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Spellbook with teleport. He has everything in his kit to stomp you, from his passive to ult. You can't bubble him if he has passive and even if you bubble him with his passive down he can use his voidlings to nullify or block your Q damage. All in him if his passive is down and he has used his voidlings. Can't do much in lane just farm up and wait for ganks. In the mid game make picks on his teammates and avoid him.
Fizz
Aery(with resolve) with barrier. This is my personal preference but I CANT DEAL WITH THIS CHAMPION. His high damage paired with zoe's already low base MR and mr scaling makes this matchup incredibly hard. You win lvl 1-2, take that window to build a slow push into him and harsh him every time he steps up for CS. After the wave bounces back from his tower let it push towards you don't take trades with him, Thin the wave and set up a freeze near your tower if he is low from your harsh. If he Jumps on you with his Q then E BACKWARDS he can't avoid it as he will be stuck in his Q animation. Lvl 6 he can 100-0 you with his R if you dont have barrier. Get Verdant Barrier or Merc Treads depending on their team comp on your first back. You Out scale him in the mid game, the only problem is he is a side laning champion while your not.
Lux
Electro with cleanse or ignite. Skill Matchup slightly Lux favored. Lux has better wave control compared Zoe. her q outranges your q and e meaning its hard to land a bubble. Even if you bubble her she can w and then e you to slow you from landing your q. After 6 she can setup a combo on ur R location if you R forward. Never R forward in this matchup unless she is asleep. However if she wastes or misses her q you can punish her Hard as she is very squishy. Mid to Late game she outscales you but you have better pick potential then her and can easily one shot her in the late game. Merc treads if your struggling.
Irelia
Aery with heal or barrier(DONT TAKE IGNITE UNLESS YOUR SURE SHE IS BAD). It's irelia you can't win lane against her(Unless she Hard misplays) you have to survive this lane. Her mobility makes it hard to land ability's on her and even if you do she is usually going to be hard to burst. You can predict her q and land your E but I would not Recommend that in this lane as one mistake and she can kill you whether your full hp or not. Mid game you can burst her down if you have 2-3 items. She is a side laning champion while you are not she can easily kill you in the side lane in the mid to late game don't side lane against her. Get Seekers or Steelcaps(only if they have 4 or 5 Ad)
Zed
Electro with ignite. It's a Zoe favored matchup you hard stomp him if your decent with Zoe. You win lvl 1-2 take that window to harsh him. After lvl 3 if he misses his combo either run him down with ignite(If the wave is near your tower) or zone him. After lvl 6 hold your E don't use it unless his ult is on cd. Use ur R to doge his w combo and if he ults you E BACKWARDS and kill him with ignite. You bully him in Lane and you out scale him. Like other assassins he can side lane which you can't match. Get Seekers only if your even or behind or their team has a lot of Ad champs.
Katarina
Electro with Ignite. There is nothing to say on this matchup you have everything in your kit to stomp her. E her if she E's on to you, her e will be on a short CD she won't be able to doge it. Play passive if you miss your E. You can easily run her down with ignite if she misplays. Only Problem is her constant roaming if she gets a lead this matchup becomes Really hard. Rush Sorcs
Syndra
Electro with ignite. She used to be a hard matchup before her nerfs, Now she can't harsh you without running out of mana. If she misses E run her down with ignite. Get mercs if you are behind.
Ahri
Electro with cleanse or ignite. Ahri has better waveclear , roam potential and constant damage then you. Pre 6 if she misses her charm all in her. After 6 don't EVER r forward to look for a E she will charm you and run you down with her ult. You can make better picks then her in late game with your range. Rush Mercs if your struggling.
Akali
Electro with Ignite. Really easy matchup for Zoe. Akali can't do much against Zoe. All in her when she wastes her shroud or wastes her E pre 6. After 6 E backwards if she ults you. Care for her lvl 6 cheese she can 100-0 you.
Anivia
Spellbook with Teleport. You win pre 6 if she ever wastes her q u can run her down. After 6 you can't do Anything to her. She will perma push with her R and won't give you any window to harsh or roam and will always have more CS then you. Beg for JG ganks to shut down this bird bitch. She outscales you in teamfights.
Annie
Electro with cleanse, heal or ignite. It's a skill Matchup. You have better waveclear and range then her however she has better burst early on. After 6 good Annie's will run you down with ignite and R if you ever R forward. Look for roams if she plays passive you easily outscale her. Get mercs if you are behind
Aurelion Sol
Electro with ignite. Most aurelions will perma push and roam you can't do much in this matchup. Rush sorccs and punish him if he ever misses q or poistions himself to hit his w on the wave. You have better burst then him.
Azir
Electro with ignite. You just win lol.
He cant do much against you he needs item to do anything. He has good harsh pre 3. After 3 u can literally run him down with ignite even if he has everything(Unless he has cleanse).
Cassiopeia
Electro with ignite or cleanse. Slightly Cassio favored matchup. You have better Harsh, Waveclear and kill pressure on her early on. If she doesn't take cleanse its going to be hard for her to survive this lane. After 6 if you R forward she can R you or W and run you down. She will outscale you after 3 items and wins in a 1v1 unless you get a bubble on her from a far. She can side lane don't side lane against her in mid to late game she will always run you down.
