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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    15,445 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Execute

    13,589 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    52%

  3. Burst & Ability Haste

    11,123 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    49%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    9,530 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    47%

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. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Viktor

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
Serpent's Fang
Spear of Shojin
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

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Q

Q

Living Shadow

W

W

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W

W

Shadow Slash

E

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Death Mark

R

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Zed Skill Order

Q

E

W

Zed's Matchups

Zedwinslane against...

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

816 games

78.7% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

899 games

71.1% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1565 games

65.4% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

508 games

65.0% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Annie

Annie

606 games

63.7% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

921 games

63.3% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

636 games

61.2% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Azir

Azir

2248 games

60.9% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Swain

Swain

539 games

59.9% in Lane

44.2% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

3412 games

58.9% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1566 games

58.6% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

615 games

58.4% in Lane

46.2% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

3036 games

57.3% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

3759 games

56.9% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Talon

Talon

1785 games

55.7% in Lane

46.8% in Game

Vex

Vex

1706 games

55.5% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

1627 games

55.2% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3179 games

54.8% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2424 games

54.2% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

802 games

54.1% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1634 games

54.1% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Akali

Akali

4944 games

52.6% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

1951 games

52.2% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1011 games

52.2% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1266 games

52.1% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

839 games

51.8% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

604 games

51.7% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Lux

Lux

1851 games

51.4% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

1648 games

51.3% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Yone

Yone

4582 games

51.3% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

5309 games

51.1% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

5320 games

50.8% in Lane

47.6% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1685 games

50.7% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

936 games

50.6% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

812 games

50.6% in Lane

44.2% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

1982 games

37.9% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1478 games

44.6% in Lane

45.1% in Game

Diana

Diana

1020 games

45.5% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

4380 games

45.7% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

896 games

47.5% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

1313 games

48.7% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

2001 games

50.0% 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
.