
Zed·Mid Build





Win rate | 49.0% |
Pick rate | 6.5% |
Ban rate | 16.1% |
Matches | 32 839- |

Zed Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 51.0% based on 5 439 matches
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Recommended builds


Most Popular
51.0%

2nd Most Popular
50.3%

Alternative
49.8%

Off-Meta
53.7%Top Players ALL
온 재 OTP
63.6%Heho Hagrid OTP
53.3%CrappiZed OTP
57.1%Matchup Specific

Sylas
51.2%
Yasuo
55.3%runes






















spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 14 sec
Early Items


@ 4 min
Core Items



@ 19 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
E
W
Skills





situational items






Death's Dance
Effective against champions with high burst damage or who rely on abilities to deal damage, such as assassins like Zed, Kha'Zix, Talon. The item's passive damage reduction and healing can help mitigate their burst and sustain through extended fights.

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 R.
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 Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health 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 Black Cleaver. For your last 3 items, you should build Spear of Shojin, Serpent's Fang and finish with Edge of Night. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 51.0% winrate over 5 439 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Zed Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Scorch with Transcendence in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Eclipse, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Voltaic Cyclosword as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Serpent's Fang. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 50.3% win rate over 4 854 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Electrocute as your keystone, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Scorch with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Voltaic Cyclosword as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Eclipse as a third item. You want to finish the build with Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Serpent's Fang. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 49.8% win rate across 1 610 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Zed Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Magical Footwear, Triple Tonic and Cosmic Insight as your primary rune tree, and Transcendence with Scorch as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Eclipse as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Voltaic Cyclosword as third item. The last 3 options are Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and Serpent's Fang. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 587 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 15.4 the best possible matchups for Zed Mid are:
- vs. Jayce - 59.6% win rate over 188 games.
- vs. Pantheon - 55.4% win rate over 204 games.
- vs. Hwei - 55.0% win rate over 691 games.
- vs. Vel'Koz - 55.0% win rate over 191 games.
- vs. Taliyah - 54.3% win rate over 276 games.
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:
- vs. Kayle - 35.2% win rate over 159 games.
- vs. Vex - 41.1% win rate over 514 games.
- vs. Garen - 41.2% win rate over 262 games.
- vs. Karma - 43.4% win rate over 152 games.
- vs. Cho'Gath - 43.6% win rate over 335 games.
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.