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Ekko vs Zed

EkkoYOU · MID
ZedENEMY · MID
VS
Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

Cancel his Death Mark
His R is the kill: time your ult as he ults to cancel Death Mark, and his ult goes on cooldown.
Trade on his W CD
Trade when his Living Shadow (W) is down: it's a long cooldown that gates his all-in.
Dodge with E
Use E to dodge his WEQ combo, then trade back before his W is up again.
Don't hand him the first kill: it snowballs the lane fast.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SORCERYSORCERY
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
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Ekko · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Ekko vs Zed in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Death Mark is the only real kill threat, mirror it with your ult and it's wasted.

Ekko matchup data made by the group contribution of Ekko OTP mainsLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).