Matchup
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
Morgana
ZedPassive
Favorable
Favorable
Zed's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Contempt for the Weak (P)
Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 20s | 5s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 20s | 5s | 2m |
| 9 | 6s | 19s | 5s | 2m |
| 11 | 6s | 18s | 5s | 1m50 |
| 16 | 6s | 16s | 4s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 6s | 16s | 3s | 1m40 |
Playing against Zed
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
1
Buy Zhonya's Hourglass: it completely negates Death Mark damage if activated before the pop triggers.
2
After his R, Zed always reappears behind you — place your CC or skillshot at that spot to hit him as soon as he exits invulnerability.
3
If Zed uses his W (shadow) in lane, he loses all his trade potential for 20s — punish him aggressively.
4
Control Wards and Oracle Lens disable his shadow vision-wise, but his W is still a dash — focus on timing his cooldowns instead.