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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Burst & Mobility

    4,985 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    48%

  2. Adaptive & Mobility

    2,842 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    51%

  3. Burst & Armor Penetration

    2,416 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

  4. Burst & Ability Haste

    2,410 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    51%

  5. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    2,078 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    50%

  6. Fighter & Armor Penetration

    2,070 Games

    Conqueror
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    49%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Fizz
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Precision
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Ahri
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Precision
    Eclipse

    vs

    Tristana
  4. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Syndra
  5. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Azir
  6. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Malphite

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe

6th

Core Zed Item Build Path

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

Situational

Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
The Collector
Axiom Arc
Death's Dance
Chempunk Chainsword

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

88% AD

Zed Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
PrecisionSorceryInspirationResolve
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

W

W

W

Shadow Slash

E

E

E

E

E

Death Mark

R

R

R

Zed Skill Order

Q

E

W

Zed Counters

Zedwinslane against...

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

493 games

81.7% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

156 games

77.6% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Galio

Galio

180 games

69.4% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Annie

Annie

536 games

68.7% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

489 games

64.4% in Lane

55.2% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

995 games

61.8% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

482 games

60.4% in Lane

53.9% in Game

Talon

Talon

585 games

59.8% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Vex

Vex

365 games

59.5% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Swain

Swain

137 games

59.1% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

732 games

58.2% in Lane

46.6% in Game

Akali

Akali

858 games

57.8% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

267 games

56.6% in Lane

45.7% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

542 games

56.5% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

601 games

56.4% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

850 games

55.8% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

1553 games

55.2% in Lane

48.6% in Game

K'Sante

K'Sante

144 games

54.9% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

218 games

54.6% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Yone

Yone

657 games

54.3% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

165 games

53.9% in Lane

44.2% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

126 games

53.2% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

839 games

53.2% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

510 games

53.1% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

532 games

53.0% in Lane

46.2% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

428 games

52.8% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Rumble

Rumble

159 games

52.2% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

289 games

51.9% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

401 games

51.9% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

388 games

51.5% in Lane

46.1% in Game

Azir

Azir

341 games

51.3% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Lux

Lux

447 games

51.2% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

131 games

51.1% in Lane

51.1% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

559 games

51.0% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

642 games

50.8% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

618 games

40.6% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Sion

Sion

135 games

41.5% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath

127 games

41.7% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

541 games

42.7% in Lane

46.0% in Game

Diana

Diana

227 games

44.1% in Lane

45.8% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

236 games

46.6% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

1579 games

47.0% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

164 games

47.6% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

386 games

48.7% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

201 games

49.8% in Lane

45.8% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

329 games

49.8% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Zed's Trends

Win Rate

50.4%

(-0.3%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

9.1%

(-0.2%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

31.9%

(-0.4%)

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.
Q
deals 60% reduced damage to enemies beyond the first.
Enemy champions hit by
E
reduces
W
's cooldown by 2 seconds.
Zed can swap places with
R
's Shadow from any distance.
Zed is untargetable during
R
's cast.
Strengths
Excels at all-ins and short trades.
Has consistently high burst damage, especially when combo'd with
R
.
Has a lot of outplay potential with
W
/
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.
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
.