Zed Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 43.3%
- Pick rate
- 1.7%
- Ban rate
- 17.7%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Inspiration +
Domination 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Cosmic Insight
Sudden Impact
Treasure Hunter
Summoner spells
43.5%
299 games
Max order
Q
E
W
45.6%
68 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Zed
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Zed wins 43.3% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (300 games).
- Most common core: Endless Hunger → Bastionbreaker → Lord Dominik's Regards — 67% win rate over 18 games.
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 80% of games with a 44% win rate.
- Best matchup: Hecarim (55% over 11 games). Hardest: Graves (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Zed scales: 44% win rate after 35 minutes versus 33% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
- Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 70.8% | 16% (48) | |
| 56.1% | 27% (82) | |
| 55.7% | 20% (61) | |
| 54.1% | 12% (37) | |
| 50.5% | 30% (91) | |
| 50.0% | 28% (84) | |
| 50.0% | 11% (34) | |
| 50.0% | 7% (20) | |
| 49.0% | 32% (96) | |
| 42.6% | 88% (265) | |
| 41.2% | 57% (170) | |
| 38.9% | 12% (36) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Inspiration +
Domination
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Cosmic Insight
Sudden Impact
Treasure Hunter
Inspiration +
Domination
Inspiration +
Domination
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.
43.5%80% 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.
40.0%13% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
42.1%6% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
43.5%100% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
45.6%68 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (49%), E → Q → W (40%), Q → E → Q (20%).
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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.