Zed

the Master of Shadows

ASSASSIN

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.

Abilities

PASSIVE

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

Cost: @Cost@ @AbilityResourceName@ | Cooldown: @Cooldown@s %i:cooldown%

Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.

Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

Living Shadow

Cost: @Cost@ @AbilityResourceName@ | Cooldown: @Cooldown@s %i:cooldown%

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

Cost: @Cost@ @AbilityResourceName@ | Cooldown: @Cooldown@s %i:cooldown%

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

Death Mark

Cost: No Cost | Cooldown: @Cooldown@s %i:cooldown%

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.

Core Build

Recommended Runes

Conqueror

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 2-4.5 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

Based on 15,111 games

Presence of Mind

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Damaging an enemy champion increases your mana regeneration. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Based on 15,111 games

Legend: Haste

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Based on 15,111 games

Coup de Grace

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Based on 15,111 games

Axiom Arcanist

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Based on 15,111 games

Transcendence

46.86% WR35.63% PR

Gain 5 Ability Haste at level 5. Gain 5 Ability Haste at level 8. On champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of your basic abilities by 20%.

Based on 15,111 games

Attack Speed

46.86% WR35.63% PR

+10% Attack Speed

Based on 15,111 games

Adaptive Force

46.86% WR35.63% PR

+9 Adaptive Force (5.4 AD or 9 AP)

Based on 15,111 games

Health Scaling

46.86% WR35.63% PR

+10-180 Health (based on level)

Based on 15,111 games

46.86% WR • 35.63% PR • 15,111 games

Summoner Spells

Flash

49.34% WR99.38% PR

Summoner Spell: Flash

Based on 41,203 games

Flash

Smite

49.34% WR99.38% PR

Summoner Spell: Smite

Based on 41,203 games

Smite

49.34% WR • 99.38% PR • 41,203 games

Core Items (From Real Games)

Mercury's Treads

50.27% WR13.76% PR

+25 Magic Resist, +45 Move Speed. UNIQUE Passive - Tenacity: Reduces the duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds, polymorphs, and immobilizes by 30%.

Based on 557 games

50.27% WR • 13.76% PR • 557 games

Strong Against

Zed

the Master of Shadows

Good With

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Tips

Zed excels at assassin playstyle. Focus on utilizing their abilities effectively and building around their core strengths. The recommended runes and items provide the best balance of damage and utility.