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Zed

Zed Jungle

the Master of Shadows
Win Rate: All Roles 48.3% | as Jungle 47.5%
Pick Rate: All Roles 13.5% | as Jungle 6.5%
Ban Rate: 30.0%
Analyzed: 73273 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
Mid Jungle ARAM

Zed Jungle Guide

B Tier

Zed is a real skill check in Jungle with a 47.5% win rate (#50 among Jungle champions), compared to 48.3% win rate across all roles. High skill floor - needs tons of practice. Zed stays popular despite weak performance with 13.5% overall pick rate and only 6.5% when forced into Jungle in Plat+ on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 73273 ranked games. Reasonable choice - 47.9% of this champion's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Ionian Boots of Lucidity, into Eclipse, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. Zed has strong farm - 7.08 CS/min (#5 among Jungle champions) and earns 424 gold per minute. Averages 2.6 KDA (#31 among Jungle champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 30.0% (3rd place). Zed deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Most used runes for this build are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Coup de Grace, for Precision primary and Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, for Sorcery secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Zed Jungle is strong against Nunu & Willump, Ivern, Nidalee, and weak against Briar, Trundle, and Warwick.

Zed Roles

Zed

  • Mid
    (Mid - 48.9%) 35845 games

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 47.9%) 35068 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 39492 ARAM games

Zed Jungle Stats

47.5%
Win Rate (Role)
47.9%
Jungle (Role Rate)
30.0%
Ban Rate
0.0010
Penta/Game
8.3
Kills/Game
5.7
Deaths/Game
6.8
Assists/Game
0.16
Wards/Min
7.08
CS/Min
424
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 86.1%
Magic: 5.2%
True: 8.68%

Overall Champion Matrix

Zed Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.2% Win Rate 58.6% Pick Rate20550 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
50.2% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate372 games

Zed Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
47.2% Win Rate 21.0% Pick Rate7364 games
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.
49.1% Win Rate 69.5% Pick Rate24376 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.0% Win Rate 16.7% Pick Rate5867 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.8% Win Rate 5.0% Pick Rate1764 games
Core Build
Caulfield's Warhammer
Caulfield's Warhammer (1050 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Ability Haste
->
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.
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
52.1% Win Rate 9.9% Pick Rate3461 games
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.
57.5% Win Rate 15.6% Pick Rate5471 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
51.6% Win Rate 10.2% Pick Rate3584 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
52.7% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate81 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.8% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate130 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.1% Win Rate 69.5% Pick Rate24376 games
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
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.
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.
57.0% Win Rate 1.6% Pick Rate551 games
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.
63.5% Win Rate 6.6% Pick Rate2311 games
Other Items
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 %.
54.4% Win Rate 12.5% Pick Rate4376 games
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.
58.6% Win Rate 8.3% Pick Rate2904 games
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
52.5% Win Rate 7.7% Pick Rate2686 games
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.
63.5% Win Rate 6.6% Pick Rate2311 games
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.
52.5% Win Rate 6.0% Pick Rate2090 games
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.
55.0% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate1655 games
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.
54.9% Win Rate 4.2% Pick Rate1462 games

Zed Jungle Runes

Most Frequent 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
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

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

46.9% Win Rate 45.8% Pick Rate16075 games

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
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

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

51.4% Win Rate 18.1% Pick Rate6347 games

Zed best with

Cassiopeia Synergy Champion
+6.8%
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
Sona Synergy Champion
+5.4%
Sona
Sona

Zed Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
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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
44.6% Win Rate 43.5% Pick Rate15269 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
59.3% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate386 games

Countered by Zed

Nunu & Willump - countered by Zed
+2.3%
Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump
Ivern - countered by Zed
+3.2%
Ivern
Ivern
Nidalee - countered by Zed
+3.2%
Nidalee
Nidalee
Sejuani - countered by Zed
+2.8%
Sejuani
Sejuani
Amumu - countered by Zed
+2.1%
Amumu
Amumu
Rek'Sai - countered by Zed
+2.1%
Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai
Lillia - countered by Zed
+2.0%
Lillia
Lillia
Fiddlesticks - countered by Zed
+1.6%
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks
Nocturne - countered by Zed
+1.3%
Nocturne
Nocturne

