Playstyle: Zed Builds

  1. Burst & Ability Haste

    21,835 Games

    Electrocute
    Precision
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    48%

  2. Burst & Armor Penetration

    8,421 Games

    Electrocute
    Precision
    Eclipse

    49%

  3. Adaptive & Execute

    6,646 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    50%

Core Zed Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
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

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
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

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

6th

Core Zed Item Build Path

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

Situational

The Collector
Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serpent's Fang
Mercury's Treads
Chempunk Chainsword

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

Zed Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
PrecisionSorceryInspirationResolve
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
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 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
.