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

Zed vs Seraphine

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

based on 6,235 Zed vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Seraphine as Zed resulted from an analysis of 6235 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Zed encounters Seraphine in only 4.5% of his games.

Zed vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Zed does a average job of countering Seraphine. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs face one another in. In Zed versus Seraphine rounds, Zed’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Seraphine.

Best Zed vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityHubrisMaw of Malmortius

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
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
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Seraphine as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against 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 vs Seraphine Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Seraphine Image
8.8
< Kills >
3.3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.3
< Assists >
12.1
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
0.72
159
< Minions Killed >
100
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.54
22,002
< Physical Damage >
1,402
1,207
< Magic Damage >
11,760
1,165
< True Damage >
484
24,375
< Damage Dealt >
13,646
22,915
< Damage Taken >
17,648
12,561
< Gold Earned >
9,973
1.65
< Towers >
2.17
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,879
< Total Healing >
4,053
14,831
< Experience >
11,893
18
< Vision Score >
42
7
< Wards Placed >
19
150
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Seraphine with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Zed against Seraphine matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Seraphine’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Seraphine. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zed usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Seraphine. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Seraphine

Who is Better, Zed or Seraphine?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when taking on Seraphine, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Zed makes an ok counter to Seraphine.

While Zed does have a higher win rate than Seraphine, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Seraphineas his relative depth means 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 Seraphine. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Seraphine matchups, Zed is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zed is a decent counter for Seraphine. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Seraphine.

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 Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Zed, we analyzed 6,235 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zed in order to counter Seraphine during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically gets more CS as Seraphine. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Zed versus Seraphine build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Seraphine than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Seraphine with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Seraphine as Zed, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zed vs Seraphine counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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