Discover all ADC champions who counter Zeri. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Zeri in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Zeri Data for all roles taken from 77,9909682,2128,97630,43335,401 matches.
Bottom Lane (88%)
Zeri Bottom Lane Counters: 68,27930,12027,1058,0252,109920 matches, 23 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Zeri in Bottom Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Pengwan says “If she has her ult just don't bother trying to 1v1, if she doesn't then you should win most of the time. Pretty comfertable matchup for you as she doesn't really have too much kill pressure in lane while also not being overly oppressive in the late game”
franksterzz says “Zeri is even weaker than you early. Most Zeris go Resolve secondary due to her laughable base stats. She takes lethal tempo so if you have PTA, play around short trades where you can proc it and weave in an auto or two. Try to dodge her Ws, especially over the wall because it can deal some crazy damage and play behind your support and minions early because her autos(Qs) can't go through.”
UwUSoftGirl says “[Poke/Short Trades] You and your support need to deny as much farm from her as possible, she scales mostly from items. Her all-ins become really strong once she hits 6. It's also hard to gank her because of her gliding through walls. You can counter her by playing in you minions, as they'll absord the damage from her attacks. She's shines in teamfights, so it's very important that your ult catches her so that she can't get off.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
Amberdragon says “Zeri is too safe. She can't harass you behind minions very well but she is very hard to catch, so if you don't kill her fast she will kite you to death. Your W doesn't work on her Q”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
m1NEEX says “Zeri is very similar to Jinx regarding playstyle, they both scale really good and have somehow weak early game, with only difference being that Zeri is way harder to punish thanks to her ability to jump over walls. Her early lane is pretty bad since she can't really poke you over cs. Her ult is her real source of damage, you should avoid her when it's active, it runs out after few seconds if she doesn't hit any champs, then you can run her down. When she recalled and you are alone on lane, make sure not to overstay for plates, since she can just jump over walls and all in you. (Same as with twitch's invisibility) Always make sure to dodge her W since after rework its pretty much budget Lux ult.”
NorVillain2 says “Zeri is super anoying machup, because she can easly escape with her E and do a lot of dmg with her buffed W. So be very agresive in lvl 1 ( same is with Veigar)”
Xedavion says “The hotfix Zeri got made her a very difficult lane for Varus,be careful of her long range W because it can do alot of damage,plus because of her high mobility its hard for Varus to react if she all ins him.”
HowDoYouKite says “Fight early and fight often. Zeri has a hard time fighting in minion waves similar to Kai'sa. Same play style applies.
Just remember to punish, because early to mid game is the only stage where Tristana handily beats Zeri. If even or Zeri ahead post laning phase, Zeri will heavily out perform Tristana in teamfights.”
Dravenhalal says “Really squishy but her W does insane amounts of damage and the slow is annoying. Doesn't help either that she can just E over the wall and totally cuck your all in. Go exhaust.”
Amberdragon says “Zeri has really weak laning if she doesn't have peel support, you burst her easily. You can also chase her across walls and you have more mobility to catch up. Only issue is you have bad clear and if she stacks her R it's hard to catch/get away from her. Use E and Exhaust to slow her”
V1gorous1 says “is a nightmare late game if allowed to scale however your hard beat her in all ins block her w to avoid being kited take unflinching use your e to follow her dash”
OTP Toxin says “If you blind her, she will be missing her Qs IF she is targeting it on you, IF you get a main Zeri, he can target the opposite way and hit you anyway. Don't fight her if she is buffed by her ult.”
Deathstroke5277 says “I don't think she's much of a problem, fight in minions and her dmg is basically nullified. If you try to 1v1 in the open you might lose. Try to kite her and DO NOT chase her. She's too fast and can slow.”
Demonsedge90 says “Zeri is a champion who can slow us down very easily once she hits her ult, so we need to make sure to poke her down with e at every turn. Another way to deal her is to avoid open fights with her unless you have coordinated efforts with your jungler and support to make sure she doesn't get ahead of you in lane. If she ends up roaming make sure to call it out.”
nannersowo says “riot legit designed this champion to make sona players cry in infinite agony holy
https://twitter.com/Yeon7lol/status/1485149442546171909
I was the sona in this clip”
wardinbush says “She spikes off her items so denying cs and kills early on will help with this lane alot. Ping your sup to zone her off as much as possible”
Amberdragon says “Zeri is a tricky matchup. Early on you both have good trades and are relatively weak, but Zeri will spike earlier regardless of her build purely because you need your Q evolve and she just needs her R and her first back with a noonquiver or a sheen - her main weakness is that she will be squishier than you. She has more range and poke to harass you, which you counter by having a minion advantage, but if you do push into her tower you will set yourself up for a gank to which Zeri can easily follow up with her slows and R movement speed. Out of laning phase things get worse for you as she will be able to absorb your R shield and safely disengage with E or R. She thrives in longer trades, so if you can't burst her (which you probably won't because Zeri usually goes Shieldbow or bruiser) she will simply kite you and run you down while you are on cooldown. She can also hit you while you are invisible. Overall, it can be a nasty matchup but definately playable if you are fed or if she is not too fed. Ideally you want to build for longer trades if she is building beefier and you want to use your own movement speed and E to dodge her Q's. If she is squishy you can burst her but beware of her disengage over walls.”
