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Ryze vs Zed

RyzeYOU · MID
ZedENEMY · MID
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

Dodge his Q
Zed has no hard CC, so his Q shurikens are all you have to dodge: sidestep them and he can't whittle you down.
Root his all-in
Bait him to jump onto you with his shadow, then root him: a free setup for your jungler to collapse.
Win before 6
Trade hard levels 1-5 and force him back before his ult: lock in your lane lead before Death Mark comes online.
Never sit in his ult range after 6 without Zhonya's or Realm Warp ready: that's a free Death Mark.
Runes
SORCERYSORCERY
Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Stormraider's Surge
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 46% WR - 816 games
Skill order
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Ryze · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Ryze vs Zed in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q shurikens, sidestep them, he has no CC to lock you down.

Ryze matchup data compiled from the Ryze OTP communityLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).