MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Aatrox vs Zed
How often does Aatrox beat Zed in Jungle?
Aatrox into Zed in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 476 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Aatrox behind by 466 gold.
Aatrox at 15:00
- Gold: -466
- CS: 0
- XP: -46
Typical gap to Zed, from 473 games that reached 15:00.
Does Aatrox counter Zed?
No counter here: Aatrox sits at 49% over 476 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zed: the Aatrox game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Aatrox at 63% across 182 games. Flip the lead and Aatrox falls to 41% across 294.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 182 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 294 |
| First blood | 52% | 310 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 157 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 221 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 161 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:27 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:57. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Aatrox's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Aatrox finishes Hubris first most often: 57.9% over 76 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Aatrox core is Hubris, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 58.1% across 1,637 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup; the first finished item is usually Hubris (5,238 games).
Skill plan: Aatrox players max Q first and take Q at level 1.