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

47.0% WR

50.0% PR

48,000 games

Summoner Spells

Ignite

Flash

11,342 games

94.4% pick rate

Teleport

Flash

332 games

2.8% pick rate

Exhaust

Flash

130 games

1.1% pick rate

Core Items (From Real Games)

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Purchased 10,439 times

86.9%

pick rate

Mercury's Treads

Purchased 6,597 times

54.9%

pick rate

Black Cleaver

Purchased 5,519 times

45.9%

pick rate

Haunting Guise

Purchased 5,263 times

43.8%

pick rate

Strong Against

the Cantankerous Cavalier

the Herald of the Arcane

+57.0%

Good With

the Restrained Hunger

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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.