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Zed

Mid · patch 26.21

Zed

the Master of Shadows

Patch 26.2139% collectedEarly data from 59,174 games: tiers will still move.Back to the complete patch
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Tier

#16 of 122 Mid

Win rate

49.3%

-1.0 vs 26.20

Pick rate

7.2%

70% of Zed games

Ban rate

23.6%

Games

4,081

KDA

7.7 / 5.8 / 5.2

+312 gold @15

Strong laner

Builds

Armor penetration for burst against squishy targets. Played in 85% of Zed games in this role.

Item build

51.2%3,497

Start

Doran's BladeHealth Potion

51.2% WR · 46%

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity12:23Mercury's Treads13:51

Core, in purchase order

Voltaic Cyclosword10:25Bastionbreaker17:48Lord Dominik's Regards23:0955.0%13% · 440
Voltaic CycloswordBastionbreaker44.6%11% · 372
Voltaic CycloswordBastionbreakerSerylda's Grudge50.8%7% · 236
Voltaic CycloswordBastionbreakerSerpent's Fang54.4%5% · 180

Later items

4th

Edge of Night61%
Serylda's Grudge56%
Lord Dominik's Regards56%
Endless Hunger64%

5th

Endless Hunger60%
Edge of Night57%
Serpent's Fang55%
Axiom Arc64%

6th

Skill order

54.7%35% · 1,207
Razor ShurikenQ›Shadow SlashE›Living ShadowW51.3%99%Razor ShurikenQ›Living ShadowW›Shadow SlashE50.0%1%
Razor Shuriken
1
4
5
7
9
Living Shadow
2
14
15
Shadow Slash
3
8
10
11
13
Death Mark
6
12

Win rate by game length

Under 25 min53.6%860 games
25 – 30 min51.8%1,246 games
30 – 35 min50.5%926 games
35+ min46.7%465 games

Bars run from 50%: blue above, red below (±15 points at the edges). The light tick is Zed's average over all builds.

Runes

50.7%17% · 594
Inspiration

Inspiration

First StrikeFirst Strike
Cash BackCash Back
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Precision

Precision

Cut DownCut Down
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste

Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
KeystonesFirst Strike53%55%Electrocute48%13%Conqueror49%6%

Summoner spells

FlashIgnite50.8%80% · 2,791
FlashTeleport53.6%16% · 560

Top players on Lethality

  1. 1Kaz the wizrd#WIZRDOTPLAN54%488 games · 80%
  2. 2ZEDKlNG#Kr2OTPJP60%188 games · 59%
  3. 3GOD of 笹村#ONZEDOTPJP52%235 games · 52%
  4. 4Mizuo#0604OTPTW54%639 games · 76%
  5. 5Sarep#OCOTPOCE53%553 games · 78%
  6. 6奴佐伊諾#2407OTPTW53%619 games · 71%
  7. 7ゆった#JP1OTPJP55%434 games · 60%
  8. 8DOINB1#RU1OTPRU56%368 games · 66%
  9. 9bdr#1999ME51%73 games · 8%

Hard matchups

  • AnnieAnnie38.5%39 games
  • RyzeRyze38.6%44 games
  • XerathXerath38.7%75 games
  • GalioGalio39.2%79 games
  • EkkoEkko39.6%164 games
  • SyndraSyndra41.1%141 games

Good matchups

  • KayleKayle66.7%21 games
  • MelMel61.9%21 games
  • SionSion61.5%26 games
  • NasusNasus60.0%20 games
  • MalzaharMalzahar59.7%62 games
  • AniviaAnivia59.3%54 games

Best Zed players

All OTPs
  1. 1Kaz the wizrd#WIZRDOTPLANLethality54%488 games · 80%
  2. 2ZEDKlNG#Kr2OTPJPLethality60%188 games · 59%
  3. 3GOD of 笹村#ONZEDOTPJPLethality52%235 games · 52%
  4. 4Mizuo#0604OTPTWLethality54%639 games · 76%
  5. 5Sarep#OCOTPOCELethality53%553 games · 78%
  6. 6奴佐伊諾#2407OTPTWLethality53%619 games · 71%
  7. 7ゆった#JP1OTPJPLethality55%434 games · 60%
  8. 8DOINB1#RU1OTPRULethality56%368 games · 66%
  9. 9bdr#1999MELethality51%73 games · 8%

4,081 Zed Mid games in Emerald+ lobbies across all regions, patch 26.21. Build names come from the first items players finish.