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the Master of Shadows

Zed Jungle build & stats

Assassin D 542 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
45.8%
Pick rate
2.0%
Ban rate
19.5%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000 gold
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
2,750 gold
8,750 gold
58.6% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
55.9% 59 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
51.1% WR
45 games · 8% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
54.0% 87 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 45.8% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (542 games).
  • Most common core: Bastionbreaker → Edge of Night → Serylda's Grudge — 50% win rate over 30 games.
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Graves (73% over 22 games). Hardest: Amumu (10% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 19% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
100.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
55.9% WR
59 games · 11% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
60.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 1% (6)
66.7% 1% (3)
62.1% 5% (29)
59.1% 4% (22)
58.8% 6% (34)
57.9% 14% (76)
56.1% 11% (57)
54.2% 4% (24)
53.8% 2% (13)
52.4% 4% (21)
37.5% 1% (8)
16.7% 1% (6)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
51.1% WR
45 games · 8% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight Sudden Impact Treasure Hunter
Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
25.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight Sudden Impact Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 52.1%13% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 75.0%1% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 50.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 54.0%16% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PContempt for the Weak

    Zed'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.

  • QRazor Shuriken

    Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

  • 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...

  • EShadow Slash

    Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.

  • RDeath Mark

    Zed 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.