MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Fiddlesticks vs Zed
How often does Fiddlesticks beat Zed in Jungle?
Fiddlesticks into Zed in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 606 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 Fiddlesticks behind by 495 gold.
Fiddlesticks at 15:00
- Gold: -495
- CS: -7
- XP: -355
Typical gap to Zed, from 604 games that reached 15:00.
Does Fiddlesticks counter Zed?
No counter here: Fiddlesticks sits at 53% over 606 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 Fiddlesticks game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Fiddlesticks at 57% across 213 games. Flip the lead and Fiddlesticks falls to 51% across 393.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 213 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 393 |
| First blood | 55% | 373 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 193 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 247 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 220 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 101 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:49 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:10. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Fiddlesticks's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Fiddlesticks finishes Malignance first most often: 60.4% over 139 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Fiddlesticks core is Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass: 51.0% across 1,164 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Malignance (7,991 games).
Skill plan: Fiddlesticks players max W first and take W at level 1.