How to beat Zeri
Common role: ADC
An electric sprinter who machine-guns while outrunning your whole team.
Best counters vs Zeri
Champions with the highest win rate against Zeri on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Kalista57.0%68 games
- 2
Kog'Maw56.1%62 games
- 3
Twitch55.1%171 games
- 4
Lux55.5%33 games
- 5
Syndra54.1%44 games
- 6
Ziggs52.9%131 games
- 7
Corki52.3%55 games
- 8
Jinx51.1%386 games
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What makes Zeri dangerous
Zeri's autos are skillshot bursts, her Q sprays through fights, she dashes over WALLS with E (empowering shots), gains stacking move speed from her passive and shields, and her ultimate overcharges her — chain lightning and escalating speed with every hit. Uncatchable when ahead.
How to play against Zeri
- 1Hard CC is the only answer — slows barely dent the sprint.
- 2Catch her E wall-dash on cooldown and she's suddenly mortal.
- 3Don't chase the overcharged ult — disengage its 5-second window.
- 4Shut her early: weak laning before items and stacks.
Weaknesses to exploit
- ✓Weak early game and low burst.
- ✓Needs ramp-up time in every fight.
- ✓Hard CC deletes her mid-ramp.
- ✓E cooldown is her only wall trick — count it.
Abilities & how to counter them
What each of Zeri's abilities does — and how to play around it.
P
DinamoGli attacchi di Zeri infliggono danni magici e vengono considerati abilità. Il movimento e il lancio di Fuoco a raffica accumulano energia nello Zaino scintilla di Zeri. Al massimo delle cariche, il suo prossimo attacco infligge danni bonus.
Strong: shields grant her move speed — she surfs your peel. Weak: baked-in tempo, not a button — just mind the surges.
Q
Fuoco a rafficaFuoco a raffica spara una raffica di 7 proiettili che infliggono attacco fisico al primo nemico colpito. Quest'abilità è considerata un attacco.
Strong: her 'autos' are burst skillshots that pierce minions. Weak: they're dodgeable — lateral strafing cuts her DPS in half.
W
Laser ultrashockZeri spara un impulso elettrico che rallenta e danneggia il primo nemico colpito. Se l'impulso colpisce un muro, si espande in un laser a lungo raggio.
Strong: a long laser through walls when it clips terrain. Weak: narrow and slow — respect only the wall-clip angles.
E
Scarica di scintilleZeri scatta per una breve distanza ed energizza Fuoco a raffica per trapassare i nemici. Supera e scavalca qualsiasi ostacolo che tocca.
Strong: dashes over WALLS and empowers her next shots. Weak: a real cooldown — she's mortal for the next ten seconds.
R
Schianto elettricoZeri scarica un'esplosione di elettricità e si sovraccarica, ottenendo danni aumentati e accumulando velocità di movimento che si ripristina e diventa più forte ogni volta che colpisce un campione nemico. Quando Zeri è in sovraccarico, Fuoco a raffica diventa un rapido colpo triplo che fa rimbalzare fulmini tra i nemici.
Strong: overcharge — chain lightning and stacking speed per hit. Weak: the ramp needs uninterrupted hits — hard CC mid-ult deletes her.
Itemization
Lockdown chains and early aggression. Kill the ramp before it starts; never chase her through walls.
This guide covers Zeri's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.
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