Start Dshield because of her W. Other than that try to dodge as many of her abilitys as you can.
Akali
Outrange her Q and you'll be fine for the most part. Mind her Smoke since you cant really hit Q's if you cant see her. Also there is like no point ulting her if he has W.
Akshan
He is only dangerous if he has E, but if its on cd he cant really engage and your free to poke him.
Annie
Wait until she uses her passive and use weq or all in her
Cassiopeia
You can outrange most of her ability's. Mind her grounding spell since you cant use W or R when ur standing in it.
Corki
Wait until he dashes before comboing him.
Aurelion Sol
He is one of the easiest champs to deal with while playing Zed. When he Q's you are free to chunk him. Try to stay in lane and deny as much CS as possible.
Azir
He has really strong poke so start Dshield. After he Q's your free to walk up and combo.
Ekko
One of Zed's biggest counters, cant really all in or poke him because of his E and R. Try outplaying him with your W since his E is kinda predictable.
Draven
His aa's deal a lot of damage so mostly just farm with q.
Fizz
Bait his E With WEQ before ulting him. Backwards WEQ is really good VS him in lane.
Gangplank
He is quite easy to poke since he dosen't have a dash. Dodge a barrel or cancel a Q when you use ur Ult.
LeBlanc
She has lots of dashes and blinks making her hard to kill. Combo her after he blinks back from her jump.
Anivia
She is quite easy to poke since she dosen't have a dash. Just mind her Q and you'll be OK.
Katarina
Wait until she dashes at you and then use your combo. Use R when she ults to take less damage.
Lissandra
Her ult is basicly a zhonya if she uses it on herself. WEQ backwards when she uses E.
Kassadin
Really easy to kill him in lane, even after lvl 6. Before 6 he dosen't have a dash so he is free to poke. After 6 you win every All-in with your R.
Heimerdinger
Start Dshield since his turrets are really annoying and can kill you quite quickly. You will most likely stay under tower but try to get as many CS as you can.
Malphite
Start Dshield and outrange his Q. WE him before ulting and swap instantly to W shadow after R since he will ult under himself when you R
Twisted Fate
All in him whenever his W is on cd.
Your Ult can cancel his card if its mid-air when you R.
Zoe
Dont stay too close to minions since her Q is splash damage. R when she dosen't have her E up.
Vladimir
Dshield Start if he has Aery. He has quite strong sustain so farm first strike and bait out his pool with WEQ before using R.
Sylas
before lvl 3 he legit one shots you if he manages to hook you. Without his E he is easy to poke. If he Zed ults you, keep in mind that he will appear behind you.
Ziggs
Start Dshield. Ult if his W is on cd for easy kill.
Lucian
Start Dshield VS his Q poke.
Ryze
He dosen't have a dash and his range is quite short so he is free to poke.
Lux
Ult her when her Q is on CD. Wait a little bit With Q after WE since she is likely to Q.
Syndra
I would recommend starting Dshield VS her. Your R can cancel her's. When combing her wait a little bit after WE because she might use Q.
Yone
Your W comes up 2 times before his E. If he dosen't have E or Q3 you can poke him for free. Can cancel his Q3 with your R.
Yasuo
Start Dshield. WEQ backwards is really good in this lane. Ult only if he dosen't have windwall.
Malzahar
Start Dshield. WEQ wont slow for the most part so just try to land as many Q's as possible.
Orianna
Bait out her Q and walk in to combo her.
Viktor
Start Dshield and he will run out of mana before he can kill you.
Pantheon
Outrange his W. You can cancel his W with your R then W behind him.
Qiyana
Her kit is really annoying, try to poke her very safely and all in her once she already used her Q.
Veigar
You can W out of his cage. You can cancel his R with yours.
Vel'Koz
he only has one hard cc and that is really hard to hit. If he ult you either need to kill him quick or w out.
Vex
Try to bait out her empowered ability then combo her. Dont ult her if she has passive.
Xerath
Dshield Start. Poke him from a distance, landing 1 Q most of the time. If he used E he is free for the most part.
Neeko
Place W before ult because she will instantly root you then ult you.
Irelia
Stand near the minion she is about to kill and weq backwards when she q's you.
Kled
Always save w for his hook. When he hooks you w away.
Varus
Start Dshield. His e can slow so only walk up to combo if its down.
Renekton
Backwards WEQ can help if he dashes on you. Poke him from a distance, landing 1 Q most of the time.
Tristana
Mind her just because she can chunk you really good if she gets close.
Nasus
You can quite easily farm first strike on his because he dosen't have a dash.
Sion
You can quite easily farm first strike on his because he dosen't have a dash. Dodge his Q when you want to ult him. You will get ulting most of the time after you ult.
Hwei
Start Dshield. He has really long poke and waveclear which barely costs mana. His ult is easy to dodge and you can all in him after he uses his CC ability.
Mel
Start Dshield. She can reflect your Q's so you need to poke her from as far away as possible, landing only one Q.
Aurora
Much like Tristana and LB, you need to mind her jump and combo her after she used Q.
Naafiri
Her new W is really scary, you need to play VS her like your against Mel, poke her from as far away as possible, landing only one Q.
Cho'Gath
After he uses Q you're free to poke him since WEQ outranges his W.
Garen
Much like nasus, he cant really deal damage to you but he takes very little damage as well.
Ambessa
He is easy to beat early, combo her after she Q's, your slow will make her Q harder to reach you.
Ivern
Every ap jungler who has hard cc is really good with zed. Ad junglers are good to, but ap is better because the enemy midlaner needs to build mixed resist items.
Synergies
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Ivern
Every ap jungler who has hard cc is really good with zed. Ad junglers are good to, but ap is better because the enemy midlaner needs to build mixed resist items.
Hey everyone,
i just wanted to clarify that the build posted here is mainly based on Laceration's Zed build. I just wasn't having fun with the conqueror setup and was looking for something new when i saw that he is playing this gathering storm tp first strike setup and ive been having quite the success with it so far. As of right now (2025.04.04.) i haven't seen him post about it yet.
I've posted some info about the most important stuff in this build, mostly about why and when those items are good. You can find these in form of Notes. Be sure to read everything marked with (Read Notes)! Ill expand upon these Notes or might even remove them completly when i release the hole Guide.
Anyways, i hope you guys like the item build and the runes i posted here. If u need any help or have questions please contant me on discord or in the league client. Good luck with your games <3!
Contacts
If you have any zed related questions, you can add me in league or post a comment on this guide or you could add my discord and talk to me there.
My Discord: Balint873 #9460 League Account Balint873 #9460 (EUNE)
About Me
Hi, my name is Bálint and im a diamond zed otp with more than 1 million mastery points. Im from Hungary and im still going to high school. Im not streaming on any platforms right now but planning to since some of you over on discord wanted to watch me play :) . I've been playing league since 6 years now and i would like to share my knowledge about my favourite champ in league.
I will expand this guide as soon as i get the chance and the inspiration to do so. I've never studied english in my life so im very sorry for any spelling mistakes i might have made in this guide.
I wanted to write a quick thank you for everyone who ive got to talk to over discord specially to those of you who ive got to coach. Even the short questions i get once a week can make my days. Thanks everyone!
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