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the Master of Shadows

Zed build & stats

Assassin C 157 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
47.1%
Pick rate
6.2%
Ban rate
0.0%
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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
The Collector
The Collector
3,000 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
8,900 gold
44.4% WR 9 games

Boots

Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
1,100 gold
53.3% 15 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
60.6% WR
33 games · 21% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
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 Mark
48.4% 124 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 47.1% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (157 games).
  • Most common core: The Collector → Eclipse → Serylda's Grudge — 8% win rate over 12 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 59% of games with a 42% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

The Collector
The Collector
Eclipse
Eclipse
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
8.3% WR
12 games · 8% pick
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
The Collector
The Collector
Eclipse
Eclipse
44.4% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Eclipse
Eclipse
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
66.7% WR
6 games · 4% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
45.8% WR
83 games · 53% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
36.0% WR
25 games · 16% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
53.3% WR
15 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 6% (9)
62.5% 5% (8)
54.1% 24% (37)
53.8% 59% (93)
53.0% 42% (66)
49.5% 67% (105)
43.8% 10% (16)
40.3% 49% (77)
39.4% 42% (66)
32.4% 43% (68)
30.8% 8% (13)
28.6% 4% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
39.0% WR
41 games · 26% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
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
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
60.6% WR
33 games · 21% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
46.9% WR
32 games · 20% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Scorch Transcendence

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 41.9%59% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 58.3%31% 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. 66.7%6% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 33.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 48.4%79% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 43.5%15% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 0.0%2% 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.