Patch 26.8

#192

Zed

CMid

the Master of Shadows

AssassinEnergy

Win Rate

48.3%-4.34%

Pick Rate

0.5%-0.5%

Ban Rate

11.7%

Matches

3,713

Rank Change

+13

Playing as Zed

•Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
•Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
•Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Playing against Zed

•Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
•After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
•Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Skill Order

Max: Q > Q > Q

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Razor Shuriken

Living Shadow

Shadow Slash

Death Mark

Abilities

Contempt 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.

Razor Shuriken

6s75/70/65/60/55900

Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.

Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

Living Shadow

20/19/18/17/16s40/35/30/25/20650

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. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow.

Shadow Slash

5/4.5/4/3.5/3s40290

Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.

Death Mark

120/110/100s625

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.

Skins (5)

Zed (Default)

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Power Curve

Mid Game Champion

Early GameLevels 1-6

59%

Decent early game. Focus on farming and trading when abilities are available.

Mid GameLevels 7-12

95%

Power spike at core items. Look for skirmishes and objective fights.

Late GameLevel 13+

53%

Solid late game. Position well in team fights and focus priority targets.

Strong Against

Weak Against

Champion Lore

Utterly ruthless and without mercy, Zed is the leader of the Order of Shadow, an organization he created with the intent of militarizing Ionia's magical and martial traditions to drive out Noxian invaders. During the war, desperation led him to unlock the secret shadow form—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. Zed has mastered all of these forbidden techniques to destroy anything he sees as a threat to his nation, or his new order.

Assassin