YasuoVSZed
What decides the mid lane matchup: Yasuo vs Zed in League of Legends
What decides the mid lane
A tactical read of the mid lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Yasuo
mid lane · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him.
Zed
mid lane · Level six all-in
The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six.
Stand behind minions to block his Q, and trade the moment his energy is spent.
Zed's poke is skillshot-only and energy-gated pre-6; at six, hold a defensive summoner or dash for Death Mark or concede the trade.
Yasuo vs Zed: Common Questions
- Who wins Yasuo vs Zed?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Yasuo against Zed to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave. Zed: Stand behind minions to block his Q, and trade the moment his energy is spent.
- How do you play the Yasuo Zed matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a lane bully and a level six all-in. Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him. Zed's poke is skillshot-only and energy-gated pre-6; at six, hold a defensive summoner or dash for Death Mark or concede the trade.
- What should I know about Zed vs Yasuo?
- Zed is a level six all-in: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six. Yasuo is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Zed: Stand behind minions to block his Q, and trade the moment his energy is spent. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
- How do I beat Zed as Yasuo?
- Zed's poke is skillshot-only and energy-gated pre-6; at six, hold a defensive summoner or dash for Death Mark or concede the trade. Stand behind minions to block his Q, and trade the moment his energy is spent. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zed you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.