Ranked #51 out of 59 in MidDiscover all Mid champions who counter Zoe. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Zoe in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Zoe Data for all roles taken from 15,950801,2454,5389,847250 matches.
Yeager says “Take cleanse for her bubble. Her abilities can be bodyblocked so if you shove her in, she can't do anything. She has no escape without flash so if she ever gets in range, or uses ult by mistake, run her down. Don't stay close to walls or fog of war.”
Avucado says “Dodge E and you're fine. Go E if she walks up early, if not then look for a hook. Whenever she R's you can E over where she did it and get a free stun or just wait for a hook. You both can kill each other very easily, although Zoe needs more items to do so. Get hexdrinker or QSS if they get ahead.”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “Start Doran + 2 Pots if 1) You think you can outplay her and hit your W's to generate a kill at levels 3-5 or 2) You think she will burst you down post 6 (get an extra ring).
Start Corrupting if you think you will not hit your W's (or you will get poked down) and you rely more on wave clear/spammy poke (you will be way more squisher but more durable -- this is recommended if you are sure you will not get hit by CC spells and instantly die).
I recommend 2 rings and also refillable due to her annoying and extensive poke/damage and her kill pressure. Recalling often is OK as long as you dont feed her. Try however not to be too behind on CS because that'll just put you too far behind.
Challenging matchup. Play with Cleanse if you cannot dodge E or you think their jungler-gank-setup is too strong. Careful on her Q's pre and post 6, she will postiton in the fog of war and try to hit you with a long range Q. Stay away from waves when she q's them because she needs to push somehow and you dont want to be in that range. It's a difficult matchup if she picks / uses good summoner spells from the ground but she still can get one shot'd if you do your combo properly. She's easy to gank as well because most Zoe players tend to be extremely aggressive in this matchup so you can work around that. You can always push first roam first if you think you struggle. You can buy MR if you think you get poked down too fast / one shot'd too often. . Careful when roaming as her E can go through walls, same as when returning, same as when you are on lane, watch her movements and keep vision everywhere as much as you can.
Biscuits might also be useful.”
Yeager says “Take cleanse. Stay behind minions when trading with her because both of her skillshots can be bodyblocked. She also hates getting pushed into tower because she won't be able to trade with you.”
Ambitieux says “Zoe is one of the harder matchups for Ahri. I suggest taking mercs into her or even double MR. Try to just play the lane slow and figure her movement patterns. If she ults you can guarantee a charm off. Other than that play behind minions and trade with Q's. Whoever lands the CC first will die.”
iZianni says “Lux wins this match up because of the Q vs R interaction as long as shes ulting in front of you.
She can still one shot in the mid game if you're playing poorly.
Verdant Barrier angle if you're insecure.”
Yeager says “Always have cleanse against her. Most of her damage (Q and E) can be bodyblocked by minions, so stay behind those when trading. She struggles a lot when she gets shoved in over and over because her waveclear is poor, so you can take control of the lane.
Don't give her summoner spells for free. If she greeds for a summoner, punish her every single time. ”
Yeager says “Fleet footwork + resolve + doran's shield start. She will try to poke you a lot in the early laning phase with Q's and empowered auto attacks. If you use the rune setup i recommended, then you should be able to survive this easily.
If you time it right, your E can cancel out her bubble because it works like a cleanse.
You only have to play passive until level 6 when you have your ultimate up. Zoe is immobile so quite easy to hit. If she has summoners up, then always make sure that you combine Q3 -> R for guaranteed hits. ”
Halfhand says “Only really bad midlaners lose lane with Zoe in this matchup. Ward behind the walls to see where she positions for her sleep. You are only looking to scale in this matchup and setting up ganks for your jungler.”
Hullos says “She can be a pain with her high movement speed off summoner spells. If she gets good pick ups it can become a hard match up. Other wise dodge her sleep and W her is your best chance. Though her poke after 6 can be annoying as you cant stand behind minions as effectively.”
iZianni says “Buy merc treads and just hope to god its a team gap.
Unfun match up that's extremely RNG dependent and you're outranged! Even if she goes melee, you'll be unable to hit her through the 600 MS nimbus cloak and multiple flashes.
Zoe favored for sure.”
Coldsong says “CertainlyT's champion designs never fail to amaze me. Zoe has huge amounts of bursts especially when she lands her E + Q combo, which will most likely deal at least half your health. She can also steal summoners, which makes escaping her hard. She cannot keep up with your roams though, as without a summoner she is super immobile. Make sure to zone her off of spell drops and do not let her hit Sleepy Trouble Bubble.”
luminyan says “Hide behind minions and know how to dodge her Q. She can't sleep you if you hide behind minions, and if she uses her ult, aim your abilities at where she started. I would bring ignite, but if you're worried about to matchup, bring barrier.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Weird match up. If you can avoid being hit by her sleep ability then you avoid most of her damage. Problem is, if you let her use summoners on you this will turn the tide of the 1v1 very quick. Avoid fighting her when she has a summoner/item on her and dodge her E. If you hit your chains up close to her past level 6 this can restrict her from getting out of range when she decides to use her R blink ability.”
Vicksay says “Annoying to deal with early if she constantly shoves, if you catch her with a Charm post-6 she's more than likely dead if she has Ignite. If she has Barrier you'll need jungle attention to help break that off, and if she has Cleanse you can play around it by forcing her to Cleanse your Charm then immediately applying Ignite. You can take Cleanse or Ignite in this match-up, but with no Ignite you lose immense kill pressure. If she randomly ults you can get easy Charms on her. Once you're fed this match-up is really easy, but I'll put it at even because if you don't snowball well she wins.”
Katasandra says “[1] Stand behind minions/sidestep to avoid her E.
[2] Don't stand next to minions to avoid her Q. Dodging her Q is a major part of this matchup.
[3] Don't try to autoattack trade right after she uses abilities because of her passive.
[4] If she misses everything you can go on her. Especially if she used her R in an attempt to hit it (You can E once you see her R, dodge her skillshots with it and attack her).”
Katawina52 says “(My ban cuz aids champ) Her W is really annoying so you have to make sure you're not fighting her while she has a summoner spell (she probably uses nimbus cloak) so she gets 1000 movement speed from it and just avoids your dagger damage or ult. Look for short harass trades 24/7 with zoe until shes a bit lower so you can look for the final all in (tip 2 on general kata tips) and dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beggining a trade like other cc champs. Never use your ult if she didnt miss her sleep yet. After that you have a free all in (if she doesnt have a W spell ofcourse with nimbus cloak). I like going electrocute into Zoe and rush Vardent.”
Dr Eggmund says “One of the if not most annoying champions in the game (honestly wish she gets removed) you have an advantage that you can sustain from her insane q damage early game. However Riot decided that her E should last for at least 5 decades long so you have to avoid it as much as possible as it will give her free poke. Late game if she doesn't land E's on you, you will always win so stick it out till mid-late game. ”
Sylvan Lore says “Zoe is a strong champion, but with the right understanding of her kit, she isn't that hard to win trades against. Make sure you are never close enough to your minion wave to take splash damage. You can trade with her, but try to do it in the minion wave so she cant land her bubble on you and get a free long range Q. Keep in mind that if you barrier or flash, she will also get to use them. You kind of have to treat it like your flash is always down in the 1v1 and never depend on it to win a trade or survive. Take cleanse for the off chance she lands a bubble and build banshee veil second item so she doesn't one shot you late game. Teamfights really dont go well for her so just make it to that stage of the game even.
Recommend: Cleanse and Vs. AP Assassin Build”
Yasukeh says “Take double MR rune stats vs her with a Dorans shield start and make sure to stay behind minions so you don't get bubbled. If she misses her bubble, she has no way to stop you from getting on top of her and killing her. Watch out for the random ignites that she gets from minions. Take cleanse vs her, and you can just cleanse the bubble and run her down.
Strongly consider cleanse as an option in this matchup. ”
Fuzzmonkey says “Since you both have insane range, this'll mainly be a skill match up. Don't get hit by her sleepy bubble and make sure you hit your Q - E combo. Who ever gets their CC off wins basically. ”
Polarshift says “Don't underestimate her damage early. Your waveclear is superior later in the game so you can use that to your advantage. You can ultimate before you fall asleep to get out of her range.”
