Zed Matchups

ZedJungle Builds, Diamond +

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Patch 15.15
Atier
47.8%winrate
6,210games

Starting Items

Item 1101Item 3340Item 2003
46.2% WR
587 Matches

Core Items

Item 3071Item 6692Item 3158
38.7% WR
261 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3158
36.5% WR622 Matches
Item 6694
52.2% WR556 Matches
Item 3161
56.6% WR505 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3814
55.3% WR347 Matches
Item 3161
57.0% WR244 Matches
Item 6694
63.2% WR239 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 3814
58.6% WR87 Matches
Item 3161
66.3% WR86 Matches
Item 6695
52.7% WR74 Matches

Skill Priority

Zed Q Icon
Q
Razor Shuriken
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.

Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
Zed E Icon
E
Shadow Slash
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
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W
Living Shadow
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.
50.21% WR
5,198 Matches

Skill Path

Zed Q Icon
Q
Razor Shuriken
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.

Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
Razor Shuriken
2
3
5
7
9
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W
Living Shadow
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.
Living Shadow
4
14
15
17
18
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E
Shadow Slash
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
Shadow Slash
1
8
10
12
13
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R
Death Mark
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.
Death Mark
6
11
16
Precision

Precision

Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Sorcery

Sorcery

Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
45.0% WR1,994 Matches

Stat Mods

Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
48.33% WR
3,091 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Damage Dealt4,884
Damage Dealt4,501
Gold Diff+175
CS Diff+7
XP Diff+298
Ally Ganks1.65
Enemy Ganks1.64
KDA3 / 2 / 2

End of Game

Total Damage Dealt21,701
Total Damage Dealt19,685
Total Gold Diff+209
Total CS Diff+12
Total XP Diff0
KDA8 / 5 / 7

Split Push

Damage to Turrets1,351
Damage to Turrets1,955

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