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Zoe Mid build & stats

Mage S 811 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
54.4%
Pick rate
3.6%
Ban rate
9.5%
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 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
58.3% 60 games

Build in this order

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
Lich Bane 2
Lich Bane
2,900 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
8,900 gold
75.0% WR 8 games

Boots

Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
900 gold
57.9% 114 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
83.3% WR
12 games · 1% pick
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
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
56.6% 327 games

Max order

Paddle Star! Q Sleepy Trouble Bubble E Spell Thief W
55.8% 52 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 Zoe

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Zoe wins 54.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (811 games).
  • Most common core: Luden's Echo → Lich Bane → Shadowflame — 60% win rate over 15 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 69% of games with a 55% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Lux (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Galio (37% over 27 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Lich Bane 2
Lich Bane
Shadowflame 3
Shadowflame
50.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Lich Bane 2
Lich Bane
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
58.3% WR
60 games · 7% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
55.4% WR
204 games · 25% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
57.9% WR
114 games · 14% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
74.1% 3% (27)
71.4% 2% (14)
60.0% 2% (15)
58.6% 21% (169)
56.3% 9% (71)
55.4% 35% (280)
55.2% 4% (29)
52.9% 6% (51)
52.4% 10% (84)
52.2% 3% (23)
48.4% 4% (31)
43.5% 3% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
60.0% WR
60 games · 7% 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
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
56.8% WR
44 games · 5% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Nimbus Cloak Transcendence
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
61.5% WR
13 games · 2% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Scorch Nimbus Cloak

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 54.8%30% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 65.7%9% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 40.0%1% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 44.4%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 56.6%40% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 33.3%1% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 40.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Paddle Star! Q Sleepy Trouble Bubble E Spell Thief W 55.8%52 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (56%), Q → W → E (71%), E → Q → W (45%).

  • PMore Sparkles!

    Zoe's next basic attack after casting a spell deals bonus magic damage.

  • QPaddle Star!

    Zoe fires a missile that she can redirect in flight. Deals more damage the longer it flies in a straight line.

  • WSpell Thief

    Zoe can pick up the remnants of enemy summoner spell and active item casts and cast them once herself. Whenever she casts a summoner spell, she gains 3 missiles that fire at the nearest target.

  • ESleepy Trouble Bubble

    Causes the target to become drowsy, then fall asleep. While asleep, the target's Magic Resist is reduced. The first source of damage that breaks the sleep is doubled, up to a cap.

  • RPortal Jump

    Blink to a nearby position for 1 second. Then blink back.