MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vi vs Zed
How often does Vi beat Zed in Jungle?
Vi into Zed in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 986 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 Vi behind by 491 gold.
Vi at 15:00
- Gold: -491
- CS: -7
- XP: -240
Typical gap to Zed, from 981 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vi counter Zed?
No counter here: Vi sits at 52% over 986 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 Vi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vi at 62% across 345 games. Flip the lead and Vi falls to 47% across 641.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 345 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 641 |
| First blood | 57% | 642 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 329 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 341 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 331 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 127 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:05. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vi's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Vi finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 49.7% over 157 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vi core is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Guardian Angel: 61.4% across 1,850 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sundered Sky (9,877 games).
Skill plan: Vi players max Q first and take W at level 1.