Zed Counter Wild Rift

Laning: Deny the Kills

• Champion Advantage: Mages like Lissandra, with her icy control, or Galio, with his defiant tankiness, can make Zed's aggression backfire spectacularly. Top lane tanks like Malphite simply shrug off those early shurikens.
• Poke and Punish: Zed has no way to heal. Chip away at his health with a relentless barrage of ranged abilities, forcing him to waste potions or lose precious farm under his tower.
• Bait the Shadow: Keep a keen eye out for his W (Living Shadow). Once that shadow's gone, he's exposed. Punish his boldness, and make him rue that long cooldown.

Mid-Game Mind Games

• Ward Up, Group Up: Deny those deliciously isolated targets Zed craves. Clear vision and sticking close to your teammates will make a hesitant assassin think twice.
• Counter the Split-Push: If Zed's carving a path of destruction in a side lane, force a 4v4 elsewhere on the map. He wants a glorious duel, not a messy teamfight he can't control.
• Stopwatch Showdown: A Stopwatch into Zhonya's Hourglass is a mage's nightmare made manifest for Zed. Deny his shadowy burst of damage, then watch him squirm in frustration.

Teamfights:  Clip His Wings

Keep Carries Safe: Zed excels at finding and obliterating your team's most vulnerable members. Supports with powerful disengage like Braum, Janna, or Alistar will turn his bold assassination attempts into embarrassing fails.

Exhaust His Assault: This Summoner Spell cripples his damage and leaves him wide open for your team to lock down. Time it perfectly when he emerges from the shadows with his ultimate!

Focus Fire = No Second Chances: Zed might look intimidating, but he's fragile. The moment he lunges in, unleash a storm of focused damage before he can slip back into the shadows.

Countering Zed's Toolkit

• Early Armor Matters: Cloth Armor, or a Seeker's Armguard for mages, will blunt the edge of those early trades.
• Don't Panic Flash: He'll eagerly mirror your movement if you Flash too quickly after his ult. Wait for the shadowy assassin to reappear, THEN dash to safety.
• Don't Feed His Ego: Zed players thrive on outplays that make you look foolish. Bait out his aggression with a feint, then punish his overconfidence with ruthless efficiency!

Remember: Zed relies on fear and misdirection. Play with unwavering confidence, deny him early kills, exploit his moments of weakness, and he'll be the one fading helplessly from the Rift!