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Zed

Zed ARAM

the Master of Shadows
Champion Win Rate: 46.1%
Pick Rate: 7.6%
Analyzed: 45585 ARAM matches
Players: Platinum+
Patch: 15.12.1 (25.12.1)
Mid Jungle ARAM

Zed Roles

Zed

  • Mid
    (Mid - 51.9%) 32399 games

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 44.7%) 27864 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 45585 ARAM games

Zed ARAM Stats

46.1%
Win Rate (Role)
0.0200
Penta/Game
16.6
Kills/Game
12.5
Deaths/Game
19.3
Assists/Game
1.93
CS/Min
737
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 87.3%
Magic: 4.8%
True: 7.98%

Overall Champion Matrix

Zed ARAM Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Mark
Mark Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.
46.0% Win Rate 87.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Mark
Mark Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.
48.7% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate

Zed ARAM Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
45.7% Win Rate 83.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
45.9% Win Rate 66.4% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
44.9% Win Rate 19.7% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.8% Win Rate 2.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
20 Ability Haste
Flux
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.
Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
47.7% Win Rate 9.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
51.6% Win Rate 23.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Guardian's Blade
Guardian's Blade (950 gold) 30 Attack Damage
150 Health
15 Ability Haste
55.1% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.8% Win Rate 2.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
46.5% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
45.9% Win Rate 66.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
20 Ability Haste
Flux
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
48.2% Win Rate 3.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
53.4% Win Rate 4.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
51.3% Win Rate 20.2% Pick Rate
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Galvanize
Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
Firmament
Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
50.1% Win Rate 15.0% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
47.7% Win Rate 11.4% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
51.9% Win Rate 11.0% Pick Rate
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
49.6% Win Rate 7.5% Pick Rate
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
50.1% Win Rate 6.3% Pick Rate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
53.4% Win Rate 4.8% Pick Rate

Zed ARAM Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

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

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

44.9% Win Rate 66.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

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

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.5% Win Rate 6.7% Pick Rate

Zed best with

Nami Synergy Champion
+6.2%
Nami
Nami

Zed ARAM Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
45.8% Win Rate 65.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
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5
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7
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
52.6% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate

Countered by Zed

Aurelion Sol - countered by Zed
+5.1%
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol
Swain - countered by Zed
+4.0%
Swain
Swain
Kassadin - countered by Zed
+2.7%
Kassadin
Kassadin
Taliyah - countered by Zed
+2.8%
Taliyah
Taliyah
Bel'Veth - countered by Zed
+3.1%
Bel'Veth
Bel'Veth
Yone - countered by Zed
+4.6%
Yone
Yone
Rek'Sai - countered by Zed
+4.2%
Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai
Galio - countered by Zed
+3.3%
Galio
Galio
Veigar - countered by Zed
+2.4%
Veigar
Veigar
Azir - countered by Zed
+3.5%
Azir
Azir
Hecarim - countered by Zed
+2.7%
Hecarim
Hecarim
Sejuani - countered by Zed
+2.6%
Sejuani
Sejuani

Zed Counterpicks

Kayle - effective counter againstZed
-4.7%
Kayle
Kayle
Warwick - effective counter againstZed
-3.6%
Warwick
Warwick
Ivern - effective counter againstZed
-3.8%
Ivern
Ivern
Graves - effective counter againstZed
-5.9%
Graves
Graves
Kennen - effective counter againstZed
-4.0%
Kennen
Kennen
Volibear - effective counter againstZed
-3.8%
Volibear
Volibear
Rammus - effective counter againstZed
-5.5%
Rammus
Rammus
Master Yi - effective counter againstZed
-4.4%
Master Yi
Master Yi
Kayn - effective counter againstZed
-3.7%
Kayn
Kayn
Vel'Koz - effective counter againstZed
-3.4%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz
Diana - effective counter againstZed
-2.6%
Diana
Diana
Gragas - effective counter againstZed
-4.0%
Gragas
Gragas

Zed 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.

Zed tips:

  • 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.

Zed abilities description:

Contempt for the Weak
P
Contempt for the Weak (passive)
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
Q
Razor Shuriken (Q)
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.

Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
Living Shadow
W
Living Shadow (W)
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
E
Shadow Slash (E)
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
Death Mark
R
Death Mark (R)
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.