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the Master of Shadows

Zed Mid build & stats

Assassin S 2,058 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.0%
Pick rate
7.6%
Ban rate
19.5%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
3,000 gold
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000 gold
9,000 gold
72.7% WR 11 games

Boots

Immortal Path
Immortal Path
1,000 gold
60.0% 25 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
60.0% WR
10 games · 0% 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
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
53.7% 175 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 51.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (2,058 games).
  • Most common core: Bastionbreaker → Edge of Night → Serylda's Grudge — 53% win rate over 116 games.
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Brand (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Azir (25% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 19% 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
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
61.5% WR
13 games · 1% pick
Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
66.7% WR
12 games · 1% pick
Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
72.7% WR
11 games · 1% pick

Boots

Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
53.7% WR
205 games · 10% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
26 games · 1% pick
Immortal Path
Immortal Path
60.0% WR
25 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
83.3% 0% (6)
66.7% 1% (27)
66.7% 1% (12)
64.7% 3% (68)
62.0% 2% (50)
58.2% 3% (55)
55.2% 3% (58)
55.0% 9% (180)
54.4% 12% (250)
54.3% 2% (46)
49.2% 3% (65)
40.0% 0% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
46.4% WR
28 games · 1% 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
54.5% WR
22 games · 1% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Jack Of All Trades Legend: Haste Cut Down
Inspiration Inspiration + Precision Precision
52.4% WR
21 games · 1% 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. 51.6%9% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 55.9%3% 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. 47.8%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 53.7%9% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 51.1%5% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 60.0%0% 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.