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Zed

Zed Mid

the Master of Shadows
Win Rate: All Roles 48.8% | as Mid 49.3%
Pick Rate: All Roles 11.8% | as Mid 5.9%
Ban Rate: 27.8%
Analyzed: 74430 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Mid Jungle ARAM

Zed Mid Guide

B Tier

Zed is playable in Mid with a 49.3% win rate (#44 among Mid champions), compared to 48.8% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Zed has strong meta presence with 11.8% overall pick rate and only 5.9% when forced into Mid in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 74430 ranked games. Common pick - 50.3% of Zed's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Ionian Boots of Lucidity, into Eclipse, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Serylda's Grudge. Zed has low farm - 6.84 CS/min (#23 among Mid champions) and earns 446 gold per minute. Averages 2.3 KDA (#30 among Mid champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 27.8% (3rd place). Zed deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Most used runes for this build are Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, for Domination primary and Transcendence, Scorch, for Sorcery secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Zed Mid is strong against Taliyah, Azir, Twisted Fate, and weak against Diana, Kayle, and Ziggs.

Zed Roles

Zed

  • Mid
    (Mid - 50.3%) 37453 games

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 46.1%) 34312 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 21888 ARAM games

Zed Mid Stats

49.3%
Win Rate (Role)
50.3%
Mid (Role Rate)
27.8%
Ban Rate
0.0010
Penta/Game
8.6
Kills/Game
6.3
Deaths/Game
5.8
Assists/Game
0.25
Wards/Min
6.84
CS/Min
446
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 88.6%
Magic: 4.9%
True: 6.44%

Overall Champion Matrix

Zed Mid Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
49.1% Win Rate 82.5% Pick Rate30914 games

Highest Win Rate
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
59.8% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate232 games

Zed Mid 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.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.8% Win Rate 40.0% Pick Rate14985 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.
50.5% Win Rate 67.0% Pick Rate25105 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
48.8% Win Rate 22.2% Pick Rate8318 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.8% Win Rate 3.6% Pick Rate1341 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.
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.
51.4% Win Rate 10.8% Pick Rate4056 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.
56.9% Win Rate 15.2% Pick Rate5685 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
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
55.5% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate75 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
62.1% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate112 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.5% Win Rate 67.0% Pick Rate25105 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.8% Win Rate 3.6% Pick Rate1341 games
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
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.
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.
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.
55.9% Win Rate 2.6% Pick Rate974 games
Final Build
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.
59.9% Win Rate 12.7% Pick Rate4749 games
Other Items
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.
59.9% Win Rate 12.7% Pick Rate4749 games
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).
54.9% Win Rate 11.2% Pick Rate4206 games
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 %.
51.8% Win Rate 11.1% Pick Rate4150 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.
54.9% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate2670 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.
54.5% Win Rate 6.1% Pick Rate2266 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 4.9% Pick Rate1843 games
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
57.6% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate1026 games

Zed Mid Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

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
Sorcery
Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

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

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

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

49.4% Win Rate 42.3% Pick Rate15831 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Cash Back
Cash Back

Cash Back

Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic
Triple Tonic

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

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

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

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

51.9% Win Rate 5.9% Pick Rate2198 games

Zed best with

Fiddlesticks Synergy Champion
+6.9%
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks
Taric Synergy Champion
+5.6%
Taric
Taric

Zed Mid Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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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
49.0% Win Rate 50.0% Pick Rate18715 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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
57.3% Win Rate 5.9% Pick Rate2213 games

Countered by Zed

Taliyah - countered by Zed
+7.0%
Taliyah
Taliyah
Azir - countered by Zed
+6.4%
Azir
Azir
Twisted Fate - countered by Zed
+4.3%
Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate
Aurelion Sol - countered by Zed
+1.6%
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol
Kassadin - countered by Zed
+2.9%
Kassadin
Kassadin
Qiyana - countered by Zed
+2.5%
Qiyana
Qiyana
Syndra - countered by Zed
+3.1%
Syndra
Syndra
Orianna - countered by Zed
+2.1%
Orianna
Orianna
Zoe - countered by Zed
+1.7%
Zoe
Zoe
Viktor - countered by Zed
+1.6%
Viktor
Viktor
Mel - countered by Zed
+1.5%
Mel
Mel

Zed Counterpicks

Diana - effective counter against Zed
-1.8%
Diana
Diana
Kayle - effective counter against Zed
-5.4%
Kayle
Kayle
Ziggs - effective counter against Zed
-4.9%
Ziggs
Ziggs
Akshan - effective counter against Zed
-1.7%
Akshan
Akshan
Lux - effective counter against Zed
-1.9%
Lux
Lux
Irelia - effective counter against Zed
-2.6%
Irelia
Irelia
Xerath - effective counter against Zed
-1.3%
Xerath
Xerath
Yasuo - effective counter against Zed
-3.2%
Yasuo
Yasuo
Talon - effective counter against Zed
-2.2%
Talon
Talon
Fizz - effective counter against Zed
-2.3%
Fizz
Fizz
Malzahar - effective counter against Zed
-1.0%
Malzahar
Malzahar
Hwei - effective counter against Zed
-1.0%
Hwei
Hwei

Zed Mid Lane Matchups

Zed
+7.0%
Taliyah

Zed vs Taliyah
Zed
+6.4%
Azir

Zed vs Azir
Zed
+4.3%
Twisted Fate

Zed vs Twisted Fate
Zed
+3.3%
Ahri

Zed vs Ahri
Zed
+3.1%
Syndra

Zed vs Syndra
Zed
+2.5%
Qiyana

Zed vs Qiyana
Zed
+2.1%
Orianna

Zed vs Orianna
Zed
+1.7%
Zoe

Zed vs Zoe
Zed
+1.6%
Viktor

Zed vs Viktor
Zed
+1.6%
Aurelion Sol

Zed vs Aurelion Sol
Zed
+1.5%
Aurora

Zed vs Aurora
Zed
+1.5%
Mel

Zed vs Mel
Zed
-0.2%
Ekko

Zed vs Ekko
Zed
-0.5%
Sylas

Zed vs Sylas
Zed
-0.7%
Vex

Zed vs Vex
Zed
-1.0%
Malzahar

Zed vs Malzahar
Zed
-1.0%
Hwei

Zed vs Hwei
Zed
-1.1%
LeBlanc

Zed vs LeBlanc
Zed
-1.3%
Xerath

Zed vs Xerath
Zed
-1.5%
Annie

Zed vs Annie
Zed
-1.6%
Katarina

Zed vs Katarina
Zed
-1.7%
Akshan

Zed vs Akshan
Zed
-1.8%
Diana

Zed vs Diana
Zed
-1.9%
Lux

Zed vs Lux
Zed
-2.0%
Veigar

Zed vs Veigar
Zed
-2.0%
Anivia

Zed vs Anivia
Zed
-2.1%
Akali

Zed vs Akali
Zed
-2.1%
Galio

Zed vs Galio
Zed
-2.2%
Talon

Zed vs Talon
Zed
-2.3%
Fizz

Zed vs Fizz
Zed
-2.4%
Yone

Zed vs Yone
Zed
-2.6%
Vladimir

Zed vs Vladimir
Zed
-2.6%
Irelia

Zed vs Irelia
Zed
-2.8%
Lissandra

Zed vs Lissandra
Zed
-3.2%
Yasuo

Zed vs Yasuo
Zed
-3.6%
Ryze

Zed vs Ryze
Zed
-7.1%
Malphite

Zed vs Malphite

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