Diana
Aery(or Electro) with ignite. Always stand outside the wave to make her choose to either waste her Q on CS or harsh. You can easily harsh her out of lane with Aery and Q. If she E's on to you E her and wait for her shield to go down then land your Q. You can doge her R with your R.
Ekko
Aery with ignite. You win early lane, stand outside the wave so he cant poke you with his q. Only E when he E's you or he is not in range to E you. After 6 if your around 50% hp he can dive you. You can waste his ult with one bubble. After he gets 2 items he can 100-0 you if you miss your bubble.
Galio
Aery with cleanse or ignite. He is an anti mage. Harsh him with autos and q don't waste your E unless he goes on you. He has really good gank setup don't harsh him under tower unless you know were the jungler is. Ping his roam don't try to follow them. Rush Sorccs
Kassadin
Aery with ignite. Start Doran's blade(or cull) rush sheen(Optional).
He is a passive laner that will outscale you hard either freeze and ask your jungler to camp him or spam push and roam to get ur team ahead before he starts scaling. Don't fight him in side lanes. If you start dorans or corrupting then rush Sorccs for his passive
Lissandra
Electro with ignite or cleanse(depending on jungler). Stand outside the wave so she has to decide between harsh or wave clear. She really can't do much against you besides setup Ganks. One bubble is enough to run her down. Get Mercs if their jungler is also ap
Lucian
Electro with heal or ignite. OMG I HATE THIS CHAMP. Only E if his Dash is on CD never E before that. You don't need to get a lead in this lane as u win after ludens. He can easily run you down if you miss your E. Most Lucian mid won't know how to play against a Zoe. Get seekers on your first back.
Neeko
Elector with ignite. You both are similar champions. All in her when she misses her E. She can Block your Q with her w. She has really good gank setup so don't spam push. After 6 u can doge her ult with ur own ult. You win after u get ur first item if you went even.
Orianna
Electro or spellbook with ignite or teleport. Skill Matchup. If the Ori player is good this is going to be a hard lane. She has really good poke early on. You can run her down if she wastes her q w with ignite. Get sorrcs on ur first back. I haven't played this matchup often as I pick Qiyana into her that's all I know
Qiyana
Electro with ignite. Skill Matchup Slightly Zoe favored. You win lvl 1-2 Qiyana has the weakest lvl 1 in the game take advantage of that. If she E's on u hold ur E until she uses her W then e her or E backwards as she is E'ing to you. Lvl 6 she can ult you if u R near a wall. Her lvl 6 is one of the best in the game she can 100- 0 even if ur full hp. Get Seekers if u get behind.
Sylas
Aery or Electro with ignite. Zoe favored matchup. He can't do much against Zoe If he E's on to you E him as he will be in the animation. You can easily run him down with ignite if he wastes his E. Your ult is useless for him but he can E u with ur ult bringing him to you even then u can still win the trade. You outscale him and have better pick potential. Get Oblivion Orb if they have a lot of healing champion on ur first back
Twisted Fate
Electro with cleanse or Ignite(Spellbook with teleport is also viable). Twisted fate has no kill pressure on Zoe but if paired with a aggresive jungler he has great gank setup. Spam shovd in this lane after 6 dont try to poke him under tower if u dont know were the jungler is. Only Get Mercs if they have a ap hard cc jungler like elise
Veigar
Electro with ignite or cleanse. You have better wave clear, kill pressure and roaming potential then him. If he E's you E him as most veigars will stand still while doing their combo. You can easily kill him lvl 6 if u get a lucky w summnorr with one e. Rush tier 2 boots
Vladimir
Electro with ignite. Vlad is such a easy matchup for Zoe. You have better wave clear, harsh, kill pressure and roaming potential then him. Only thing you need to care for is his w. You can run him down without e with ignite if he overextends. Get oblivion orb if they have anthor healing champ.
Talon
Electro with heal or ignite. Talon has really high base Mr making it hard to harsh him out. Care for his lvl 2 cheese dont get poked by his w. If he q's you E him. His roam potential is really high so spam ping dont try to follow his roams unless u have vision. Rush Seekers if even or behind Sorccs if ahead.
LeBlanc
Electro with ignite. Skill Matchup. Leblanc is a intersting matchup, use ur e mindfully either when she chains you or when she is in her w animation E her. Her passvie clone can block your q. She has great gank setup with her jungler so don't try to harsh her under tower without vision. Rush Mercs as they shut her down in lane.
Lillia
Sleep with sleep xd
Elise
A Jungler who wants to force early skirmish paired with a champion who thrives in them= yes
Rek'Sai
same as elise
Yuumi
A deathcap that gives you heals and speEd
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Lillia
Sleep with sleep xd
Elise
A Jungler who wants to force early skirmish paired with a champion who thrives in them= yes
Spellbook with teleport. He has everything in his kit to stomp you, from his passive to ult. You can't bubble him if he has passive and even if you bubble him with his passive down he can use his voidlings to nullify or block your Q damage. All in him if his passive is down and he has used his voidlings. Can't do much in lane just farm up and wait for ganks. In the mid game make picks on his teammates and avoid him.
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