DarDarThePenguin says “A standard poke mage with very little to keep you off her. She's squishy, immobile, and has damage easy to dodge/cancel. If you get hit with her E, simply reactivate yours and the sleep will be cancelled. Take the Fleet page and MR. ”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Not sure how the creator of Yasuo made this abomination. Try not to get poked down too hard lvl 1 by her Q and and her empowered auto attacks from passive. Do not go on her until level 3 because you need windwall to block her E which she always gets level 2. You can take cleanse in this matchup if you aren't confident in dodging her sleep because if you get hit by even one, you could potentially die. Lastly, do not ult her when she is ulting because your ulti will not stop her from warping back which could put you in an awkward position, instead wait for her to warp back to kill her.”
richardlized says “RNG matchup, if she gets some cancer summoner like exhaust you are in for a bad time. If she doesn’t you can win the matchup post 6 by baiting out her R. If you ult her sleepy bubble, you are almost guaranteed a kill post 6.
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LunarVortex says “The Zoe matchup is a mixed bag. You counter her E pretty hard, but she can simply run you down with her passive, short ranged Qs and her W. Whenever she ults, try to aim your Q at her initial position to hit her when she returns to it. Get an early Verdant Barrier.”
XayLies says “Wind Wall is the answer here. Block/Dodge E and you are fine. If you didn't, throw a Wind Wall right before the Drowzee effect ends so you can sleep peacefuly :)”
xMetix says “Zoe is one of those champs that should be losing but isn't, if she lands and E on you she will take a huge chunk of your health away. If she misses it she might still 100-0 you using summoner spells and items from minions. She's vulnerable to ganks and starts to lose all-ins after level 6. Try to stay close to your tower and shove the wave whenever you can to look for roams.”
CashLOL says “As soon Zoe presses R after 6 she is basically dead since you can fully combo her return position. Keep an eye on her summoners on her w. The only tough part is her early game cancer!
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Rermo99 says “If she lands her E you are definitely dead. But it's really easy to dodge with your Q so play carefully and she'll be an easy target for your marks.”
Kirito OTP Xerath says “Si te aplica su E seguramente acabe contigo, tiene mucha movilidad, y un daño explosivo, considera armar Zhonyas, evita tradeos largos, y pide un gank.”
Thresh Mid says “Zoe is capable of poking you outside of your range and hooking her from her Portal Jump is pointless due to her just jumping back to it.”
fanchessfan says “Take cleanse and she basically is inexistent. If you get hit by one bubble your pretty much dead. Take either ghost for kiting or barrier to negate her burst. ”
Dj Memelord says “if shes running electrocute and ignite, do not take poke or you will die. If shes playing tp unsealed spellbook you can sacrifice your hp bar to clear waves.”
TheMockingSnowman says “As long you dodge her abilities, she can't do anything to you in lane although you cannot do anything to her once she is level 6. Shove the waves and roam. You can go for Mercury's Tread and/or use Unflinching and Second Wind rune if you want to play it safe.
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duhnx says “Dodge her E and careful of her Q. Punish her when she uses ult because she's very predictable when she does. An early Hexdrinker is very good.”
TheDuskWalker says “Any Summs. Phase Rush or Electrocute.
Play safe early and aim to just last hit and outsustain her during laning phase. Try to dodge or pool her e. Similarly to Ekko when she's missing be aware that she can e you through walls for a surprise engage. Outscale her and one shot her but make sure to not get caught out by her e.”
Robertonkartul says “Playing against zoe is similar to lux except you have to be aware that even if you manage to hit your E while being slept, the sleep outlasts your E2 so you wont be able to engage with it.”
DeathStar04 says “Zoe usually tries to stay safe while poking you with Q's and land a W or two for the extra damage, but you can (try to) punish her anytime she gets too close. Zoe is a very slippery champ, and can use her R to dodge your R (some Zoe players might not if they think they need to conserve their mana instead of worry about spending it to dodge an R). Just play safe, and poke her out when you can, while also trying to avoid going even, as she easily can one-shot you come late game.”
Curt Mcbeltpants says “Zoe isn't that tough of a matchup you can survive her poke but a combo will chunk you, mercs is good and outroaming is good as well. Just watch out when using active items or summoner spells she can pick those up.”
ReapeRGP says “She can be annoying with her high damage and E but you can outsmart her easily, just place the cage's edge in her portal when she uses R and when in lane just play behind minions.”
SpartanDumpster says “Very kite heavy match up cause a full distance Q does so much damage even early in the game. If she hits you with her E (sleep bubble) in your spirit form, you can just recast and take it off pretty easy. They do tend to either shoot the bubble where your real body is or just wait for your E to wear off, so you need to save your E for when you can really threaten her so she's forced to use her bubble.
She has to kite you too cause you can do a lot of damage to her pretty fast.”
wDesired says “Use fleet into this matchup to reduce the impact of laning against her as she can poke you down very easily windwall her ERQ combo and you should be fine”
Joseph Evanss says “Try not to get hit by her electrocute too often and use your e to cleanse her sleep. After Beserkers + Zeal you can spam kill her. Try to pray her summoner spell lottery doesn't win her the lane. Go Second Wind, Revitalize + D Shield or D Blade”
TheSecretsWithin says “Other than the amount of stuff she can pick up with her W and the random nuke she fires out of nowhere, Zoe shouldn't really be a problem. She doesn't have much wave clear, so she won't have much pressure in the lane. Just dodge her E bubble, and she can't guarantee her Q to hit. Just be aware of the fog of war bubbles that may be shot towards you while farming. Just cause you can't see them doesn't mean they ain't there.”
angeLoon says “Conq Dblade in Resolve Conditioning Or Domination as secondary.
she has too much poke but you can easily win if she waste her skills
You Can Block Her Q and E.
try to all in lvl 2 -3 ”
ahspaghetti says “rush verdant and go elect. try not to fight her when she has a spell up with her w. you want to almost always go elect for trying to do short trades in this matchup. when you e in, you want to w to get movement speed to dodge her sleep, then you can dish out all of your damage rent free. the main objective of this matchup is to dodge her skillshots and play to her w spells.”
JoshAy says “She will #$&* you up early. She gets extra damage after casting spells with her passive. Don't take ignite, because if you use it she can use it. Take TP or Cleanse. Her Q is AoE but hard to land, stay away from it. She also gets 3 orbs of damage from her W when she uses it which will make you lose trades if you don't expect it. Stay away from walls her E is the game changer. If you don't get hit by her E you won't get hit by her 1 shot combo (hopefully). Her R is a temporary blink, focus where she came from not where she is going. DO NOT STEAL HER ULT IT IS GARBAGE FOR YOU. You win fights if she wastes E or Q. If you can get on her she can't get away without summoner spells. ”
harris tegas says “she can do literally nothing . i know you think that because she oneshot with her Q she will destroy you but you can dodge everything with your W and E . you will say but when you get stunned at W she can see you , yeah but if she is far away and she will do Q R Q you can dodge it quickly with you E. And of course do her to do her E and then you can dive easily.”
iKrez says “Zoe will change her playstyle according to the summoners she get.
You won't be able to kill her since she doesn't int.
She will trade you with Iron solary/exhaust/randuin etc.
Or just play safe and try to hit E.
You can easily preshot your Ult when she get back on her dash in case she misses her E, she won't have any tools to stop you.”
kindo says “In the early lane, you can fight her at any point granted you dodge her bubble. Some Zoes are liberal when using it, some are not. Try to fake her out and bait her bubble, but do not waste summoners until she is close to death or else she will use them against you. She can have a pretty strong level 1 trade with Q/auto/Q/auto with electrocute. Make sure to not get caught by it and try to slow-push to wave to her. She struggles when overwhelmed with minions early, she lacks waveclear. Tenacity rune + merc treads matchup. Makes it so she cannot bubble you into a max range Q guaranteed when at 50% tenacity, she will have to opt for a closer Q to hit instead of max range. She will typically not be able to 1 shot you when you get mercs, so don't waste your ult if caught. Possible to get kills early, but more volatile as the game goes on. You can still kill her in sidelane, but she'll be harder to catch as she gets CDR and waveclear.”
mihaila says “Very bad matchup. Ban this champion or if u didnt banned it take cleanse and stay behind minions and take her ult only if u are ganked and u want to extend E range by using E2 while in ult. Take fleet footwork”
xoonaka says “:/ This matchup is not fun, pre-6
avoid pokes and try baiting her sleep. NEVER FIGHT HER IF SHE HAS SLEEP as it is a FREE dismount for her. She is very killable after using her E so always take advantage of that small window to get ahead.”
