Talk:Zed/@comment-26571276-20170519012145/@comment-32208013-20170605102800

Actually...

Kat can't really do much against a decent Zed, because she needs her daggers to deal damage, and Zed can easily escape her ult, while Zed has a better poke. Kat's only advantage is if she builds a zhonya's to counter Zed's ult.

LB is better pre6, but after 6 is pretty much a skill matchup. I played Zed a lot, never ulted the decoy.

Fizz is a problem, but only post6 (end especially lategame, because he scales so well imo), pre6 Zed can harass him into oblivion. And if Fizz goes in and you feel like you lose the trade, just blink away, then E-Q. Zed can do it more than Fizz, because energy regens faster than mana. Even post6, Zed can dodge Fizz's ult.

Lux is an annoying matchup because of her E, but that costs a lot of mana. I'd say it's a skill matchup, but if Lux doesn't land enough E's to poke Zed to very low (and can't land a Q when Zed goes in), Zed can win easily. Lux's shield is not very big, also, most people won't take more than 1 point in it until lategame.

I'd say a very bad matchup for Zed is Anivia. Anivia is very hard to kill; even if you do, she has her passive. Post6 she can simply outfarm you and push the lane insanely hard. Even is she doesn't get a kill on Zed, she still will do better.

Zed's main problem is that he falls off lategame, and he (more precisely his ult) can be countered very hard by Bard, Zilean, Kayle, Kindred, Taric... etc. Zhonya's Hourglass and GA are annoying for Zed too.

But overall, he depends on the players skills the most. Sure, he is hard to play (on a high level). But a good Zed can work around almost all of his counters.