I've played against 4 zeds in a row now and lost every game. I end up pushing the wave because I have to E all the time to avoid his shurikens and this causes me to get camped every single time I play against him. I can never kill him in early levels even though I can easily out trade him. Once he hits 6 I have to play extremely careful and i usually just end up losing at this point.
First, windwall his q, no matter his what because that is what he'll be maxing. Now bait his w to poke, your passive absorbs his E and q you should windwall or if you can dodge. Now at level 6 he will ult, first get out of there with your E on the minions. Make sure to throws the windwall in the right direction then finish him if you can. Say if you guys were 1v1ing and he out damages you with everything and his ult can kill you, you NEED to ult him since your flow bar will come back up to absorb a bit of damage from it. Take exhaust, this will help you as well. In late game I'm sure you can can grab QSS too.
I might be bronze, but I know yasuo head to toe. Been playing him since he came out.
I main basically both champions and it pains me to say there is no clear way to counter a GOOD zed, yes i know it sounds horrible, and low ranked and all that but it's just true, a good zed will always beat a Yasuo, MY only advice is to play both champions, that way you know the cds and the capability of both champs, your best chance at winning is to beat him before level 6, and even then if he is a good zed he will still win after that IF you even got to beat him early on, because most Zeds know they cant win pre 6, so they passively farm till then.
As Dax said, use your E to go to minions to dodge his ult, Flash if you have to, whatever you do, avoid the AA, E, Q combo when he ults or you are guaranteed dead, while you dodge use your E,Q spin slice to get a tornado ready so you can just E and Q knock him up, ult to regain your flow, and go all out and hope for the best.
I play Both champions A LOT, i main Yasuo (here comes the flame) but Zed is my second most played, i know both of them inside and out, a good Zed will nearly always win, but as long as you can avoid his ult combo, you should be able to win, takes practice though.
E to minions when he ults you, Flash and E if you have to BUT WAIT TILL AFTER HE APPEARS, DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT FLASH OR E THE MOMENT HE ULTS YOU, it will waste your only chance of winning, you have to wait till he appears again, this is why i said to play both of them so you can learn when he appears so you know when to E to avoid his combo since you'll know right when he comes out again.
Here's another pointer, when zed ults It places him BEHIND YOU(most of the time, depends on positioning) , so obviously pick a minion to dash to sideways because he will expect to land an easy Q straight behind you, sooooo yeah there ya go, good luck rofl, it's a very tough match up, like i said i play both champions, i even have way less experience on Zed and i still destroy any Yasuo, but that's because i know both of them inside and out xD, good luck m8