Zed Counterpicks

Briar - effective counter againstZed
-5.0%
Briar
Briar
Trundle - effective counter againstZed
-2.9%
Trundle
Trundle
Warwick - effective counter againstZed
-4.0%
Warwick
Warwick
Wukong - effective counter againstZed
-4.5%
Wukong
Wukong
Udyr - effective counter againstZed
-5.4%
Udyr
Udyr
Rammus - effective counter againstZed
-3.7%
Rammus
Rammus
Master Yi - effective counter againstZed
-4.9%
Master Yi
Master Yi
Elise - effective counter againstZed
-5.0%
Elise
Elise
Bel'Veth - effective counter againstZed
-4.3%
Bel'Veth
Bel'Veth
Xin Zhao - effective counter againstZed
-3.4%
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao
Evelynn - effective counter againstZed
-4.7%
Evelynn
Evelynn
Volibear - effective counter againstZed
-1.9%
Volibear
Volibear

Zed Jungle Lane Matchups

Zed
+3.2%
Nidalee

Zed vs Nidalee
Zed
+2.8%
Sejuani

Zed vs Sejuani
Zed
+2.3%
Nunu & Willump

Zed vs Nunu & Willump
Zed
+2.1%
Amumu

Zed vs Amumu
Zed
+2.0%
Lillia

Zed vs Lillia
Zed
+1.6%
Fiddlesticks

Zed vs Fiddlesticks
Zed
+1.3%
Nocturne

Zed vs Nocturne
Zed
-1.0%
Talon

Zed vs Talon
Zed
-1.2%
Ekko

Zed vs Ekko
Zed
-1.3%
Pantheon

Zed vs Pantheon
Zed
-1.6%
Hecarim

Zed vs Hecarim
Zed
-1.6%
Diana

Zed vs Diana
Zed
-1.9%
Volibear

Zed vs Volibear
Zed
-2.2%
Viego

Zed vs Viego
Zed
-2.4%
Naafiri

Zed vs Naafiri
Zed
-2.5%
Kindred

Zed vs Kindred
Zed
-2.5%
Kha'Zix

Zed vs Kha'Zix
Zed
-2.9%
Trundle

Zed vs Trundle
Zed
-3.2%
Graves

Zed vs Graves
Zed
-3.2%
Shaco

Zed vs Shaco
Zed
-3.2%
Lee Sin

Zed vs Lee Sin
Zed
-3.4%
Xin Zhao

Zed vs Xin Zhao
Zed
-3.5%
Zac

Zed vs Zac
Zed
-3.6%
Kayn

Zed vs Kayn
Zed
-3.7%
Rammus

Zed vs Rammus
Zed
-3.7%
Jarvan IV

Zed vs Jarvan IV
Zed
-3.8%
Karthus

Zed vs Karthus
Zed
-3.9%
Rengar

Zed vs Rengar
Zed
-4.0%
Warwick

Zed vs Warwick
Zed
-4.3%
Bel'Veth

Zed vs Bel'Veth
Zed
-4.5%
Wukong

Zed vs Wukong
Zed
-4.6%
Vi

Zed vs Vi
Zed
-4.7%
Evelynn

Zed vs Evelynn
Zed
-4.9%
Master Yi

Zed vs Master Yi
Zed
-5.0%
Elise

Zed vs Elise
Zed
-5.0%
Briar

Zed vs Briar
Zed
-5.4%
Udyr

Zed vs Udyr

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.

Zed Skins and Splash Arts

Default Zed Default Zed
Shockblade Zed Shockblade Zed
SKT T1 Zed SKT T1 Zed
PROJECT: Zed PROJECT: Zed
Worlds 2016 Zed Worlds 2016 Zed
Death Sworn Zed Death Sworn Zed
Galaxy Slayer Zed Galaxy Slayer Zed
PsyOps Zed PsyOps Zed
Prestige PROJECT: Zed Prestige PROJECT: Zed
Debonair Zed Debonair Zed
Empyrean Zed Empyrean Zed
Immortal Journey Zed Immortal Journey Zed
Blood Moon Zed Blood Moon Zed
Quantum Galaxy Slayer Zed Quantum Galaxy Slayer Zed
Prestige Spirit Blossom Zed Prestige Spirit Blossom Zed