Jungle Matchup

Viego vs Zed

Patch: 15.17 (25.17)
League: Platinum+
Viego

Viego

The Ruined King
Jungle
Viego Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.21%

Matchup Win Rate

52.0%
Viego vs Zed Wins
⚔
48.0%
Zed vs Viego Wins
Zed

Zed

the Master of Shadows
Jungle
Zed Jungle Overall Win Rate
47.70%

Viego vs Zed - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.17 (25.17)

Viego Jungle vs Zed Jungle - Who is stronger?

Viego Jungle has an advantage against Zed (52.0% win rate) based on 3366 games. The matchup leans toward Viego.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Viego Jungle vs Zed Jungle in patch 15.17 (25.17), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 59.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Viego (11.2% pick rate, 1st most popular out of 58 Jungle champions) versus Zed (6.7%, 8th place). These two jungle titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Viego's superior tier rating (A vs C) translates into a solid 52.0% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Viego ranks 31st in win rate among Jungle champions. Optimize for consistency: Hail of Blades paired with Sudden Impact (69.4% win rate, 1.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Kraken Slayer > The Collector > Lord Dominik's Regards with Plated Steelcaps delivers 59.8% win rate against Zed.

Lane dominance: Viego not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.87/min vs 5.89 for Zed). This 0.98 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Viego wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (635 vs 663/min), the 52.0% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Viego wins the matchup (52.0%) despite a lower KDA (2.50 vs 2.60). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Viego vs Zed - Jungle Stats Comparison

Viego Jungle
Viego Jungle		Versus
Zed Jungle
Zed Jungle
ATierC
52.0%Matchup Winrate48.0%
50.21%Role Winrate47.70%
#31Winrate Rank#55
11.2%Pickrate6.7%
2.5Average KDA2.6
467Gold per Minute435
6.87CS/Min5.89
0.17Wards per Minute0.18
635Damage per Minute663

How to Beat Zed as Viego (Jungle)

The Viego versus Zed matchup in the jungle is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Viego deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Zed deals mainly physical damage (87.52%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Viego is higher farming statistics (ranked 12th among role champions) (versus 39th for Zed), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.6 versus 2.5) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Viego Jungle versus Zed Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Viego player to maintain constant pressure on Zed, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Viego vs Zed: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
52.7% Win Rate80.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
62.9% Win Rate5.3% Pick Rate

Viego vs Zed: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.2% Win Rate83.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks.

No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end.

Cooldown: 10s.

Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1.
Allows you to temporarily exceed the attack speed limit.

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

69.4% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Viego vs Zed: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.4% Win Rate44.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.8% Win Rate43.1% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.2% Win Rate36.7% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
53.0% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Hearthbound Axe
Hearthbound Axe (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
20% Attack Speed
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
56.6% Win Rate11.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
57.9% Win Rate25.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
Mosstomper's Courage
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants a shield that regenerates after killing large monsters or out of combat.
54.7% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.9% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.7% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
53.0% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Hearthbound Axe
Hearthbound Axe (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
20% Attack Speed
->
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
40% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed
Bring It Down
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
59.8% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
62.0% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Other Items
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
59.9% Win Rate13.7% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
57.5% Win Rate10.6% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
59.1% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
55.3% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
58.6% Win Rate3.3% Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
52.5% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
48.4% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

Viego vs Zed: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Blade of the Ruined King Viego's spectral blade passively deals bonus percent current Health damage On-Hit and strikes twice vs. enemies he recently hit with an Ability, stealing Health.

Viego can activate this Ability to thrust his zweihander forward, impaling enemies in front of him.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Spectral Maw Viego charges up before dashing forward, releasing a ball of concentrated Black Mist that stuns the first enemy hit.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Harrowed Path Viego commands the Black Mist to haunt and surround a piece of terrain. Viego can hide in the Mist as a wraith, gaining camouflage, Move Speed, and Attack Speed.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Heartbreaker Viego teleports to a nearby location and executes an enemy champion on arrival, piercing their heart and causing a destructive shockwave around them that knocks away their allies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
49.1% Win Rate48.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Blade of the Ruined King Viego's spectral blade passively deals bonus percent current Health damage On-Hit and strikes twice vs. enemies he recently hit with an Ability, stealing Health.

