Zed ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 36.5%
- Pick rate
- 0.3%
- Ban rate
- 17.9%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Best three items so far
Runes
Inspiration +
Precision 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Jack Of All Trades
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Summoner spells
41.2%
17 games
Max order
Q
E
W
66.7%
12 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Zed
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Zed wins 36.5% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (52 games).
- Most common core: Bastionbreaker → Lord Dominik's Regards → Voltaic Cyclosword — 60% win rate over 5 games.
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 36% win rate.
- Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 6% (3) | |
| 64.3% | 27% (14) | |
| 54.5% | 21% (11) | |
| 42.1% | 73% (38) | |
| 38.8% | 94% (49) | |
| 33.3% | 23% (12) | |
| 33.3% | 23% (12) | |
| 33.3% | 6% (3) | |
| 28.6% | 27% (14) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Inspiration +
Precision
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Jack Of All Trades
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Inspiration +
Precision
Inspiration +
Precision
Keystones
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
36.2%90% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
33.3%6% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
35.3%65% pick
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Flash + Ignite
41.2%33% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
66.7%12 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (60%), Q → E → W (40%).
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PContempt for the WeakZed'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.
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QRazor Shuriken
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
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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. Reac...
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EShadow Slash
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
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RDeath MarkZed 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.