HeroAronNavius says “Go the fleet footwork build with resolve and try to avoid her Q's and her passive. If she hits her Q try to wait out her passive cooldown so you wont get bursted early game. Otherwise you can pretty easily kill Zoe early game if she doesnt sleep you.”
GabomanDeLegado says “Lo mejor sería evitar este match a toda costa. Acercarnos a una buena Zoe nos llevará a una burbuja gratis, y los stats de Kled no resisten un combo completo de Zoe con electrocutar, así que además de llevarnos un stun nos desmontará y básicamente tendremos la línea perdida. ”
XD001 says “dodge poke and especially her sleep trouble bubble. If she has no spell in W and has recently used sleep bubble, all in her. She has no built in escape if these circumstances are met and you should be able to solo her. if you do get hit by sleep bubble, R as soon as you are about to fall asleep and it cancels the animation and status effect.
equal scaling.
electrocute + inspiration + ignite”
Sanctuar says “Good damage with her Q, her E increases that damage furthermore. Dodge her E, especially after lvl 6 she will attempt to us this ability after jumping into her portal, or using the sides to attempt long-range E's. Her random pickups through the W will make the lane a little bit harder to play but overall not too difficult to handle. ”
mc_jojo3 says “harass her a lot early and avoid her Q poke, E's and make sure to know what spells she has and never flash from her unless you
absolutely need to since she gets both 3 free autos and movment speed from it”
Noodles912 says “Skill based matchup. Save E for her bubble, and look for all ins. If she uses ult, that is a free shark. Look to roam as well. If she hits a bubble, you're probably gonna take quite a lot of damage. Mercs can be considered a must.”
Int4Kindred says “I find her to be a personal counter and I'm not sure about others. You can dodge her bubble with your Q if you pay attention, but she deals a lot of damage to you. Her ult can also be used with Lamb's Respite, so she can ult into it, meaning that an ability such as your Mounting Dread doesn't actually kill her, etc.”
Havenia says “Zoe's waveclear is really bad unless she starts wasting mana with Q, she will most likely try all in you when she's level 6 but her abilities can't go through minions! Just stay behind your minions and wait for JG ganks or bait her sleep.”
elnino9 says “Avoid her sleep by staying behind minions, this is the most crucial part because it sets up her Q extremely well and you eat far too much damage. If she's strong, she easily forces you out of lane if enough of her Q's land, sometimes even just two Q's is enough to force you to back. Grabbing merc treads is really good here. EW behind her and move to the side to avoid her sleep, then go back into your W. You can also Setup Q dagger on minions and proc your electrocute, move to the side for her sleep after doing that. Avoid getting slept as much as you can, you beat her in a straight up 1v1 once you have gunblade.”
PASS10NE says “Zoe is really annoying to lane against. Try your best to avoid her E, you can either side step it or stay behind minions. You win against her if you full combo her, so try to bait her to the minion which was her W. Tip: You can cast your E before you fall asleep from her E. Your E will not stop and continue to jump to your E's direction. You can use this to dodge Zoe's Q (Also works with other champions who have sleep).”
Lot of Wind here says “You can block her E and Q but her autos go through your wall, meaning she gets a lot of free damage on you in the laning phase. Most of the time, it's a scaling matchup. If you knock her up during her R, she will remain knockup when she comes back and you can ult her.”
Impossible2Gank says “The RNG aspect on her W can make the lane tough but if you be mindful of her Q's and don't get hit with any E's you should be ok. Magic resist is recommended early.”
Twitch.Tv-LimitBreaker88 says “Very annoying champion for Azir. Put a soldier in her way, when she is going in for the Q on wave. make sure to dodge her E and ward close to her tower, so you can see her poking from fog. Take cleanse.
When you drift in, wait out her R before you R. Mercs are great option aswell. The key in this lane is to push push push”
nZk01 says “(Mid) Zoe can be very annoying but if you dodge her bubble she cant really deal with your damage and you will pretty much always double hit your ult because you know where she returns, would recommend ignite or cleanse.”
Coldsong says “Zoe has way longer range than you, plus she can steal your summoners. This matchup is like a race for who can oneshot the other faster. Cleanse will help you dodge her Q if you get hit by her E.”
SoraSan says “Zoe contra Azir é bastante dificil para o Azir.
O Q da Zoe incomoda desde o começo do jogo, juntando com o E dela é uma condição de abate muito nítida dela. O combo da Zoe é pura skillshot e se acertado nivel 2, consegue facilmente tirar 70% da sua vida. Se sentir que vai precisar, vá de barreira ou purificar. Na lane, procure pequenas trocas com ela e jogue a pra debaixo da torre, ficando sempre atrás do minions, sempre tomando cuidado com ganks. Você pode comprar Passos de Mercúrio ou Barreira Verdejante(caso o time deles tenha muito controle de grupo e você não esteja de purificar). Negue farm a ela e procure voltar com vantagem de gold para a primeira volta.
Cometa Arcano ou Eletrocutar é bastante recomendado contra Zoe.”
BigBushMan says “Dodge E and win, its really that simple. She can poke you out with just Q's, but if she misses her E, go for an all-in if at all possible, as you will win it for sure. just dont all in while she has E, as she will easily turn it on your head with the damage boost from her E. ”
nZk01 says “(Mid) Zoe can be very annoying but if you dodge her bubble she cant really deal with your damage and you will pretty much always double hit your ult because you know where she returns, would recommend ignite or cleanse.”
KawaiiSpecter says “Look for short harass trades with 24/7 with Zoe until she is a bit lower so you can look for the final all in. Dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beginning a trade. Never use your ult if she hasn't missed her sleep yet. After that you will have a free all in. (If she doesn't have a W spell of course with nimbus cloak)”
Gtoxer says “outro champ que é ban ou dodge!
até da para voce enfrenta ela, mas, tente chama seu jg para te ganka uma ou duas vezes, para ela, não fazer um snowball!. Runa recomendavel: eletreocutar ou colheita. Feitiço de invocador: Barreirar ou purificar ou ignite. 1)espere ela usa o E dela de maneira errada, e voce vai pode ir para cima 2) quando ela usa R, use seu R no lado que ela ulto até o lugar que ela foi. 3) tome cuidado que se você for gankado a chance de você morrer é muito grande 4)espera ela bobear para você usa seu E para pokeia ela”
OmaHeinz says “Most of the Zoe players I fight are very good compared to me, so stay alert and keep up as best as possible. Always good to learn side stepping.”
BigFatCat909 says “A lot harder than a lot may think, similar to Lux. (Read Lux then come back here) Keep in mind that Mercury Treads does not reduce the duration of her Sleep. If her sleep is a true issue, then i recommend QSS.”
Hiimkata says “Her W is really annoying so you have to make sure you're not fighting her while she has a summoner spell (she probably uses nimbus cloak) so she gets 1000 movement speed from it and just avoids your dagger damage or ult. Look for short harass trades 24/7 with zoe until shes a bit lower so you can look for the final all in (tip 2 on general kata tips) and dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beggining a trade like other cc champs. Never use your ult if she didnt miss her sleep yet. After that you have a free all in (if she doesnt have a W spell ofcourse with nimbus cloak). I like going electrocute into Zoe and rush Vardent.”
ParkChnm says “Beware of 6 as she can R+E and one shot you. A good Zoe will wait until you're charging Q to use it. If they waste ult and E, you're safe to go all in.”
