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Zed vs Darius
Top Lane MatchupZed vs Darius TOP matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.
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Who Wins
- Pre-6, you lose most extended trades because Darius's W slow and E pull negate your mobility, and his passive stacks will kill you if you stay in melee range; you can poke with Q from range but any trade where he lands E is heavily in his favor.
- Post-6, you can kill him with a clean R assassination if he has no stacks on you, but if he has even 3–4 passive stacks before you R, he will R you back and kill you through your ultimate's death mark delay.
How to Trade
- Your best pattern is to throw Q from max range, use W shadow to reposition immediately after, and never auto-attack more than once in a trade since each auto gives him a free passive stack; the goal is to chip him down over many short poke windows, not to all-in until he is below 40% HP.
Wave Control
- You want to shove the wave fast with Q and shadow resets to deny him the slow-push setup he wants, then back off to deny his all-in range; a frozen wave near his tower is dangerous for you because it forces you into his E range with no escape angle.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not use R as an escape tool or panic button when he already has 4–5 passive stacks on you, because his R will execute you through your shadow and the death mark will not save you; only commit R when you have confirmed he has zero or one stack and you have a clean exit path.
Created on 07/31/2026
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