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the Master of Shadows

Zed Top build & stats

Assassin B 30 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
53.3%
Pick rate
0.7%
Ban rate
22.6%
Division
All divisions

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

Best three items so far

Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
3,300 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
2,750 gold
8,950 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
47.1% 17 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
4 games · 13% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
45.8% 24 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 53.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (30 games).
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 57% win rate.
  • Banned in 23% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang
66.7% WR
3 games · 10% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
47.1% WR
17 games · 57% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
50.0% WR
6 games · 20% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 30% (9)
66.7% 10% (3)
60.0% 33% (10)
60.0% 33% (10)
57.1% 47% (14)
57.1% 23% (7)
52.0% 83% (25)
40.0% 33% (10)
25.0% 13% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
4 games · 13% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
33.3% WR
3 games · 10% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Jack Of All Trades Legend: Haste Cut Down
Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
66.7% WR
3 games · 10% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Jack Of All Trades Cut Down Legend: Haste

Keystones

  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 57.1%70% 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. 50.0%13% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 45.8%80% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 80.0%17% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Razor Shuriken Q Shadow Slash E Living Shadow W 100.0%2 games
  • 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.