Justin58111 says “Zoe is pretty dangerous. She can dodge your ult with her ult, when she hits you with her bubble, you're most likely dead or lost 75% of your HP. Try to play save and ask your Jungler for early ganks. ”
ParkChnm says “Shouldn't be too bad as long as you dodge her sleep. If she uses her ult, you can place your Satchel Charge on her initial point to blast her towards you or minefield it so she is forced to take the damage.”
bleapintosh says “She is going to be very hard early levels 1-4, but as soon as you get around lvl 6, the matchup is in your favor. So just annoying at the beggining.”
ParkChnm says “Not too hard of a matchup after a while. If she misses sleep she's pretty useless. Her R is hard countered by your charm if she doesn't use it correctly. Double MR runes and Mercury Treads are nice in this matchup.”
Elite500 says “Pool the sleep and play safe, try predict where she fires her qs, be patient and outscale, you cant win early unless she has missing fingers”
Yamikaze says “Zoe is very weak against mobile champions. You can control this lane easily if you wind wall her sleep bubble. If her E is on CD, she can't do anything to you and is forced to play defensive. ”
wildersovereign says “Her E should never put you to sleep. You have plenty of time to shield you or your allies while drowsy, so don't worry too much about that. Her damage is high enough without it to pose a threat, but she is extremely squishy, so take advantage of her predictable path while she uses her Q and blow her up.”
ITSDEBEAR says “Dodge e or you die. Electro is the preferable option here tho both work. You need to outburst here and build advantage early because shes super annoying to play against.”
rajsovsky says “Hard matchup. As Zoe has damage and she can steal your spells you are in ass, but if you dodge her E with your W you are going to be great. REMEMBER YOU NEED TO DODGE IT BEFORE IT LANDS, if you are drowsy you will have the effect of no MR sill after you leave your pool.”
invalidd says “Actually a pretty lame lane since her W is the reason why you don't instantly win the matchup, sometimes he gets exhaust or rocketbelt or ignite from
just farming, if you get hit by her sleep you can E behind a minion before you Zzz to avoid the Q dmg, it gets better the more items you get because her R
helps you land your spells in fights and lane. Easy to setup ganks on.”
lkycch says “Zoe's bubble on its own can force you to burn Zilean's ultimate ability, making it very hard to deal with. Treat her similarly to Leblanc, where you rush Lost Chapter so that you can shove in the wave and roam to other lanes. Don't waste time trying to kill something you can't! Remember: Summoner's Rift is a 5V5, not a 1v1. You don't have to stay in lane and suffer a losing matchup!”
lkycch says “Zoe's bubble on its own can force you to burn Zilean's ultimate ability, making it very hard to deal with. Treat her similarly to Leblanc, where you rush Lost Chapter so that you can shove in the wave and roam to other lanes. Don't waste time trying to kill something you can't! Remember: Summoner's Rift is a 5V5, not a 1v1. You don't have to stay in lane and suffer a losing matchup!”
SkellyBirb says “Zoe's biggest threat is her sleep, so if you shield it, it makes it really hard for her to burst you with paddle star. Be careful of what summoner spell she has though, as it can still be dangerous.”
KASSAW1N says “
Kass vs Zoe:Tu mayor miedo debe ser esquivar la burbuja, una vez lo hace puedes entrar , eso si, esquivando su Q pero a lvl 6.(compra hielo eterno)”
ezmod66 says “Not too sure on where to place this one yet. Haven't played against many zoe players.
Can go easy for you if she cant dodge skill shots. Difficult to get proper aa on her in lane. at 2 she will skill her e which makes the matchup abit tricker to play. hover behind minions if you are going for Easy lane to be honest just abuse her 1-3 if you cant kill her wait 6.
q e aa trade. Her movement speed gets anoying to try land skill shots/
at 6 she will try to catch you off guard with her range, usage of bushes and mobility. Again it depends on the player you are against.
6 fight= r her w behind her, q direction of her r location stun her aa e she should die if no summs.
Just kill her.
Matchup Difficulty: Skill dependent”
Tortoise_Maniac says “- As long as you dodge her bubble, you should be fine
- Careful when running ignite as she can just steal yours
- Outpush her with your Q and passive
- When she uses her R, you know where she will be in 1 second. Use this to land a free E or W into combo
- Outroam her with ult and teleport”
Big Shawn says “Lets be honesz, Zoe is painful to play against. But if you dodge her E-Ability, which makes you fall asleep, you can punish her for her miss, if you are in range. Nevertheless, you yourself can also get punished easily if you are to attentive enough to dodge her Q-Ability and E-Ability.”
Scyrine says “Yea, if this zoe is good she's going to destroy you. Sometimes i even bring cleanse just to bait her sleep out. Most of the time she isn't but if she is then just watch how she's playing and hard engage after she uses sleep. Sometimes i even bring cleanse.”
BCota says “Zoes easiest matchup is Vlad and getting triple ignited is like cock and ball torture which i have fallen prey to on multiple occasions. Matchup is fairly simple/decent if you play by 3 main principles: 1.Dodge her bubble by standing behind minions/ using pool to dodge is never a bad thing dont hesitate, 2. Dodging her Q is really simple and you should avoid it because its damage you dont have to take just stand behind minion but not close enough for the splash to hit you. You run her down if you can trade whenever she finishes throwing her Q and if shes low enough just one shot her. She becomes useless if she behind”
Chili Dog says “Pool the sleep and play safe, try predict where she fires her qs, be patient and outscale, you cant win early unless she has missing fingers. Phase Rush recommended.”
kimjisoo8 says “This champion is super strong, can oneshot you right away with two abilities, will steal your ignite and ignite you back, basically really annoying. Try to punish her when she misses her sleeps.”
Niqkl says “If the toddler of terror gets lucky with her W summs, youre f*cked, and insta lose lane, pray to the RNG gods to get lucky on that. Generally speaking tho, if youre full hp, shes never in a position to 1-shot you.”
FalleN3 says “This is a skill match-up. Dodge her skill-shots and you will make the laning phase a lot easier for yourself.Start Doran's ring and Health Potions against her and pick up some early boots as soon as possible. ”
PROJECT BZ says “This lane is very similar to orianna except you want to just have your primary focus on dodginf Zoe's e as its the only major threat that can ruin a duel. Zed can w and ult away from Zoe's e so its quite easy to manage this lane”
Last Roar says “She outranges you, but her Qs her only form of dmg. Dodge the stun, and look for the all in. She's basically a cross between you and Lux. Consider roaming more.
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Obj: Keep your wave pushed up, so you have a barricade and she doesnt. Roam if you can't find a good all in.”
vCraze says “Zoe can be a tough matchup for Xerath as she has many ways of getting onto you and doing damage. You need to watch out for her going out of vision early and trying to setup for a long range Q onto you as it can do quite a lot from very early on. Consider using cleanse in this matchup if you are struggling to dodge her Es as barrier will become useless late game against her. If she uses her ult and misses her abilities this is your chance to get some free damage as you know where she is going to land and you can delete her.”
OxiteoMyst says “This matchup is all based on movement, do NOT get hit by her E or max range Q. Try and find out if she is behind a wall or such and poke her down with Q and E, try to always position yourself behind minions and watch out for ganks. If she has a high cc jg i recommend taking cleanse. She is immobile so ask for ganks. ”
WolfRider01 says “Avoid being bubbled and slapped with Q and you should win lane just fine. Her damage potential is insane though, so do NOT underestimate her.”
MINISE says “Last and the worst, if I were in ranked, I would permaban Zoe through everything just because she can be super duper annoying during teamfights in that aspect.”
YASAFEED says “ah Zoe, she has a sleep, lots of damage, a blink and can steal your spells. advice from me, just ban her. if you are unlucky and ban yas instead then try to dodge sleep's and q's and jump in when so has no ability's available ”
Bobbab says “Skill matchup. Dodge bubble and you win. Get poked down and you lose. Get hit by buble and you turbo lose. Zoe favoured early. Kat favoured later. (1v1 situations)”
sweodigaming says “Still a new champion, but try to dodge her E (sleep), keep things warded since her E goes further when she is behind walls. Be really aware of the mini map and SS when she is gone, so the other lanes won't get killed by her long range sleep. Keep in mind that her ult is really predictable and she will come back to the area she first ulted on.”
