Zed Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.3%
- Pick rate
- 1.1%
- Ban rate
- 19.7%
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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 +
Precision 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 51.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (464 games).
- Most common core: Voltaic Cyclosword → Bastionbreaker → Serylda's Grudge — 14% win rate over 7 games.
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 79% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Garen (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Dr. Mundo (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Banned in 20% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65.0% | 13% (60) | |
| 64.4% | 10% (45) | |
| 59.1% | 9% (44) | |
| 56.9% | 13% (58) | |
| 56.0% | 30% (141) | |
| 55.2% | 6% (29) | |
| 52.6% | 46% (213) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (6) | |
| 49.2% | 14% (63) | |
| 42.7% | 18% (82) | |
| 41.7% | 3% (12) | |
| 35.7% | 3% (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.
Inspiration
Precision
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.
55.1%43% 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.
34.7%11% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
0.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
51.7%32% pick
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Flash + Teleport
43.5%20% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
66.7%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
57.9%38 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (52%), Q → E → W (47%), W → Q → E (100%).
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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.