Zed
P
Q
W
E
R
vsMalphite
P
Q
W
E
R
Playstyle Builds
Burst & Armor Penetration
14,900 Games
49%
Fighter & Armor Penetration
11,942 Games
51%
Burst & Gap Close
11,089 Games
52%
Matchup Builds
Fighter & Armor Penetration
562 Games
48%
Burst & Armor Penetration
332 Games
42%
Pro Builds
LL Stylish
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LL Stylish
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LL Stylish
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LL Stylish
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LL Stylish
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LL Stylish
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Core Build Order
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Core Build Path
Situational
Summoner Spells
Damage Breakdown
89% AD
Runes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
Skill Order
Q
E
W
Zed's Matchups
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Zed vs Malphite
vs
2.3
KDA
2.6
50.5%
Win Rate
53.8%
0%
Pick Rate
0%
23,192
Damage Dealt
19,474
31%
Ban Rate
17.85%
Zed's Trends
Win Rate
50.6%
(+0.5%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
9.7%
(-0.2%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
31.2%
(+0.8%)
vs last patch
Playing against Zed
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
,
,
,
,
, and
. Can opt for
or
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
or
.