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Zed

Assassin · Diamond+ · Chinese server

Mid4.50% pick rate A Jungle2.44% pick rate B
RiftRank tier
A#13 of 40
Win rate
50.96%
Pick rate
4.50%
Ban rate
2.17%
CN tier
Bofficial #16

Matchups and synergies

Editorial recommendation

Best matchups

Kassadin

Zed punishes Kassadin before he has his ultimate and items.

Veigar

Zed dodges the cage with his shadows and kills Veigar.

Aurora

Zed reaches Aurora with his shadows and kills her with his ultimate.

Syndra

Zed dodges the orbs with his shadows and kills Syndra.

Worst matchups

Lissandra

The freeze locks Zed down after his ultimate.

Diana

Diana survives the combo with her shield and punishes Zed up close with her ultimate.

Best synergies

WarwickJungle

Warwick's suppression holds the target still for Zed's combo.

ViJungle

Vi locks the target down and Zed completes the combo.

NocturneJungle

Nocturne's ultimate removes vision and Zed goes in unseen.

Jarvan IVJungle

Cataclysm traps the target for the ultimate's mark.

Build, runes and spells

Patch 7.3bEditorial recommendation
Eclipse#1
Serpent's Fang#2
Serylda's Grudge#3
Armorcrusher BootsBoots

Eclipse empowers the short shadow combo, and Serpent's Fang cuts the targets' shields. Serylda's Grudge, reworked in 7.3, gives armor penetration for the ultimate.

Situational items

Guardian AngelWhen Zed needs to dive deep to kill the target.
Edge of NightAgainst crowd control that interrupts the combo.
Spear of ShojinTo use the shadows more often in extended fights.

Runes

ConquerorKeystone
Battle Zeal
Cut Down
Legend: Haste
Second Wind

Conqueror and Battle Zeal empower extended trades, and Legend: Haste lowers the shadows' cooldown. Second Wind helps Zed withstand mages' poke.

Rune swaps

Swap Second Wind for Transcendence against low-poke lanes, to use the shadows more often.

Summoner spells

Flash
Ignite

Ignite stacks with the ultimate's mark and secures the kill.

Abilities

Official Wild Rift icons. Under each ability, the base cooldown published by Tencent. Hover (or tap) to see the description.

PassiveContempt for the WeakZed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds on the same target.
16sRazor ShurikenZed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
217sLiving ShadowPassive: 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.
35sShadow SlashZed and his shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
Ult85sDeath MarkZed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After a few seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked. Zed leaves a shadow behind and can reactive Death Mark to switch places with this shadow.

Skill order

Priority QEW
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Razor ShurikenZed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.Q1467
Living ShadowPassive: 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.W2121415
Shadow SlashZed and his shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies.E381011
Death MarkZed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After a few seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked. Zed leaves a shadow behind and can reactive Death Mark to switch places with this shadow.R5913

Official profile

Tencent's rating for Zed, from 1 to 3.

Damage
High
Toughness
Low
Utility
Low
Difficulty
High