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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    15,329 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Execute

    13,494 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    52%

  3. Burst & Ability Haste

    11,028 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    49%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    9,447 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

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's Matchups

Zedwinslane against...

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

811 games

78.7% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

896 games

71.1% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1556 games

65.4% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

507 games

64.9% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Annie

Annie

602 games

64.0% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

918 games

63.3% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

636 games

61.2% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Azir

Azir

2239 games

61.0% in Lane

55.5% in Game

Swain

Swain

537 games

60.0% in Lane

44.1% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

3398 games

58.9% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1557 games

58.5% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

610 games

58.4% in Lane

46.1% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

3024 games

57.2% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

3744 games

56.9% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Vex

Vex

1699 games

55.6% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Talon

Talon

1771 games

55.5% in Lane

46.7% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

1619 games

55.1% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3167 games

54.8% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2416 games

54.3% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1628 games

54.2% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

799 games

53.9% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Akali

Akali

4918 games

52.6% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

1943 games

52.3% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1006 games

52.2% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1260 games

51.9% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

837 games

51.9% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

603 games

51.6% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Lux

Lux

1843 games

51.5% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

1640 games

51.5% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Yone

Yone

4559 games

51.3% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

5286 games

51.0% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

5301 games

50.8% in Lane

47.5% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

934 games

50.7% in Lane

48.7% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1679 games

50.7% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

808 games

50.7% in Lane

44.3% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

1988 games

50.0% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

1970 games

37.9% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1471 games

44.5% in Lane

45.1% in Game

Diana

Diana

1015 games

45.3% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

4355 games

45.7% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

894 games

47.5% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

1303 games

48.7% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Win Rate

49.7%

(+0.2%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

7.4%

(-0.3%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

27.2%

(-2.2%)

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
.