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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Adaptive & Armor Penetration

    5,382 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    52%

  2. Burst & Armor Penetration

    3,907 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    49%

  3. Adaptive & Execute

    3,551 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    54%

  4. Burst & Ability Haste

    3,335 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    49%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. Cody Sun
    TSM Academy

    Cody Sun

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Nasus
  2. Stillnumb
    Dark Passage

    Stillnumb

    Conqueror
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Hwei
  3. Envyy
    LGD Gaming

    Envyy

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    vs

    Orianna
  4. Stillnumb
    Dark Passage

    Stillnumb

    Conqueror
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Ahri
  5. Milica
    Galakticos

    Milica

    First Strike
    Resolve
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Syndra
  6. Serin
    Papara SuperMassive

    Serin

    Conqueror
    Domination
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Nasus

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Eclipse
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

Eclipse
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
Eclipse

Situational

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

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

89% 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

231 games

79.2% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Hwei

Hwei

1869 games

75.7% in Lane

66.9% in Game

Kassadin

Kassadin

231 games

73.6% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Galio

Galio

165 games

67.3% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Annie

Annie

157 games

66.2% in Lane

42.7% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

175 games

64.0% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Naafiri

Naafiri

143 games

61.5% in Lane

53.1% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

426 games

60.6% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

1252 games

60.5% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

783 games

60.4% in Lane

48.1% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

461 games

60.3% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

173 games

57.8% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

232 games

57.8% in Lane

44.0% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

833 games

57.7% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Talon

Talon

542 games

56.5% in Lane

46.3% in Game

Azir

Azir

442 games

56.3% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

854 games

55.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

472 games

54.4% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Vex

Vex

441 games

54.4% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Lux

Lux

483 games

53.6% in Lane

46.4% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

593 games

53.3% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Yone

Yone

1202 games

53.2% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

305 games

53.1% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

313 games

53.0% in Lane

46.0% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

421 games

53.0% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Akali

Akali

1253 games

51.0% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

423 games

50.6% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

355 games

50.4% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

1292 games

50.4% in Lane

47.2% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

1517 games

50.4% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

563 games

50.3% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Anivia

Anivia

228 games

50.0% in Lane

46.1% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Irelia

Irelia

574 games

39.9% in Lane

45.8% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

451 games

41.7% in Lane

43.9% in Game

Diana

Diana

334 games

42.8% in Lane

41.9% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

1293 games

45.5% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

355 games

45.9% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

271 games

46.5% in Lane

46.9% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

234 games

47.9% in Lane

45.3% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

514 games

48.8% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Win Rate

49.3%

(+0.5%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

9.9%

(+1.9%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

37.6%

(+4.3%)

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.
Zed
Q
deals 60% reduced damage to enemies beyond the first.
Enemy champions hit by
Zed
E
reduces
Zed
W
's cooldown by 2 seconds.
Zed can swap places with
Zed
R
's Shadow from any distance.
Zed is untargetable during
Zed
R
's cast.
Strengths
Excels at all-ins and short trades.
Has consistently high burst damage, especially when combo'd with
Zed
R
.
Has a lot of outplay potential with
Zed
W
/
Zed
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.
Zed
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
.