Patch: 26.5
Patch: 26.5
Tier Tier 2
Win Rate 49.8%
Win Rate Change
-0.5%
Pick rate 3.3%
Ban rate 13.1%
Matches 12,507
Playstyle Builds
Pro Builds
Patch: 26.5
Runes
Precision
Domination
Sorcery
Inspiration
Resolve
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Domination
Sorcery
Inspiration
Resolve
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
5008
5005
5007
5008
5010
5001
5011
5013
5001
Summoner Spells
Items
Starting Items
Health Potion
Long Sword
Build Order
Pickaxe
Caulfield's Warhammer
Long Sword
Eclipse
Boots
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
The Brutalizer
Long Sword
Long Sword
Voltaic Cyclosword
Completed Items
Eclipse
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword
Black Cleaver
Spear of Shojin
Serpent's Fang
Situational Items
Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Axiom Arc
Death's Dance
Hubris
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Endless Hunger

Ability Max Order

61%

162 games

Razor Shuriken Q
Shadow Slash E
Living Shadow W
Contempt for the Weak
Razor Shuriken
Living Shadow
Shadow Slash
Death Mark
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W
Damage Breakdown
88%
7%

Key Insights

  • Enemy champions hit by
    E
    reduces
    W
    's cooldown by 2 seconds.
  • Q
    deals 60% reduced damage to enemies beyond the first.
  • Zed can swap places with
    R
    's Shadow from any distance.
  • Zed is untargetable during
    R
    's cast.
  • Zed restores energy anytime he and a Shadow land an ability on the same target, up to once per cast.

Strengths

  • Excels at all-ins and short trades.
  • Excels with items that enhance his lethality, burst damage, and mobility.
  • Has a lot of outplay potential with
    W
    /
    R
    .
  • Has consistently high burst damage, especially when combo'd with
    R
    .

Weaknesses

  • Directly countered by anyone who purchases
    or
    .
  • Significantly harder to play when behind.
  • W
    has a longer cooldown of 20 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
  • Struggles against most crowd control.
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