MetaKnight13373 says “One of the few matchups where i would consider not taking ignite, using an ignite against zoe also gives her a free copy of ignite. When Zoes are trying to land a long range Q they often walk forwards toward the minion wave they are Qing, which gives you a pretty good opportunity to charm them. Also if you choose to take cleanse against Zoe she really has no kill pressure on you. ”
Glasletter says “Ban GP and wish you could ban twice for Zoe. On paper you counter her kit easily, since you can even shield the bubble after getting drowsy and bind her bounce back from her ult, but her base damage from her passive alone will kill you.”
sm1rk says “Windwall or dodge E. You still lose because balance, but at least you have an excuse. Just kidding, but it's not that hard of a match up unless you suck, like me.”
Midlane God says “It's the best counter possible on lane.
A good Zoe player will destroy you on lane so let's hope ur jungler will come help u. SoloQ ban every game in my case.”
Magical Rock says “You also are even when against a Zoe, as she does no damage if she cannot hit her Q. And to make sure she doesn't hit her Q, don't get hit by her E. If you do get sleepy, put some minions between herself and you.”
TheFwnK says “Her range on basic attack... Is... You know... ANNOYING!!! If she hits you with the ball of SLEEPING, you are dead, if she is gonna hit her Q. If not, easy win. Try to dodge her skills.”
BreeAWT says “Pode ser uma lane bem complicada dependendo das skills que Zoe pegar no chão com seu W. Consegue abusar muito do ataque básico e te jogar pra debaixo da torre.”
Veigarv2 says “She will have lane priortiy entire game, you hard outscale her and force her to go cleanse. if she goes ignite get her camped.
Go cleanse in this matchup with electrocute biscuits and timewarp tonic.”
SkellyBirb says “Zoe really can't do much against Bard. She doesn't have the burst to deal with him and you can heal up with shrines so you don't get low enough for her to burst you. She can't use her ultimate very effectively without risking getting stunned or at least hit with one meep empowered auto attack.”
Reason97 says “Zoe is ALL in on her sleepy bubble. without it, a lot of what she can do is immediately weakened. Keep moving and poke her out. Also, if you see her use her R, you can land a cheeky Q or E on her, since Q will still hurt and stun her even when she goes back to her start position and E will follow her there. Just play it safe and use minions as barriers against her. ”
BloooodTV says “D-Blade. She hurts, like, a lot. Just don't let her sleep you and you'll be fine. You have the better level 6 since your ult gives you a shield and damage. A good Zoe is tough though. Outscales you. Take Conq and cleanse.”
I count to seven says “It should be an easy game. All you need to do is just dodge her Q. It can sound crazy but trurly it isn't. IF you fell uncomfortable you always can build QSS”
sashadidntwalk says “Fleet footwork + resolve + doran's shield start. She will try to poke you a lot in the early laning phase with Q's and empowered auto attacks. Your E can cancel out her bubble because it works like a cleanse. Play passive until level 6 when you have your ultimate up. Zoe is immobile so quite easy to hit. ”
arcanejhin says “At 6 you could just E - Q2 - R so you are close to her and she doesn't have time to react. Should be able to kill her before her bubble procs. If she Rs. R instantly on her body.”
Arrgh Matey says “She may poke you out and push you in early on, but once you get sheen this match up is over. You can W her E so long as it's on you. No timing requires which means all her damage is just about gone and she has no escape so you can run her down. Easy to dodge her Q too as you get move speed from existing. Just don't get baited by her ult and miss a barrel (not that it really matters). A good tip is tat when she come in to Q the wave (second Q) that's prime time to clip her with a barrel. Other than this, don't let her roam for free and there you go, you shove her in and demolish her with trinity”
xXkillercrackXx says “Not so bad of a match up. If she managed to land a bubble onto you, try and gold card her before you fall asleep. This will make her unable to pop the double damage from sleep. You generally will be too tanky for her to one shot later on into the game. She has low mobility outside of summoner spells, so look to take advantage of that When she uses Portal Jump (R), throw your Gold Card at her. She will get stunned at the first portal. Hopefully your team can collapse on this as you'll usually catch her out of position.”
Yuki H. says “Dodge Q win lane. Even if you are struck with her sleep bubble, just W into minions or walk behind minions to leave her with only an auto attack. Though it will do a bit of damage, she has no cc and is very vulnerable to an all in or a gank. It's always worth flashing her sleep bubble if you see an incoming gank. Remember, summoner spells are useless if you don't use them.”
fwii says “Avoid Q poke during laning phase. Do not ever let her E you. Just stay behind minions and poke with W. She's killable after level 6 but risky to attempt before level 6. ”
Proma says “Dshield
Start Q and look for lvl 1 engage. Zoe can't do much damage without her 6 or her E. The most important thing to do in this matchup is avoid her E. ”
Veralion says “HoB/beads. Unfortunately, Zoe is making a resurgence with the new DH and is just as cancerous as ever. The early game is pretty rough. Be aware that Riot put the AoE back on her Q, and it hurts. Be well away from your creep shields when she throws it out. Do not ever get bubbled, or you’ll die from as high as 70-80%. But even if you play well, she’ll still chip you down from the free damage she gets on W and her passive. Things change at 6, however. With ult available, intentionally eat her bubble, wait a second, then R at her to immune the CC and fizzle the true damage chunk. You must be airborne and unstoppable when the ability actually procs the sleep; don’t ult at the projectile or over the trap, it doesn’t work like that. You’ll take her by surprise for sure; Shyvana is nowhere near common enough for many people to know about that interaction. She can’t stand up to you at close range. From there, just don’t let her dodge E with her R, unleash the wood chipper, and she’ll fall over.
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vuty2002 says “Just dodge her Bubble by using Sweeping Blade toward her and then dash back behind ally minion.
When she doesn't have her Bubble, you can engage her safety”
Mr38i3 says “If she hits you 1 drowsy then 70% of your HP can be gone. Look to using your E backwards or just dodge her trouble bubble( E aka Drowsy). One thing about her is that shes so squishy and her mobility is so bad so you can kill her easily if she pushes and misses her trouble bubble.”
RikudouDovahkiin says “Zoe is something weird. She has a skill-shot CC ability, if she misses it, the skill itself becomes a trap, and makes next attack deal additional true damage towards the sleepy target. You shall play around minions to avoid her high-damage dealing Q's, something like Ezreal match-up, she plays around her Q and E's, when someone gets caught by her E, she set-ups her Q to deal something like 1-2k burst damage at late game, mind this same combo at early game, even so, yeah perhaps not the best lane initiator, you can play around minions and sustain, she has a spammable utility R with low CD but it does not allow her to escape like a reliable leap skill, because she returns again, and deals no damage other than triggering and allowing some things, she has a squishy core, you shall be able to out-trade her easily in lane.”
LinCass says “Take cleanse and play around its cooldown, try Ulting her while she is in her R trying to hit you with her Q or E, its a skill matchup in the end depending on how lucky zoe gets on her w procs.”
Wolftastic says “Low cooldowns on her abilities, making her a spammer. For me it's the worst matchup: if you get caught in her Sleepybubble you won't survive, so build Movement Speed and Magic Resist.”
Brentonlop says “Easy matchup. She cant run away and she is squishy. You can dodge her skill shots easily with W. Keep on trading because you always win.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “High Major
Skill matchup
If you sit behind minions, she can't do much until summoner spells start dropping so be wary of their placement
You can outpoke her as long as she doesn't get a long range Q off, probably go Cleanse if you're not confident in this matchup.”
xtrinity01x says “I hate Zoe. You can shield her sleep, but after 6 she hops everywhere and you can't do much except hope you can shield fast enough. Early game, dodge her q and don't let her use her empowered auto on you. poke her out, farm, and after six focus on not dying. ”
TK.BENEDICT says “Let's face it Zoe is a very difficult Champion to deal with. With Zoe's Paddle Star (First Skill) it's difficult to dodge and Zoe's Sleepy Trouble (Third Skill) that can stun you at a long distance. and Zoe's Second skill (Spell Thief) that can pick up spells like flash and ignite and other spells. ”
AlolanFairy says “As we all know, anyone who picks Zoe surrenders any semblance of dignity. So keep that in mind because Bootleg Rainbow Lulu over here will be a pain in the ass.
