How to win lane as Zed against Yasuo · 53.18% win rate over 8,530 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even skill: he has tornado Q range but no mobility, so trades come down to who dodges better. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even: neither of you has a committal all-in yet and Windwall cancels your only ranged threat. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a wash: his E-Q double-dash matches your dash mobility and Windwall still blanks your shurikens. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill-based since his sustain and Windwall let him survive your pre-6 trades if he plays it right. |
| Level 6 | Zed | Level 6 flips to you: your unblockable R detonation and Electrocute burst him through his shield window. |
| First item | Zed | With first item your R combo one-shots him faster than his crit and passive can answer when Windwall is down. |
| Two+ items | Zed | At 2+ items you still favour the assassin pick-off, deleting him before he can knock you up and outscale in a drawn-out fight. |
Levels 1-2 are even and mechanical: he pokes with Q tornado range but has no dash yet, so sidestep casts and last-hit safely without eating free Q stacks.
The full Zed vs Yasuo 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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