MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yone vs Zed
Yone vs Zed in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 2,999 ranked games in Mid, Yone beats Zed in 48% of them.
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 Yone behind by 644 gold.
Yone at 15:00
- Gold: -644
- CS: +1
- XP: -394
Typical gap to Zed, from 2,983 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yone counter Zed?
Not this time. Zed wins 53% of the 2,999 ranked Mid games counted here. Yone players still take it back in the right spots, and the rows below show which ones are worth playing for in lane, so pick your fights around them instead of trading even.
Your Yone game plan against Zed
With a gold lead at 10:00, Yone wins 65% of 1,066 games in this matchup. Behind at the same mark, the rate drops to 38% over 1,930.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 1,066 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 1,930 |
| First blood | 58% | 1,125 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 779 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 1,569 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 425 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 135 |
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:47 and level 6 lands around 5:25. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Yone in Mid: the items that actually get built
Into Zed specifically, Yone finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 46.2% over 1,047 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 56.3% across 380 games.
The most-finished Yone core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 57.4% across 9,989 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (29,237 games).
Skill plan: Yone players max Q first and take Q at level 1.