Zed Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.4%
- Pick rate
- 6.7%
- 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 +
Precision 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Jack Of All Trades
Cut Down
Legend: Haste
Summoner spells
62.5%
8 games
Max order
Q
E
W
52.5%
284 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 49.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (1,203 games).
- Most common core: Voltaic Cyclosword → Bastionbreaker → Lord Dominik's Regards — 54% win rate over 26 games.
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Talon (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Azir (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 62.7% | 24% (292) | |
| 60.4% | 14% (169) | |
| 57.7% | 22% (260) | |
| 55.7% | 6% (70) | |
| 55.3% | 26% (311) | |
| 52.9% | 61% (730) | |
| 52.5% | 23% (276) | |
| 50.7% | 92% (1,104) | |
| 48.1% | 2% (27) | |
| 47.5% | 22% (263) | |
| 45.5% | 3% (33) | |
| 43.7% | 18% (213) |
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.
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Jack Of All Trades
Cut Down
Legend: Haste
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.
51.3%75% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
43.8%16% 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.
43.4%8% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
33.3%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
49.5%71% pick
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Flash + Teleport
49.8%24% pick
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Exhaust + Teleport
40.0%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
52.5%284 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (48%), Q → E → W (56%).
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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.