Prioritize efficient full clears and avoid early risky invades to protect your scaling tempo against Zed's burst threat.
Use your superior clear speed and objective control to outpace Zed's early jungle pressure and contest Herald and Baron setups.
Focus on scaling through farming and objective conversions, as Zed relies on early all-ins and burst that you can survive with proper cooldown management.
Jungle Plan
Use your fast clear speed to maintain jungle tempo, cycling camps efficiently and only detouring for high-value skirmishes.
Fight for Herald and Baron control once you have your first item and stacks, converting objectives into map pressure with your true form.
Track Zed's pathing and be ready to counter-gank when he attempts early pressure, leveraging your dueling strength with (E) and mobility (Q).
Danger windows
Early levels before your first item are risky; avoid isolated fights where Zed can burst you down with his combo.
Isolated river skirmishes are dangerous if Zed has priority on nearby lanes or vision control.
Forced smite fights on objectives without lane support can be lost if Zed times his burst and mobility well; ensure lane priority before contesting.
Early game
Start with a full clear route to reach level 3 quickly and avoid early fights before you have your item power spike.
Only contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks against Zed's early pressure.
Avoid early invades unless you have vision and lane priority, as Zed's burst and mobility can punish isolated fights.
Power spikes
First item completion significantly boosts your dueling and sustained damage; use this timing to contest objectives and invade with lane support.
Herald or Baron takedowns empower your (R) true form, enabling strong objective pressure and map control; convert these wins immediately.
Respect Zed's level 3 unlock of (W)+(E)+(Q) combo and level 6 (R) ultimate, avoiding fights when these are available unless you have lane priority or support.
Win conditions
Use your superior clear speed and objective control to outscale Zed by reaching your first item and stacking quickly.
Convert Herald and Baron takedowns into deep vision and tower pressure, denying Zed jungle camps and map control.
Punish Zed's early all-in attempts by counter-ganking with lane priority and use your sustained dueling to win extended fights post-item.
Tip: For Bel'Veth vs Zed, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
