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Zed Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 25.S1.1

Zed the Master of Shadows

Find the best Zed build guides for League of Legends S15 Patch 25.S1.1. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Zed build for the S15 meta. Learn more about Zed's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 7 Builds
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

THE SHADOW STRIKES BACK!

Build by Aleis_Alpto updated November 30, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

XxXxXMLGxXx420xXxZedXxXMONTAGExxXFAZExXxX Guide

Build by PDP RxArcane updated November 27, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed Ultimate build Season 7

Build by WillemLegendLGN updated November 24, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed The Master of Shadow

Build by BlowKiss updated November 11, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

ZED/mid THE SLAYER

Build by godan1 updated November 21, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

zed op

Build by pretinhoinsano updated November 15, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed - The Assassin of the Shadows -

Build by Zixron updated November 15, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed Guide Season 7

Build by Motzll updated November 12, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed season 7

Build by Sirfan updated November 11, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Zed

Build by Sebicaca updated November 11, 2016
Season 6 Guides
8.2
9
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

S6 Zed:Master of Shadows How to climb elo with Zed

Guide by ILikePogz updated November 10, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

A Mediocre Zed Build From A Mediocre Player - Zed Mid Guide

Guide by Lammanius updated September 10, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

The God's AP Zed (Not for ***s)

Guide by Thegod123 updated August 29, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Magical Zed: A Guide for AP Zed

Guide by Jipinguino updated August 5, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Cut the last breath from them. ZED GUIDE FOR PATCH 6.14

Guide by Tedzter updated July 18, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Tank Zed - Bursting Without Popping

Guide by Tobidious updated July 4, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

High Elo Season 6 Zed Guide (In-Depth)

Guide by Expgunner updated June 25, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

Ultimate S6 Zed Guide

Guide by DaSchmertz updated June 21, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide
LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

WRECK AS ZED (TOP AND MID) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE!

Guide by A Express updated June 11, 2016
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LoL Champion Zed Build Guide

BunnyLord's Ultimate Shadow Guide [S6]

Guide by konvexity updated June 14, 2016
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Zed Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Zed we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Zed, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Zed this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 25.S1.1. However, if you are a new Zed player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Zed!

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Patch 15.1: 45,195 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Zed's Runes

Zed's Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 50% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Second Best

Zed's 2nd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Zed's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Zed's Summoner Spells

Zed's Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Second Best

Zed's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Zed's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Teleport Ignite

Zed's Starters

Zed's Best Starter Items 47%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

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Zed's Core Items

Zed's Best Core Items 51%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

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Patch 15.1: 45,195 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Zed's Runes

Zed's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 33% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Second Best

Zed's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Third Best

Zed's 3rd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Zed's Summoner Spells

Zed's Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 53% Pickrate

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Second Best

Zed's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 41% Pickrate

Flash Gustwalker Smite

Third Best

Zed's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Mosstomper Smite

Zed's Starters

Zed's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 41% Pickrate

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Second Best

Zed's 2nd Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 31% Pickrate

Stealth Ward Health Potion

Third Best

Zed's 3rd Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Oracle Lens Health Potion

Zed's Core Items

Zed's Best Core Items 55%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

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Zed Counters

Learn Zed's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Zed guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Zed MIDDLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Zed. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Zed Skins

Zed's Abilities

Zed's Contempt for the Weak
Contempt for the Weak Zed's Passive Zed's Passive
Self
Zed's Passive
Zed's Passive
Whenever Zed attacks an enemy below 50% health, he deals an additional 6 / 8 / 10% of the target's max health as magic damage. Enemy champions can only be hit once every 10 seconds.
Q
Zed's Razor Shuriken
Razor Shuriken Zed's Q Ability
925
75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55
6
Zed and his Shadows throw their shurikens, each dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to the first enemy they pass through, and 48 / 72 / 96 / 120 / 144 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to each additional enemy.
W
Zed's Living Shadow
Living Shadow Zed's W Ability
650
40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20
20 / 19.25 / 18.5 / 17.75 / 17
Passive: Zed gains 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 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.
E
Zed's Shadow Slash
Shadow Slash Zed's E Ability
315
40
5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 (+0.65 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to nearby enemies.

Each enemy champion hit by Zed's slash reduces Living Shadow's cooldown by 3 seconds.

Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% for 1.5 seconds. Enemies hit by multiple slashes take no additional damage but the slow is increased by 50% instead.
R
Zed's Death Mark
Death Mark Zed's Ultimate (R) Ability
625
0
120 / 110 / 100 / 100 / 100
Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds, the mark triggers, dealing 65% attack damage as physical damage and repeating 25 / 40 / 55% of all damage dealt to the target by Zed while the mark was active.

The dash leaves a Shadow behind for 9 seconds. Zed can recast this ability to switch positions with this Shadow.

Questions About Zed

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it is posible to build zed ap??

hi guis i have a question that bothers me, i dont know much about the item build and stuff, but, it is posible to build zed ap with nashor tooth??

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akali zed

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Is Zed a hard champion?

Zed is a hard champion? or not?

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Zed runes vs different mid laners?

hello, I would want to know how to change my runes according to the enemy mid laner.

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Zed's ult

How to stack Zed's ult

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How to MAster ZED ???

WEll iam lvl 6 Zed 90k MP i want to main zed how do i get s or s+ with zed??and combos mechanics??

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Who is better in general, Aurelion Sol or Zed?

Generally

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How can I improve my Zed Mechanics?

I love Zed's Kit and want to main him pretty hard, except whenever it comes to ranked im too afraid to pick zed (because I feel like my skills won't be enough) What can I do to improve?

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how to make zed.yasuo dance and laugh etc....

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zed vs adc mid ... what can be done to make zed win ?!

i can't take it .... it's just unfair ! every time they got zed on mid ( my team ) we face an adc who just wins easily ... what can we do as a solution for this move ... and sometimes we just don't get the enough time to make zed stands on his...

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What is the best Zed Skin ?

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[Help!] Blacklisted Text That Wasn't There Previously

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Where's my guide ?

Yesterday I made a guide for Zed. I published it and saved it and when I go to Builds and Guides-Newest Guides-Zed my guide isn't there ?? What I need to do for other people to see it. Guide name is Better Nerf Zed [S6]

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I made a guide and I cannot see it

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