Viego can activate this Ability to thrust his zweihander forward, impaling enemies in front of him.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Spectral Maw Viego charges up before dashing forward, releasing a ball of concentrated Black Mist that stuns the first enemy hit.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Harrowed Path Viego commands the Black Mist to haunt and surround a piece of terrain. Viego can hide in the Mist as a wraith, gaining camouflage, Move Speed, and Attack Speed.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Heartbreaker Viego teleports to a nearby location and executes an enemy champion on arrival, piercing their heart and causing a destructive shockwave around them that knocks away their allies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
93.3% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Playing Against Zed

  • Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
  • After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
  • Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Viego Jungle other Matchups

Viego
+3.5%
Poppy

Viego vs Poppy

Viego
+3.5%
Hecarim

Viego vs Hecarim

Viego
+3.2%
Briar

Viego vs Briar

Viego
+2.8%
Shyvana

Viego vs Shyvana

Viego
+2.6%
Trundle

Viego vs Trundle

Viego
+2.4%
Lillia

Viego vs Lillia

Viego
+2.3%
Amumu

Viego vs Amumu

Viego
+2.1%
Gragas

Viego vs Gragas

Viego
+1.9%
Gwen

Viego vs Gwen

Viego
+1.8%
Karthus

Viego vs Karthus

Viego
+1.8%
Jarvan IV

Viego vs Jarvan IV

Viego
+1.7%
Kayn

Viego vs Kayn

Viego
+1.7%
Graves

Viego vs Graves

Viego
+1.7%
Vi

Viego vs Vi

Viego
+1.6%
Skarner

Viego vs Skarner

Viego
+1.6%
Sejuani

Viego vs Sejuani

Viego
+1.6%
Udyr

Viego vs Udyr

Viego
+1.5%
Shaco

Viego vs Shaco

Viego
+1.5%
Zac

Viego vs Zac

Viego
+1.5%
Diana

Viego vs Diana

Viego
+1.4%
Master Yi

Viego vs Master Yi

Viego
+1.4%
Nidalee

Viego vs Nidalee

Viego
+1.3%
Darius

Viego vs Darius

Viego
+1.1%
Nocturne

Viego vs Nocturne

Viego
+1.0%
Pantheon

Viego vs Pantheon

Viego
-0.3%
Nunu & Willump

Viego vs Nunu & Willump

Viego
-0.4%
Jax

Viego vs Jax

Viego
-1.3%
Lee Sin

Viego vs Lee Sin

Viego
-1.3%
Kha'Zix

Viego vs Kha'Zix

Viego
-1.3%
Ivern

Viego vs Ivern

Viego
-1.4%
Kindred

Viego vs Kindred

Viego
-1.4%
Evelynn

Viego vs Evelynn

Viego
-1.5%
Bel'Veth

Viego vs Bel'Veth

Viego
-1.5%
Rek'Sai

Viego vs Rek'Sai

Viego
-1.6%
Fiddlesticks

Viego vs Fiddlesticks

Viego
-1.7%
Ekko

Viego vs Ekko

Viego
-1.7%
Wukong

Viego vs Wukong

Viego
-1.7%
Xin Zhao

Viego vs Xin Zhao

Viego
-1.9%
Elise

Viego vs Elise

Viego
-2.1%
Dr. Mundo

Viego vs Dr. Mundo

Viego
-2.1%
Volibear

Viego vs Volibear

Viego
-2.2%
Warwick

Viego vs Warwick

Viego
-2.2%
Rengar

Viego vs Rengar

Viego
-2.4%
Rammus

Viego vs Rammus

Viego
-2.8%
Naafiri

Viego vs Naafiri

Viego
-4.3%
Yorick

Viego vs Yorick

Viego
-4.6%
Talon

Viego vs Talon