Tier list / Mid / Zed / vs Akali

Zed vs Akali

You playZed

Tier 249% win#10 mid

Zed full build

An even matchup

51.4%

3,954 games across 3 sites, up to 1.6 points apart

AgainstAkali

49% win#15 midTier 3

Akali full build
51.4%48.6%

How to play it

Be careful when Akali uses (W) to close in to use (Q) while contesting lane with [Q]. After level 6, whoever makes fewer mistakes will win lane. Go in for a kill while checking Akali’s energy.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even

Against your usual Zed

Same as usual: keystone, spells, start, boots, core, max order

Full build into Akali

Mid lane, this patch's games

Start

Doran's BladeHealth Potion

52.1% win48% pick

Spells

FlashIgnite

50.2% win91% pick

Runes

First StrikeCash BackTriple TonicJack Of All TradesCut DownLegend: HasteAdaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

50.3% win28% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

50.9% win71% pick

Core

Voltaic CycloswordBastionbreakerLord Dominik's Regards

60.5% win18% pick

Skills

FirstQWE

MaxQEW

Sample A50.8%1,060 games
Sample B52.4%1,649 games
Sample C51.9%1,245 games+284 gold at 15
See this lane as Akali

Zed's easiest lanes

Zed's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Galio1,421 games55.3%
  2. Ahri5,161 games53.0%
  3. Mel645 games55.0%
  4. Locke2,427 games52.8%
  5. Aurelion Sol755 games54.2%

Zed's hardest lanes

Zed's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Malphite1,369 games44.2%
  2. Akshan1,085 games44.3%
  3. Anivia1,038 games45.3%
  4. Pantheon560 games44.3%
  5. Annie884 games45.2%

Who beats Akali

Their win rate into Akali. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Vex1,657 games60.2%
  2. Taliyah1,049 games56.9%
  3. Ahri5,052 games55.0%
  4. Twisted Fate2,647 games54.9%
  5. Lissandra3,279 games54.7%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.