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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Execute

    16,196 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    55%

  2. Burst & Ability Haste

    10,335 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    51%

  3. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    6,591 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    50%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    6,220 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Ahri
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Sylas
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Syndra
  4. Tutsz
    FURIA Esports

    Tutsz

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Karma
  5. Lava
    LOS

    Lava

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    K'Sante
  6. Exakick
    SK Gaming

    Exakick

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Ravenous Hydra

    vs

    Syndra

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Duskblade of Draktharr
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

Duskblade of Draktharr
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
Duskblade of Draktharr

Situational

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

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

88% 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

758 games

78.2% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

748 games

73.3% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Annie

Annie

533 games

71.5% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

431 games

67.3% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1220 games

66.6% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Galio

Galio

424 games

65.8% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

762 games

65.7% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

568 games

63.2% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

929 games

62.0% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

2575 games

60.3% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

689 games

59.8% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Talon

Talon

1673 games

59.1% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

2919 games

58.4% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

1248 games

58.1% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Swain

Swain

463 games

57.9% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

2115 games

57.0% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1288 games

56.8% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Vex

Vex

1667 games

56.6% in Lane

47.8% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1647 games

56.5% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2544 games

55.7% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3074 games

54.3% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1534 games

54.0% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Yone

Yone

3065 games

53.9% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Azir

Azir

870 games

53.8% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Akali

Akali

3041 games

53.0% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

469 games

52.9% in Lane

54.4% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

811 games

52.5% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

638 games

52.5% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

1627 games

52.3% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

1473 games

51.9% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

1074 games

51.9% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

1960 games

51.5% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

3758 games

51.5% in Lane

46.3% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

960 games

51.3% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Lux

Lux

1646 games

50.9% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

1281 games

50.9% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

1850 games

50.5% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

1382 games

50.4% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

1909 games

41.4% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Renekton

Renekton

394 games

42.1% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1593 games

45.8% in Lane

45.4% in Game

Diana

Diana

984 games

46.4% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

4599 games

46.7% in Lane

53.1% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

811 games

47.6% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Zed vs Malphite

Zed
vs
Malphite

2.2

KDA

2.6

50.2%

Win Rate

52.5%

0%

Pick Rate

0%

24,119

Damage Dealt

19,698

38.9%

Ban Rate

15.04%

Zed's Trends

Win Rate

50.2%

(-0.2%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

12.2%

(-0.6%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

39.6%

(+0.6%)

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.
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
.