYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Zed vs Pyke Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Pyke Image
9.2
< Kills >
6.9
7
< Deaths >
7.3
5.6
< Assists >
8.8
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
157
< Minions Killed >
39
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.35
22,440
< Physical Damage >
10,016
1,273
< Magic Damage >
67
1,244
< True Damage >
2,402
24,959
< Damage Dealt >
12,485
23,295
< Damage Taken >
22,786
12,724
< Gold Earned >
10,354
1.62
< Towers >
1.18
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,625
< Total Healing >
4,976
14,850
< Experience >
10,933
17
< Vision Score >
69
7
< Wards Placed >
31
145
< Time Dealing CC >
100

How to Counter Pyke with Zed in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Zed vs. Pyke counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..

Zed normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Pyke

Who is Better, Zed or Pyke?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when playing against Pyke, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter for Pyke.

While Zed does have a higher win rate than Pyke, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. 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 Pyke matchups, Zed is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zed is a decent counter for Pyke. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zed against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Zed, we analyzed 4,808 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often picks up much more CS as Pyke. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zed versus Pyke build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Zed used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Pyke than with many other common builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 50.1% battling Pyke with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Pyke as Zed, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Zed vs Pyke counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Zed are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.