MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zed vs Zyra
How often does Zed beat Zyra in Jungle?
Zed into Zyra in Jungle: 46% observed win rate across 273 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 Zed ahead by 207 gold.
Zed at 15:00
- Gold: +207
- CS: -8
- XP: -264
Typical gap to Zyra, from 273 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zed counter Zyra?
No counter here: Zed sits at 46% over 273 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 Zyra: the Zed game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zed at 57% across 146 games. Flip the lead and Zed falls to 33% across 127.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 146 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 33% | 127 |
| First blood | 53% | 184 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 135 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 106 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 76 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:01 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:53. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zed's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zyra specifically, Zed finishes Voltaic Cyclosword first most often: 43.5% over 46 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Zed core is Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge: 51.3% across 1,411 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Voltaic Cyclosword (9,255 games).
Skill plan: Zed players max Q first and take Q at level 1.