Bully her a LOT. And learn to dodge that annoying sleep bubble.
However, once they've wasted all her skills trying to get footage for their sick onetrick Zoe montage, go in and blow her up.
Good riddance.”
orangepenguinhead says “She is relatively immobile and once you get your 3 abilities, she should not be a threat. In this matchup, take cleanse in case you get hit by the bubble. If she uses her R, time your E so that it catches her as soon as she comes back to her original spot. ”
snukumz says “Skill match up.
She's annoying to play against but be careful and smart and she won't hit you very often because you'll be so far back.
You have better wave clear than her so shove waves and force her to farm under tower.
Always run cleanse when playing against her. If she bubbles she'll look to bubble blink and Q you, when she does cleanse and dodge her Q, then use your knock up and combo as she returns to where she ulted from. It's usually a guaranteed flash burn or kill. ”
1256 says “the better zoe is the worse matchup is since her skillcap is insanely high, you outscale but her sleep is annoying, can take some trades after 6, play around sleep, shoves very well, dont play agro if rng gods blessed her with redemption hextech items etc
fleet+dom, electro if confident”
AZIR MEN says “just don't get slept lol. Her Q is the only source of wave clear. If she uses R, you can easily poke her or even shuffle her as you know where she'll be coming back
Take conq/comet”
only yasuo play says “Play safe, don't let her snowball the game.
Save windwall for her e, but if you get hit by e, still windwall to block her incoming q.”
gonzales1 says “Zoe is pretty hard because of her E but if you manage to dodge it she is free kill. Also whenever she Rs in take a trade or even oneshot her. Never trade with her if her E is up”
Ekko Rush B Guides says “You can't really engage on Zoe unless you hit a W, because she will just use her E everytime you jump on her and burst you down.
Zone her off Item spell shards your minions drop. If she hits her bubble, keep in mind that ulting won't stop you from falling asleep. If she somehow misses her E, trade back ASAP. ”
evilforreal says “Many Zoes are pretty obvious in their pathing when launching a long range paddle star. Try to dodge and respond with an RQ. Take Cleanse and build a Banshees Veil when against this demon. I don't like her.”
Debonair Karma says “Zoe actually isn't as bad as she seems. If you get a skilled one she can give you a hard time. Any summs work but preffered is teleport.”
Gageowago says “Stay behind minions and avoid walls as much as possible. When hiding from her q make sure to stay a short distance from the minions because her q is AOE. If she pops up in front of you with her ult you can easily charm her and then combo her. She always returns to the position she ults from so you can also just charm her when she pops back to her original position.”
Lil Tidepod says “Zoe is so strong, plain and simple. Even after the nerfs she got last season, she's still really strong against Ryze. Her paddle star has a lot of range. If you get hit by her bubble, kiss half of your health bar goodbye. I'd push the wave and call for jungle help. Try and slow her from getting Luden's as much as you can.”
Fhizzikx says “If you get hit but her e then there is a high chance that you're dead. Cleanse is recommended. Play behind minions to avoid getting hit by e.”
JacWilly says “Dodge her q splash damage, dont get hit by an e, try to dodge with r post 6, whenever she r you know where she will can and will be stationary for a small amount of time, use this to hit free WEQ combo”
Capparelli says “Avoid her bubble and you win, get hit by it and suffer, Hold your R for hers and you get a free stun, do your best to stop her from scaling, Hexdrinker if you really need it, Tiamat if you have good roams”
Giurg says “A mage with high mobility, good CC and good burst damage. You do not want to face her if you do not know how to land and avoid skillshots well. If you ever face her, punish her mistakes and try to predict her movements.”
BigBushMan says “Zoe is a very difficult matchup. Similar to Ahri, if she lands an E, say goodbye to your healthbar. The only trick is that Zoe's max range Q will still practically one shot you even without her E's bonus damage. Let her push, freeze, and look for jungle help. ”
ahrienthusiastmain says “Another skill matchup. Ahri has better early game waveclear. You have to hide behind your minions to avoid her damage because she can kill you even without landing her bubble. You're more useful out of lane. ”
Miandros says “Zoe can poke you down early and the sleep still activites through your E. Stay behind minions, play safe until you have Sheen and Ulti then show her who's boss.”
RockitoAhri says “Her Q does AOE DMG when it hits a target. Do not stay too close to the minions in order to avoid it. Beware of Zoe going in fog of war to throw a long range bubble over a wall. Do not let your guard down when she goes out of vision. ”
Kami_EU says “Zoe's abilites can be dodged rather easily with Yasuo's ability kit, the bane of Yasuo in this matchup is the movement speed/kiting potential after using her W.
Avoid gifting her your summoner spells when it's not neccessary.”
t3rminated says “Although she isn't a difficult matchup, she really is the most annoying. If you get hit by her sleep (which isn't hard since your hitbox is massive) then you can watch as you inevitably get paddled by her [[paddle star]]. I usually take cleanse in this matchup (especially if they have more CC on the enemy team) to prevent this from happening. If she ever uses her R on you, time your combo to land when she lands back to her original spot. She has limited mobility and without her CC she really has no real threat to you. Stay behind minions and her Q should be really easy to dodge. Pretty easy squishy matchup as you can 100-0 her pretty easily. ”
M1keSujeffki says “Take cleanse, and punish her for overextending as she is very squishy. Try to hold on to your summoners since she can steal them and use it against you.”
Sloyr says “All of the mages are really easy to counter, you just have to dodge their CCs with your E or wait for them to waste it, to then go all in.”
Yas Yasu Yasuo says “My perma ban. She does shit tonnes of damage if she lands a full combo. STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND RUSH HEXDRINKER, THEN MERCS, THEN QSS. Even though if you get ahead, she can still kill you easily with her high damage and hard CC. Her ult can also be used to dodge your abilities. Call jungle to gank your lane. The worst nightmare for you is when she picks up exhaust or barrier, EVEN WORSE - she can pick up Zhonyas Hourglass. Riot man......”
ekkologix says “she'll push , dodge her e , it has a long animation , be agressive when it's not up , i haven't find this matchup dificult a singe time.”
Gogicha55 says “ANNOYING LANE, HER Q DAMAGE IS INSANE, but if you are good at dodging its pretty doable, use cleanse instead of ignite if you don't feel confident”
8wolf says “As long as you're decent at dodging she isn't a difficult matchup. You can push her under-tower and deny her cs. If you don't trust yourself to dodge her e, take cleanse instead of ignite.”
lmasters says “Be careful with her E and the items she gets with W passive, try to bait her E to kill her alone, or try to get some help from your jungler ”
Tehqo says “She's so easy to lane against. As long as you don't get hit by her Q, you can never die to her. Although, one issue would be her E (the sleep). Getting hit by it almost guarantees your death, so getting cleanse might actually be the most optimal route in this matchup. Moreover, if you get cleanse, she can't really do much with it when she picks it up. If she picked up ignite for example, after you had used it yourself, you might be putting yourself in a pickle.”
TheBlueImperial says “I hate this champ. Don't engage on her until she's wasted her sleepy bubble or you will die to it. Incredibly squishy once you get onto her.”
Je Suis Azir says “She can completely outmaneuver you if she plays right. Take Cleanse and get Merc Treads, places soldiers near her when she Qs the wave, and wait for her R before you use your own when you Shuriman Shuffle her. ”
TheSpark says “Can be really annoying if she's really good at landing her bubbles, but you can land your skillshots relatively easy against her. It's pretty obvious to tell when she's using her Q for farming, so try and throw out your E when she's going in for farm.
Stand behind minions so you don't get bubbled easily. Cleanse is REALLY NICE versus her.”
cobbzy says “Just make sure to dodge her Q and her sleep, otherwise she is squishy enough for you to all in and be able to secure a kill as long as you dodge those. ”
Aizenvolt says “Its a skill matchup. She has insane poke with her q so stay a little further behind from the minions to pe protected because it does aoe damage. Watch out for her stun bubble because if you get hit by it then you will probably get hit by her q, and if you get hit by q, you will probably lose half your hp. Poke her whenever you can and be careful. After lvl 11 you have her. ”
LONERlSM says “Look to play passive do not fight her. Zoeys kit is too much for karthus to handle atm practice this match up with friends and understand the timings of her cds to strike.”
