How to win lane as Zed against Ziggs · 49.88% win rate over 3,757 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zed | Level 1 favours you: his Q bounce is slow and easy to sidestep, letting you walk up and trade freely. |
| Level 2 | Zed | Level 2 stays yours as your W-in dash trade beats his purely poke-based, immobile kit. |
| Level 3 | Zed | Level 3 you're ahead with full mobility while his only escape is a single Satchel jump. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zed | Levels 4-5 remain yours since you can bait Satchel then dash-Q + E for a winning trade every wave. |
| Level 6 | Zed | Level 6 is heavily yours: R lets you all-in and burst him before he can displace himself away. |
| First item | Zed | With first item your R + Electrocute one-shots his squishy artillery build outright. |
| Two+ items | Zed | At 2+ items you still win because he never gains mobility and your assassination combo deletes him through Satchel. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: his Q bounce is slow and dodgeable, so you walk up, soak with W, and out-trade him while he can only poke and shove.
The full Zed vs Ziggs 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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