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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Burst & Mobility

    21,821 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    51%

  2. Adaptive & Mobility

    12,456 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    54%

  3. Burst & Armor Penetration

    7,849 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    49%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Domination
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Irelia
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Malphite
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Katarina
  4. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Tristana
  5. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Domination
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Malzahar
  6. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Domination
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Gangplank

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

6th

Core Zed Item Build Path

Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal
Edge of Night

Situational

Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Serpent's Fang
Death's Dance
Axiom Arc
The Collector
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

2106 games

79.0% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

470 games

74.7% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Galio

Galio

528 games

70.5% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1755 games

67.2% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Annie

Annie

2238 games

66.6% in Lane

47.5% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1025 games

63.8% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

4384 games

63.1% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

525 games

62.9% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

1923 games

60.5% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

493 games

60.2% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

928 games

58.7% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Swain

Swain

550 games

58.7% in Lane

44.7% in Game

K'Sante

K'Sante

699 games

58.1% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

5855 games

58.1% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Akali

Akali

1864 games

58.0% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Vex

Vex

1225 games

58.0% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2473 games

57.7% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Talon

Talon

2556 games

56.4% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3023 games

56.4% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Yone

Yone

2286 games

56.0% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

2154 games

55.7% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1910 games

55.6% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1432 games

55.6% in Lane

50.3% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

2014 games

54.3% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

2935 games

54.2% in Lane

47.0% in Game

Lux

Lux

1475 games

54.2% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

495 games

54.1% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

1796 games

53.5% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

1862 games

53.5% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

2018 games

53.0% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

484 games

52.7% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

702 games

52.6% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Azir

Azir

534 games

51.9% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

728 games

51.8% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

679 games

51.7% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

1734 games

51.7% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

918 games

51.2% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

622 games

51.0% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

1109 games

50.5% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

529 games

50.3% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Diana

Diana

684 games

50.1% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

1982 games

40.0% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1785 games

44.0% in Lane

42.6% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

5113 games

48.8% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Rumble

Rumble

594 games

49.5% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Zed vs Zac

Zed
vs
Zac

2.2

KDA

3.7

50.5%

Win Rate

52%

0%

Pick Rate

0%

22,346

Damage Dealt

15,813

31.23%

Ban Rate

3.6%

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
.