DravensBukkake says “Ignite Matchup.
Bully her hard. BUT, don't stand next to, or infront of minions. If she disappears for a few seconds, walk back as she's using Q. Stand behind minions, place soldiers down to harass her with AA's. W Q AA spam her until you get arrested by officers.
When setting up shuffles past 6, don't use R right away. Trick is, W E Q into her, she'll most likely R away, and when she comes back, THEN you ult.”
Mid Win Repeat says “Cancer cancer cancer. You will either win this lane hard or lose it hard, you are definitely at a disadvantage but the outplay is possible with enough help.”
Braddik says “if she tries to poke you use your q to shield some of it. Dodge her sleep and you kill her level 6 or even before if she makes a mistake”
spark2 says “If you see her throw a Q back, get ready to start zaggin' on 'em. The real threat early game is her E, if you get put to sleep you're going to be taking a huge chunk of damage. Try to keep your minions between you and her, she can't do anything through them. Also ping when she leaves lane, her ganks are pretty good.”
Cloud375 says “A skill matchup. Stay behind minions and deal damage when you can. If you can dodge her bubbles, this is a lot easier as her ult makes her an easy target to deal her free damage to her face. Otherwise, play it safe until you get a good opportunity to deal damage to her.”
Tayna says “lol she only wins because her damage is soooo big. But, it's a fun matchup, you cancel her CC, getting her with ur Q is easy, u can farm from far away to avoid poke.
Honestly you're even.”
Garybaldo says “Run cleanse, hit your combo when she lands hers, when you're both 6 you can very easily land a full combo when she casts her R by timing it, you even outscale her, very easy lane if you know how to dodge. Buy Sash if needed”
Sneaky boi says “Zoe has high damage but you can outrade her pre lvl 6. You can use W to block her Q and E so keep that in mind when trading. When she hits 6 she will poke and farm safely form really far so just push and try to roam to snowball your team.”
Novok says “Her Q does AOE DMG when it hits a target. Do not stay too close to the minions in order to avoid it. Beware of Zoe going in fog of war to throw a long range bubble over a wall. Do not let your guard down when she goes out of vision. ”
Novok says “Zoe has become an easier matchup as she does not have the damage to kill you at all phases of the game as you can just shield yourself with W once she E's you.”
Tchouvline says “Unless she's a first time Zoe, you will have troubles to win your lane versus her. You're squishy, if she hits you with her E, you're dead.”
SpringCoffee says “I really hate playing against her.
more range, damage and mobility. don't ult her unless she wastes her R and don't go in unless she misses her E.
when you use your Ultimate, Neeko stays still for a second which makes her E easy to land and that means you're dead.”
MironW says “Try stunning her if you get hit by her sleepy, overall she is pretty easy to play against, be careful about her one shot potential later on though.”
Euphoric Toaster says “Heimer generally counters Zoe in a lot of ways. Her movement patterns when she uses Q are pretty predictable and can make for an easy stun. When she uses her R shes locked in its animation so it leaves her completely vulnerable to being stunned on the return jump. Also, you can use your turrets to block her Q (be careful though it still has a small AoE) and her E. The main problem with this matchup is Zoe is a pick champion and out of the hundreds of Es shes going to throw, she just needs to hit the one to chunk you or oneshot you. This can be partially remedied by going Cleanse (make sure to cleanse the sleep not the drowsy) but it can still be a nerve-racking lane at times. The RNG summoners/actives from the wave can also be VERY annoying.”
chloric says “Get a Dshield and try to get hooks on her when she's coming back to get a big Q damage on the wave. She's pretty squishy but her ult can cockblock your hook.”
xdKami_ says “Take cleanse.
Q in Zoe's R direction to gurantee hits.
When she uses her E on you, try n throw full combo before sleep kicks in.
If you fail to do such, use cleanse and do it.”
Chromuro says “Use your minions as shield and it will be an easy lane. Just make sure to not lose too many times your passive; if you need it stay behind the turret, she pushes very slowly.”
Big Shawn says “Good Matchup for you. You should take advantage with your W (Windwall), especially against her E Ability. Do not under estimate her as her Damage Potential is REALLY high.”
Fox1ne says “Pick cleanse,her E is 0 iq along with her damage. At level 4 her damage is enough to ruin your sustain. But your roams are stronger than her iq,simply.”
Wizboy73 says “Take cleanse incase you get hit by her E, otherwise its game over. For the rest stay behind minions and poke her with q-e, when you both hit 6 you can place your w on her when she uses r to full combo her.”
OnlyCheeseBreads says “Another champion who wants you to play oustide of the minion wave. Send a Q over to her bubbles if she's trying to pick up a spell, or if she's ulting and you know where she came from, root her. Try to make sure her ult is down before you use yours. Beware of the tilted Q, as she uses it to kill the caster minions and possibly damage you.”
WonderFUllGuy69 says “As long as you don't get stunned she is yours, if she uses her R to go somewhere E to her previous spot where she was, as she gets back with her R you will stun and kill her ”
Vispectra says “She really depends on Riot , if Riot decide to buff her , she does too much damage and becomes a hard lane, if she's in her current state , you can easily beat her. Annoying autos and the Q might hit you a few times even if you swore that it went past you but her sleepy bubble is a joke to you , you can easily avoid it with R or Q a minion before you are slept to help negate damage. Her R gives you an easy trade if she uses it aggro, you can just wait for her to hop back and full combo her.”
MamaDuck says “Zoe got a insane poke and is extremly hard to farm against. Always max your "W" when fighting her and rememer to stand behind minions.
Remember that when you want to go in for the kill always be sure that her "E" is down".”
Xavier Senori says “Zoe is pretty easy to deal with as long as you are avoiding her sleepy bubble, which shouldn't be too hard with the MS from your Qs. Take cleanse if needed, as with this + seraphs + zhonyas she should never be able to one shot you”
Kaized says “Long range poke that is not hard to land. Easily out damages your shield and your bind doesn't stop her from teleporting back. Sit back and let her push or roam.”
unownreality says “Sleep is pretty overpowered, and combined with the max range Zoe Q, can seriously hurt a squishy lux. Recommend banshees veil early. Stay close to minions, and avoid the sleepy bubble. All that being said, Zoe has a large flaw against Lux,a and that's her predictability. Wait for her to use her ult, cast a Q and lock her down for the full combo. ”
kilgta says “You are one of her main counters but she is still very busted right now. You have to poke her when she tries to poke you. Ulting her might be very difficult when you play in higher elo. Banshe and going stopwatch in your masteries could help. Roaming or catching her making a mistake is the best way to win vs her. Be careful of her insane damage. start sapphire.”
maplecat21 says “Whenever she uses ult, throw stun at it and place your ult beneath it. Free kill/flash. Dodge her E and she can't do anything to you.”
OP Goose says “Just an overall bad matchup because of her extreme range
if you can time it right, save your w to dash out of her sleep and you might not get one shot”
RagexAddict says “This champion is more annoying than she is dangerous. The real danger comes from when she lands a sleep bubble on you. If that happens, you have a small window to get behind minions or monsters. Remember that the further her Q travels, the more damage it does. She is in a vulnerable position if she uses her ult to move towards you, especially if you saw where she casted it from. Use that to your advantage to throw your ult at her or try to Q or E at her.”
LyndonK9 says “Walk back when she Qs. Dodge her E but if she hits you with her E you can charm her and she wont have enough time to Q you. If she ults you can aim your charm where she reappears. I typically find it more of a farm lane. You can take cleanse if you are not confident.”
hipstersora says “Skill matchup. You can stomp a Zoe, or she can stomp you. It seems like as long as you sidestep her bubble you're good for the most part, but if she EVER lands a Q on you, you just have to back and that's that. She's very anti-fun, but you DO have the tools to burst her hard and dodge her damage. ”
TotallySugoi says “Nothing notable about her, just don't get caught by her E as she will most likely one-shot even when not fed. Buy banshee's if needed.”
Ec40494 says “Avoid e, all in with 6. If you can't dodge go for cleanse instead of ignite. Mages are strong right now and so it's mainly skill although seekers armguard is op af.”
