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Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Burst & Mobility

    1,381 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    48%

  2. Adaptive & Mobility

    761 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    51%

  3. Burst & Ability Haste

    627 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    48%

  4. Burst & Armor Penetration

    562 Games

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

  5. Fighter & Armor Penetration

    553 Games

    Conqueror
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    48%

Pro Zed Builds

  1. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Resolve
    Eclipse

    vs

    Ekko
  2. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Vladimir
  3. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Eclipse

    vs

    Zoe
  4. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Precision
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Yone
  5. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    LeBlanc
  6. LL Stylish

    LL Stylish

    Electrocute
    Sorcery
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Zoe

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe

6th

Core Zed Item Build Path

Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Caulfield's Warhammer
Ravenous Hydra

Situational

Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Axiom Arc
The Collector
Chempunk Chainsword
Death's Dance

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...

Kassadin

Kassadin

33 games

81.8% in Lane

63.6% in Game

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

107 games

79.4% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa

27 games

77.8% in Lane

59.3% in Game

Annie

Annie

123 games

73.2% in Lane

43.9% in Game

Varus

Varus

32 games

68.8% in Lane

71.9% in Game

Galio

Galio

35 games

68.6% in Lane

42.9% in Game

Veigar

Veigar

96 games

67.7% in Lane

58.3% in Game

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

58 games

65.5% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Katarina

Katarina

228 games

63.2% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Swain

Swain

27 games

63.0% in Lane

55.6% in Game

Viktor

Viktor

129 games

62.8% in Lane

46.5% in Game

Lissandra

Lissandra

165 games

61.8% in Lane

43.6% in Game

Tristana

Tristana

33 games

60.6% in Lane

60.6% in Game

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

115 games

60.0% in Lane

59.1% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

47 games

59.6% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Vex

Vex

74 games

59.5% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Ahri

Ahri

336 games

58.6% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Akali

Akali

170 games

58.2% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Lux

Lux

88 games

58.0% in Lane

63.6% in Game

Talon

Talon

113 games

57.5% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Syndra

Syndra

109 games

56.0% in Lane

44.0% in Game

Ziggs

Ziggs

43 games

55.8% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Qiyana

Qiyana

93 games

54.8% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Fizz

Fizz

191 games

53.9% in Lane

50.3% in Game

K'Sante

K'Sante

28 games

53.6% in Lane

53.6% in Game

LeBlanc

LeBlanc

117 games

53.0% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

36 games

52.8% in Lane

41.7% in Game

Yone

Yone

148 games

51.4% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Malzahar

Malzahar

119 games

51.3% in Lane

41.2% in Game

Orianna

Orianna

45 games

51.1% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Zedloseslane against...

Anivia

Anivia

71 games

35.2% in Lane

35.2% in Game

Malphite

Malphite

114 games

37.7% in Lane

44.7% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

73 games

39.7% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Jayce

Jayce

45 games

40.0% in Lane

42.2% in Game

Diana

Diana

44 games

40.9% in Lane

40.9% in Game

Azir

Azir

68 games

41.2% in Lane

41.2% in Game

Yasuo

Yasuo

319 games

42.6% in Lane

46.4% in Game

Irelia

Irelia

119 games

42.9% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

83 games

43.4% in Lane

42.2% in Game

Sion

Sion

36 games

44.4% in Lane

58.3% in Game

Vladimir

Vladimir

140 games

45.7% in Lane

44.3% in Game

Rumble

Rumble

32 games

46.9% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath

29 games

48.3% in Lane

44.8% in Game

Zoe

Zoe

60 games

48.3% in Lane

31.7% in Game

Ryze

Ryze

31 games

48.4% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

90 games

48.9% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

183 games

49.2% in Lane

47.0% in Game

Akshan

Akshan

77 games

49.4% in Lane

40.3% in Game

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
.