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Zed

Zed Build for Mid, Platinum+

Contempt for the Weak
P
Razor Shuriken
Q
Living Shadow
W
Shadow Slash
E
Death Mark
R

The Zed build for Mid is Eclipse and First Strike. This LoL Zed guide for Mid at Platinum+ on 13.19 includes runes, items, skill order, and counters.

vsZiggs

Short Fuse
P
Bouncing Bomb
Q
Satchel Charge
W
Hexplosive Minefield
E
Mega Inferno Bomb
R
Ziggs
BuildARAMArenaPro BuildsTrendsMatchups & Counters
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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Execute

    16,082 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    55%

  2. Burst & Ability Haste

    10,239 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    51%

  3. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    6,525 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    50%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    6,164 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Annie
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Ahri
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Sylas
  4. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    First Strike
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Syndra
  5. Tutsz
    FURIA Esports

    Tutsz

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Karma
  6. Lava
    LOS

    Lava

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    K'Sante

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

748 games

78.1% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

741 games

73.1% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Annie

Annie

526 games

71.1% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

425 games

67.3% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

1213 games

66.5% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Galio

Galio

421 games

66.0% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

751 games

65.6% in Lane

54.1% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

562 games

62.8% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

918 games

62.0% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

2546 games

60.5% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

686 games

59.8% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Talon

Talon

1660 games

59.1% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

2883 games

58.4% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

1238 games

57.8% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Swain

Swain

457 games

57.5% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

2101 games

57.1% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

1280 games

56.8% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Vex

Vex

1654 games

56.8% in Lane

48.0% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1631 games

56.7% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

2519 games

55.7% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

3047 games

54.2% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Yone

Yone

3039 games

54.0% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1512 games

54.0% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Azir

Azir

866 games

53.7% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Akali

Akali

3008 games

53.0% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

633 games

52.8% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

463 games

52.7% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

805 games

52.4% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

1609 games

52.2% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

1061 games

52.1% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

1455 games

52.0% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

1949 games

51.6% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

3725 games

51.5% in Lane

46.4% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

1266 games

51.3% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

954 games

51.2% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Lux

Lux

1629 games

50.8% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

1832 games

50.5% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

1372 games

50.4% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

1897 games

41.3% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Renekton

Renekton

387 games

41.9% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

1580 games

46.0% in Lane

45.5% in Game

Diana

Diana

973 games

46.5% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

4567 games

46.7% in Lane

53.1% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

801 games

47.4% in Lane

47.2% in Game

Zed vs Ziggs

Zed
vs
Ziggs

2.2

KDA

2.2

50.2%

Win Rate

45.3%

0%

Pick Rate

0%

24,125

Damage Dealt

26,697

39.32%

Ban Rate

0.37%

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
.