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Zed·Jungle Build

Contempt for the WeakP
Razor ShurikenQ
Living ShadowW
Shadow SlashE
Death MarkR
Win rate47.3%
Pick rate0.8%
Ban rate21.6%
Matches3 595-
Zed Jungle has a 47.3% win rate with 0.8% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked C tier. Based on our analysis of 3 595 matches in patch 14.9 the best build for Zed is Eclipse, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, and Edge of Night. Most picked runes for Zed Jungle are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, and Cosmic Insight for primary tree, as well as Scorch, and Transcendence for secondary tree.
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Zed Build

Jungle Jungle ∙ Patch 14.9

Most Popular

Win Rate 44.4% based on 417 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikeSorcery
Eclipse

Most Popular

44.4%
First StrikeDomination
Profane Hydra

2nd Most Popular

44.2%
ElectrocutePrecision
Eclipse

Alternative

54.7%
ElectrocutePrecision
Voltaic Cyclosword

Off-Meta

54.4%

Top Players
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Player name
WR
iconRankName

Die 2 Zed OTP

57.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Lee Sin

41.0%

runes

Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Triple Tonic
Future's Market
Minion Dematerializer
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Time Warp Tonic
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerSmite

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 17 sec

Early Items

Caulfield's Warhammer

@ 4 min

Core Items

Eclipse
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword

@ 17 min

Full Build

Eclipse
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge
Edge of Night
Axiom Arc

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

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W

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Skills

Contempt for the Weak
Razor Shuriken
Living Shadow
Shadow Slash
Death Mark
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Profane Hydra
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Maw of Malmortius
Serpent's Fang
Spear of Shojin
The Collector

Zed Matchups Overview

Zed General information

Zed tips and tricks

Keep a constant eye on your resource bar. Zed needs as much energy as possible before committing to the fight. Avoid playing too aggressively 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.

Use your Ultimate Death MarkR to dodge incoming damage and CC. It can be really beneficial and not only getting kills but also save your life.

Zed combos

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The Best Zed Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Zed Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick First Strike as your keystone, followed by Magical Footwear, Future's Market and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, as well as Scorch and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling 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 Voltaic Cyclosword. For your last 3 items, you should build Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and finish with Axiom Arc. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 44.4% winrate over 417 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Zed Jungle build would be to take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are First Strike as your keystone, Magical Footwear, Future's Market and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Ultimate Hunter 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 Profane Hydra, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Eclipse as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Axiom Arc. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 44.2% win rate over 326 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Triumph 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 Eclipse as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Voltaic Cyclosword as a third item. You want to finish the build with Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Axiom Arc. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 54.7% win rate across 212 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Zed Jungle build in the current patch, try Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Coup de Grace with Triumph as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Voltaic Cyclosword as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Eclipse as third item. The last 3 options are Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and Axiom Arc. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 54.4% win rate over 125 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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Zed Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Jungle in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.9 the best possible matchups for Zed Jungle are:

Consider picking Zed into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Jungle matchups that currently are in favor of Zed.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Zed in the current patch into the following Jungle matchups:

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.