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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    16,783 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Execute

    14,714 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    52%

  3. Burst & Ability Haste

    12,078 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    49%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    10,415 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. Pobelter
    Counter Logic Gaming

    Pobelter

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Vex
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Zoe
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Zoe
  4. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Conqueror
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Lucian
  5. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    vs

    Yasuo
  6. Stillnumb
    Dark Passage

    Stillnumb

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Jayce

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Eclipse
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

4th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

5th

Maw of Malmortius
Pickaxe
Hexdrinker
Long Sword

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Eclipse
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

4th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

5th

Maw of Malmortius
Pickaxe
Hexdrinker
Long Sword

6th

Core Zed Item Build Path

Long Sword
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer
Ravenous Hydra
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Eclipse

Situational

Edge of Night
Guardian Angel
Spear of Shojin
Serpent's Fang
The Collector
Axiom Arc
Chempunk Chainsword

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

89% AD

Zed Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
PrecisionDominationSorceryResolve
Nullifying OrbManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Contempt for the Weak

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Razor Shuriken

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Living Shadow

W

W

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W

W

Shadow Slash

E

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Death Mark

R

R

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Zed Skill Order

Q

E

W

Zed's Matchups

Zedwinslane against...

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

886 games

78.6% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

985 games

71.0% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

550 games

66.0% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1711 games

65.2% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Annie

Annie

668 games

64.7% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

988 games

63.4% in Lane

54.6% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

684 games

61.1% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Azir

Azir

2404 games

60.6% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Swain

Swain

583 games

60.0% in Lane

44.3% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1673 games

59.0% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

3667 games

58.9% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

678 games

58.1% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

3273 games

57.6% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

4051 games

57.0% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Talon

Talon

1909 games

55.7% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Vex

Vex

1853 games

55.6% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

1743 games

54.8% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3428 games

54.6% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2644 games

54.2% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1787 games

54.1% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

860 games

53.5% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

2103 games

53.0% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Akali

Akali

5326 games

52.5% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1067 games

52.4% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1372 games

52.3% in Lane

47.5% in Game

Lux

Lux

2010 games

52.2% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

1765 games

51.6% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Yone

Yone

4987 games

51.4% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

901 games

51.4% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

5687 games

51.1% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

1013 games

50.9% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

886 games

50.8% in Lane

44.6% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

5739 games

50.6% in Lane

47.6% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1818 games

50.6% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

651 games

50.5% in Lane

47.2% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

2129 games

37.6% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1597 games

44.4% in Lane

45.1% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

4807 games

45.5% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Diana

Diana

1109 games

45.6% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

997 games

47.2% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

1402 games

48.5% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

2207 games

49.9% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Win Rate

50.2%

(+0.9%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

12.1%

(+2.1%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

33.0%

(-4.6%)

vs last patch

Zed Guide

Key Insights
Zed restores energy anytime he and a Shadow land an ability on the same target, up to once per cast.
Zed
Q
deals 60% reduced damage to enemies beyond the first.
Enemy champions hit by
Zed
E
reduces
Zed
W
's cooldown by 2 seconds.
Zed can swap places with
Zed
R
's Shadow from any distance.
Zed is untargetable during
Zed
R
's cast.
Strengths
Excels at all-ins and short trades.
Has consistently high burst damage, especially when combo'd with
Zed
R
.
Has a lot of outplay potential with
Zed
W
/
Zed
R
.
Synergizes well with
Eclipse
,
Youmuu's Ghostblade
,
Axiom Arc
,
The Collector
,
Edge of Night
, and
Serylda's Grudge
. Can opt for
Duskblade of Draktharr
or
Prowler's Claw
when needed.
Weaknesses
Significantly harder to play when behind.
Struggles against most crowd control.
Zed
W
has a longer cooldown of 20 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
Directly countered by anyone who purchases
Stopwatch
or
Zhonya's Hourglass
.