How to win lane as Zed against Aurelion Sol · 58.55% win rate over 1,023 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zed | Aurelion Sol has zero early kill pressure, so you poke and deny freely at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Zed | At 2 your slow-plus-Q trade sets back his stacking with no answer from him. |
| Level 3 | Zed | Level 3 your combo out-trades his weak, stack-hungry early kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zed | Through 4-5 you keep starving his farm while he can't punish you. |
| Level 6 | Zed | At 6 your Death Mark kills him before he has the health or Zhonya's to survive. |
| First item | Zed | Lethality deletes him from Death Mark, his escapes easily baited. |
| Two+ items | Aurelion Sol | Fully stacked with Zhonya's and health items, he out-survives your combo late, taking the edge. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Aurelion Sol has no early kill threat and needs stacks, so you step up, poke, and deny his farm freely.
The full Zed vs Aurelion Sol report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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