Udyr vs Zed Counter Pick

Zed is designed to pick off isolated enemies, and Udyr makes a weak target: 56.2% win rate for Udyr over 169 jungle games on patch 16.13.1. Zed’s energy keeps Razor Shuriken and Shadow Slash going without Mana costs, yet he still has to get through a 2,228-health body that shields and heals itself.

• Bodies: Udyr has 664 health at level 1 versus 654 for Zed, rising to 2,228 and 2,337 at level 18, with Armor of 110.9 and 111.9.
• Damage: both deal physical damage, but Contempt for the Weak adds magic damage against low-health targets, so Armor alone won’t shut it down.
• Mobility: Zed’s base movement speed is 350 against Udyr’s 345, and Living Shadow gives him additional repositioning.

The fight tends to turn on Death Mark. Zed goes untargetable, dashes onto his target and, after three seconds, detonates part of the damage he dealt. Udyr therefore has to live through a brief burst instead of a drawn-out exchange. The Recast shield on Iron Mantle and the healing tied to maximum health are built for exactly that moment, and Blazing Stampede stuns the first enemy he hits, with its Recast granting immunity to immobilizing effects. The Recast on Wilding Claw adds attack speed stacks and calls down lightning on the next two attacks, which helps against a target constantly blinking out of melee range. Both abilities are rated 7 for difficulty, so this matchup rarely comes down to mechanics alone. Full kit: Zed.