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the Master of Shadows

Zed Support build & stats

Assassin 14 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
28.6%
Pick rate
0.1%
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

Built from single items

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
66.7% 3 games

Best three items so far

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
3,000 g
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
2,800 g
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
3,300 g
9,100 g
33.3% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 g
36.4% 11 games

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 23.1% 13 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

  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 38% win rate.
  • Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
66.7% WR
3 games · 21% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
36.4% WR
11 games · 79% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
40.0% 36% (5)
33.3% 21% (3)
33.3% 21% (3)
30.0% 71% (10)
20.0% 36% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 37.5%57% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 16.7%43% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 23.1%93% 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.