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Zed·Mid Build

Contempt for the WeakP
Razor ShurikenQ
Living ShadowW
Shadow SlashE
Death MarkR
Win rate49.6%
Pick rate7.2%
Ban rate21.3%
Matches159 305-
Zed Mid has a 49.6% win rate with 7.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 159 305 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Zed is Eclipse, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. Most picked runes for Zed Mid are Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter for primary tree, as well as Scorch, and Transcendence for secondary tree.
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Zed Build

Mid Mid  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 50.8% based on 25 612 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ElectrocuteSorcery
Eclipse

Most Popular

50.8%
First StrikePrecision
Eclipse

Highest WR

52.9%
ConquerorSorcery
Eclipse

Alternative

52.9%
ElectrocuteSorcery
Voltaic Cyclosword

Off-Meta

51.7%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
iconRankName

iDarkWind OTP

64.0%
iconRankName

JofNone#6969 OTP

54.0%
iconRankName

Darth Z3D#EUW OTP

61.8%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

LeBlanc

51.4%

Ahri

52.4%

runes

Domination
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long Sword
Health Potion
3
Stealth Ward

@ 16 sec

Early Items

Long Sword
Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Eclipse
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword

@ 18 min

Full Build

Eclipse
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword
Edge of Night
Serylda's Grudge
Axiom Arc

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

Contempt for the Weak
Razor Shuriken
Living Shadow
Shadow Slash
Death Mark
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Profane Hydra
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serpent's Fang
Maw of Malmortius
The Collector

Zed Matchups Overview

Zed General information

Zed tips and tricks

Before looking for the all-in, try to get the enemy as low as possible. This will reduce the enemies chances of escaping or surviving once you commit to using your Ultimate Death MarkR.

Keep a constant eye on your resource bar. Zed needs as much energy as possible before committing to the fight. Avoid playing too aggressive when you’re low on energy.

In team fights, focus the squishiest enemy champion or somebody without defensive tools. This will make taking someone down much easier.

Zed combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Zed Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Zed Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Scorch and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Voltaic Cyclosword. For your last 3 items, you should build Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and finish with Axiom Arc. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 50.8% winrate over 25 612 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Teleport and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Cut Down in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Scorch in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Eclipse as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Voltaic Cyclosword as a third item. You want to finish the build with Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and Axiom Arc. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 52.9% win rate across 10 063 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Zed Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Scorch with Transcendence as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Voltaic Cyclosword as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Eclipse as third item. The last 3 options are Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and Axiom Arc. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.7% win rate over 6 955 matches played.

Situational Zed Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Zed build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Zed runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats

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Zed Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Zed Mid are:

Consider picking Zed into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Zed.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Zed in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:

These champions are considered as Zed counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Zed counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.