Bughans says “She can dodge your W with her ult, sleep you, fuck you. God i wanna fuck zoe. What? It's legal, she's thousands of years old! NO POLICE NO WAIT ”
Helnakensbrorsa says “Stand behind minions and poke her with Q. At lvl 6 you can R forward and E Q her. But go behind minions asap because she will try to E you. As long as you don't get hit by her E you win this lane. ”
Siand says “Simply a harder poker than you with a better one shot, pretty much a game of who blinks first. And because of her low CDs you just get more chances to blink than her :)”
AgreeableOtter says “Take Cleanse and show her who's boss.
You take cleanse because she will most likely go Exhaust and if not you can use it against her E and surprise her. If she steals your Cleanse it's pretty much useless for her. You can kill her after Lv 5 and snowball from there.”
T3rrabyte says “Zoe's abilities are heavily choreographed, making them easy to counter with Black Shield. If you cast Black Shield on yourself while drowsy (before you fall asleep), you will not fall asleep.”
aButteredPoptart says “Zoe is mega unga, just had to throw that out there. She is basically you but for people lacking a few brain cells. It becomes a lot easier for her to surprise you with sleep bubble at level 6 due to her teleport. You'll want to take cleanse and/or commencing stopwatch because you'll get hit by a bubble at some point. Basically bubble is everything for her, one is enough to one shot you if you haven't already started building MR.”
SmokeyEggs says “The moment you jump on her, a good Zoe will E immediately and she'll win the trade. Outpush and out roam her in this matchup and wait for your items so you can scale better.”
ryze4thewin says “if you get hit by sleepy bubble good night so doge it she is exspecially dangerous if fed so play safe maybe poke her pre 6 or wait for a gank”
AzureArmatt says “It's quite easy to say that ever since Riot changed their champion design policy every new mid laner that comes out has some sort of weird kit that seems to do nothing but when it hit's you you suddenly die. That's the definition of Zoey. The sleepy bubble trouble is literally Zoey saying "You are already dead" in your face when it triggers sleep CC. Paddle star and her passive adds to her burst so much damage that even with 2 items she can 100-0 you if you are not careful. not to mention free items/spells she gets from minions / champions... she can literally flash 10 times in teamfight, heal teammates, exhaust enemies and even throw 2 ignites. What a relief it's so rare and it only ends with 4 flashes in the end... ”
Lobex says “this matchup can be really easy until high elo where they take exhaust or barrier, one bubble and you're dead. Your E wont save you vs her so try to use it early”
Shaawn says “Zoe is very weak against mobile champions. You can control this lane easily if you wind wall her sleep bubble. If her E is on CD, she can't do anything to you and is forced to play defensive.”
thedonk says “All you have to do is dodge her sleep and you can win trades. Her Q hurts really bad so try to dodge it. Buy Banshee's to avoid the damage. Stay behind minions to avoid her Q.”
SerbianMafia says “Zoe can be realy deadly with her sleep and her high poke damage in early, also with her w spells. Try to engage on her while her Sleeping bubble is on cooldown. ”
Padrepio says “Long range poke, high damage potential, high mobility. But almost everything in her kit is skillshot, and her R gives you good chances to land your combo on her previous position. Hide behind minions if she makes you sleep.”
Jammy158 says “Easier matchup but still annoying. Save windwall for her E and you can all-in easily. A very vulnerable champ without E. She can pickup spells so be aware of what she picked up. If she overextends and wastes her E then you can all-in. Only annoying part about Zoe is her Q poke so do keep in mind. Cleanse is recommended.”
Eli The Bat says “If she doesnt land her "E" on you.... ITS YOUR TIME TO SHINE
unless she has 409450982 spells to steal from the ground.... in that case RUN....”
MaybeHope says “Zoe is a matchup that can be horrible, but if you remain calm you will realize it is not that bad.
First off, don't engage on her early on. She will win and it is painful. Her E range is just like your W range so you are basically letting her get a free bubble.
Stand behind minions, shield when you do get caught and Mantra + W if she gets too cocky!
Play it safe until she makes a mistake, punish her and you can even get a kill.”
BARAL says “ Watch where her Q goes, as it can be redirected. Staying behind minionsbut not near them, or sidestepping it is key due to it being her only damage spell.”
LionLifeSteal says “You can windwall her q and e so you really shouldn't die to her in lane unless you get ganked. Easiest way to beat her is dodge her e.”
moutenn says “Cleanse is great against her. It allows you to juke her Q, (by cleansing her E), then R her. The only thing she can do is juke your Q's with her R. Remember she will always come back, then kill her.
If you dont have cleanse, juke her E with R, or just bait it out, by going to get a minion, but backing of when she shoots out er E.”
qasddsa says “Incredibly annoying champion to lane against and to play against in general. Be careful: her bubble travels very far through walls if thrown at the right angle; don't be caught off guard by it. In teamfights, you for sure want to be focusing her first if you can help it. She's very squishy -- but respect her damage and check her items to see if she has a Zhonya's or Stopwatch.”
Sozzoh says “A bad Zoe means that you will get fed as hell and snowball into late game as an absolute monster. A good Zoe can still be fairly easy but will hit more of her E's and Q's. If you feel the need, get Cleanse. Other than that, not a problem to deal with. ”
Katapullt says “Look out when she leaves lane she could try to E you over a wall. Stay behind CS. When she Ults you know where she lands. Place a W ;) Be always patient any E she throws at you can make you half life when she hits Q after.”
Prenora says “Zoe actually isnt too bad, you can dodge most of her skill shots with your dash, and she moves in a straight line which is perfect because so does your ultimate >:)
dont get hit by her combo though or you'll get destroyed, after 6 you will dominate her”
Prenora says “zoe is a matchup thats not really skill intensive, she has very low cooldowns, bait her into using her abilites on you not the wave, she can easily outshove you, when she misses her sleepy bubble, you have all the time in the world to punish her, save your summoners for the end of the fight or they might come back to haunt you.”
macspam says “Annoying champ who can zone you well with the threat of her E. Take cleanse. Late game you can Q-R to kill her between the time the bubble starts and the sleep begins. ”
ctt13 says “She can miss most of her skillshots and still kill you if you're hit by anything. You can start destroying her late game with shrooms, which is why she is placed lower than Akali.”
wo xiang zhaoo says “Hard to play against good Zoe players. Don't ever get hit by bubble or you can call yourself a dead man. Stay behind minions and when you hit 6, you can trade back effiencently.”
iiCrispi says “My experience with Zoe players as Pyke Mid were simple. Just dodge her e, and your fine. If you can't seem to dodge them and keep getting bursted, rush a hex or spirit.”
JuaniG17 says “i'M NOT GONNA LIE, this champion is disgusting too, although is punished very hard if she doesn't hit you with her Sleepy Trouble damn Bubble.”
DuhBrandon says “Now its time for this bih. zoe is zoe so overall it will be difficult to win in lane. Early game she should be able to win every trade you guys make so don't get cocky and underestimate her damage because you will soon realize that your 80% health has turn into just your mana bar while you are asleep (permanently).
After you get your nashors tooth you should see a burst in dominance while in lane don't forget to hit your yellow card -W and hit your Q right after for a decent amount of damage and your arcane comet should help as well.”
Frosty Bonhomme says “If she puts you to sleep and you're overextended/don't have flash, you're dead, there is no escape as she can blink to get her star to go further and deal more damage. If you are against Zoe, start with Doran's Ring.”
Bengineer says “Biggest joke on this list, you'll never deal with someone so strong so easily. When she uses Sleepy Trouble Bubble, use your Sanguine Pool right before, you will still be untargettable when it ends. ”
Palme201 says “Easy early, easy game.
Dont get poked, try to engage lvl 2 after she throws her E away or just go in, you´ll prob oneshot her with Ignite.”
Smol Jelly says “Her one-shot potential is crazy, and her ability to pick up summoner spells is highly annoying. However, her portal jump leaves her wide open. Since she always returns to her initial position, aim your root for that spot, so you can hit her with the full combo after her jump. Also, take Cleanse, because you're going to want to avoid taking a double damage Q just because you got put to sleep.”
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