Zed

Zed

The Master of Shadows

  • Assassin

Zed win rate by rank Bot

RankWin ratePick rateBan rateGamesKDACS/minDamage/min
All ranks50.0%0.1%17.0%21.915.2923
Iron–Silver0.0%0.2%12.5%11.444.4813
Gold–Emerald––19.5%0–––
Diamond+100.0%0.2%18.5%12.386.01,033

Sampled from 1,495 ranked Solo/Duo games in the last 21 days.

Zed build Bot

Core items

  1. EclipseVoltaic CycloswordEndless Hunger0.0% win rate, 1 game
  2. HubrisAxiom Arc100.0% win rate, 1 game

Starting items

  1. Long SwordRefillable Potion0.0%, 1 game
  2. Doran's BladeHealth PotionStealth Ward100.0%, 1 game

Runes

  1. ElectrocuteCheap ShotGrisly MementosUltimate HunterPrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace0.0%, 1 game
  2. ConquerorPresence of MindLegend: HasteLast StandSorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence100.0%, 1 game

Summoner spells

  1. FlashIgnite50.0%, 2 games

Skill max order

  1. Q › E › W50.0%, 2 games

Zed abilities

  1. PassiveContempt for the Weak

    Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

  2. QRazor Shuriken

    Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

    Cooldown 6s, cost 75/70/65/60/55

  3. WLiving Shadow

    Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability. Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow.

    Cooldown 20/19/18/17/16s, cost 40/35/30/25/20

  4. EShadow Slash

    Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.

    Cooldown 5/4.5/4/3.5/3s, cost 40

  5. RDeath Mark

    Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked.

    Cooldown 120/110/100s

Tips for playing Zed

Playing as Zed

  • Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
  • Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
  • Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Playing against Zed

  • Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
  • After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
  • Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed lore

Utterly ruthless and without mercy, Zed is the leader of the Order of Shadow, an organization he created with the intent of militarizing Ionia's magical and martial traditions to drive out Noxian invaders. During the war, desperation led him to unlock the secret shadow form—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. Zed has mastered all of these forbidden techniques to destroy anything he sees as a threat to his nation, or his new order.