TheKingUltra says “She deals less damage than akshan and vayne, but is much more mobile. If you catch her once, try to hard cc her for as long as possible, anathemas will help a lot and your improved boots will help to close the gap a bit.”
Amberdragon says “Zeri is handleable until level 6 since you can bully her with your Q and superior wave clear, but the longer the game goes the worst the matchup gets. After her first back and level 6 she will have enough damage to kill you and alot of mobility to kite away from your feathers. She also has W slow to run you down, and because her E is extended on terrain it can make it really hard for your support to engage on her. It is hard but in a 1v1 situation try to time your R to avoid hers so that she doesn't get any stacks, and in lane punish her whenever she misuses her E. If she gets her ult stacked you will never catch her and she will run you down. Late game she can easily kill you on her own by embushing you from a wall.”
Kat_Alien says “With her mobility and movement speed and escaping through the walls, Karma is useless. It is super hard to hit her and also if we finally get to the point we get that sweet W on her then she can escape through the wall... The only way to stop her is to make some outplays with flash. We can also try to stop her dmg by body blocking our ADC. GOOD LUCK XD”
Alvatorz says “She's too mobile for you, early on it's pretty easy to control lane but when she get Trinity or else, will be a nightmare to treat. Be carefull.”
Coldsong says “Zeri is really annoying for Samira since she is very safe, and her bruiser build makes her very hard to kill. Make sure to only go for an engage if she uses her E as otherwise she gets a free escape. Also try to position behind minions so that her Q cannot hit you for free unless she E's.”
Alvatorz says “Zeri ! The little new one. Early on Samira is one of the biggest counter to Zeri but latter on, when she gets item, you will just be outscaled and outranged so carefull with that.”
Middle Lane (11%)
Zeri Middle Lane Counters: 8,3224,7382,8476208334 matches, 56 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Zeri in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
V1kt0r555 says “[Summoner Spell: Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Don't let her auto attack you]
[Dodge her W especially when she is near walls]
[Use your R only when she engages on you and your jungler is near]”
V1kt0r555 says “[Summoner Spell: Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Dodge her W especially if she cast near walls]
[Don't trade her with auto attacks]
[Farm until you get Mythic Item, after that, kill her if she gets caught]”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E) very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate Lightning Crash(R). Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Her is blocked by minions and so is her Ultrashock(W). Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try to keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. She will not be able to use her Spark Surge(E)
very much if she is pushed up. Post 6, beware of her strong burst and all-in potential with her Ultimate. Try and stay far back from her if you’re low. Always stand inside or around the minion wave to make it hard for her to harass you.”
NegativePhoenix says “I mean just don't feed her or let her get close enough to Q you, if she does at least stay behind minions. Watch for her if she goes towards the wall, means she's planning to obviously W damage you. Don't let her get close if possible because her ult burst does alot later, but for the most part easily manageable if shes behind.”
Esrucnl says “Use your passive(ghosted) so she can't hit her Q on you while you are on the minion wave and take small trades. Once she is low enough just all in and kill her. Should be easy, however she does have a dash so be mindful of that.”
Jaybard12 says “Can be as fast as you, and poke/kite is infuriating. Other adc's played mid are pokey, but too slow to be a real problem. They'll try to bully you with range, but you can win with an all-in after a few decimates.”
TheKingUltra says “She deals less damage than akshan and vayne, but is much more mobile. If you catch her once, try to hard cc her for as long as possible, anathemas will help a lot and your improved boots will help to close the gap a bit.”
Coldsong says “Zeri does not come online until she gets her first item. Make sure to stand behind minions so that she cannot poke you with her Q for free, and also harass her if she uses her E aggressively, since it has a long cooldown.”
Dustyacer says “With ap zeri, becareful if they leave vision/get behind a wall. They are throwing a W through the wall at you. if w goes through a wall, it crits and does insane dmg. dont stand in wave as you'll give her easy poke + wave clear. Ap zeri only does dmg with her AA (not her q), w, r.
Hide behind minions, so she cant aa you. Only really trade after lvl 3 (maybe 2). you can fake roam and if she tries to clear the wave with e dash (to piece minions), u can go back and try to jump on her. Our e blocks everything of hers. Buying eclipse allows her to steal your shield. Block her w with our e if need be. you still get slowed though.
Mid is short lane, so she cant even run u down/kite with her r.”
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Bottom Lane (88%)
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