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Zed

Assassin
Zed is a assassinRoleassassin
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeMid-Game
Contempt for the Weak abilityp
Razor Shuriken abilityq
Living Shadow abilityw
Shadow Slash abilitye
Death Mark abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Zed Build

based on 119,890 matches
Win Rate
50.2 %
Pick Rate
10.5 %
Ban Rate
28.8 %

How We Come Up with Our Zed Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Zed build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Zed builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Zed core items and runes for any situation.

Zed Build Summary

Zed is a an average middle lane champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Inspiration Sorcery. Adding the selected runes shown below into your Zed build will help provide you with the additional stats to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should start by building up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Zed

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
TiamatCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Duskblade of DraktharrRavenous HydraAxiom ArcIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Spear Of ShojinGuardian AngelEdge of NightThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
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Second ability for Zed to level upw
>
Last skill for Zed to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
SorceryNullifying OrbTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Zed Matchups Overview

Zed is Weak Against

SwainSwain46.2% winrateIreliaIrelia46.9% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger47.2% winrateRumbleRumble47.6% winrate

Zed is Strong Against

CorkiCorki56.5% winrateTwisted FateTwisted Fate56.1% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz55.3% winrateVeigarVeigar53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Wukongtop+ 54.6% 401 GamesZacjungle+ 55.2% 2051 GamesZyrasupport+ 55.2% 5555 GamesKarthusbottom+ 57.1% 1094 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Zed Players

Tips and Tricks

Secure last hits with Contempt for the Weak (Passive).

Double-tapping Living Shadow teleports Zed to his shadow for quick escapes.

Additional Zed Build Insights

LoL Zed players could find him to be a difficult champ to build out properly. You will find that his build is modified when he is fighting either well-rounded or specialized team comps, indicating you should not take the same Zed build every game of League of Legends

The best items to incorporate into your champion's build are: Duskblade of Draktharr, Ravenous Hydra, and Axiom Arc. Players who added these items in their kits had a much higher winrate than those who tried for other builds for Zed. Likewise, if you are playing a varied enemy team comp, you should really consider grabbing yourself the Inspiration, and Sorcery runes. In recent games, he won the greatest fraction of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We came up with our Zed build suggestions by examining 119,890 recently ranked League of Legends games with him in them. We only propose the highest winrate Zed builds that have been built by ranked players enough times for us to advise them. With so many matches in our dataset, we are confident in our provided builds.