How to win lane as Zed against Ekko · 53.27% win rate over 3,257 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zed | Zed: level 1 Q poke beats a weak early Ekko. |
| Level 2 | Zed | Zed: level 2-3 Zed trades better before Ekko stacks passive. |
| Level 3 | Zed | Zed: pre-6 Zed zones Ekko off farm with poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zed | Zed: at 6 Death Mark can kill Ekko if his R is down. |
| Level 6 | Zed | Zed: Youmuu's burst and roam outpace Ekko's scaling. |
| First item | Zed | Zed: mid game Zed keeps kill and pick pressure. |
| Two+ items | Ekko | Ekko: full build R rewind undoes Death Mark and his teamfight kit wins. |
Zed is favored levels 1-5. Ekko is weak early and depends on landing his Q and stacking passive for trades, while Zed can safely poke him with shuriken and zone him off CS. Zed should build a lead before Ekko's kit comes online.
The full Zed vs Ekko 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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