Zed vs Yone Counter Pick

Across 2,008 logged games on patch 16.13.1, this matchup gives one of the more trustworthy results the mid lane offers, with Zed winning 56.6% of the time. Sample size matters here because the two kits are built alike: each reuses a slice of damage dealt within a set window, Soul Unbound for Yone and Death Mark for Zed. Timing-driven matchups usually produce jumpy figures when games are few. These figures hold steady.

Yone’s 175 attack range against Zed’s 125 hands him the first trade, and Way of the Hunter deals magic damage on every second attack, ignoring armour completely. Spirit Cleave grants a shield scaled to how many champions the swipe hits, so Yone in a crowded teamfight is much harder to burst down than one caught alone. The deciding factor is the resource: Flow accumulates through fighting, whereas Energy is there from the start, letting Zed trade on levels one to three without waiting for anything to build.

The defensive stats sit so close together that execution settles fights: 654 health for Yone against 620 for Zed at level 1, then 2,337 against 2,405 at level 18, with armour of 111.9 to 111.2, and both move at 345. Zed‘s 29 magic resist stands out and explains why Way of the Hunter hurts. While Soul Unbound sends Yone’s spirit out, his body stays behind, and attacking that body is the clearest opening available.