Zoe·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Zoe Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Luden's Companion as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and finish with Banshee's Veil. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 50.0% winrate over 3 621 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Zoe Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Summon Aery as your keystone, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Legend: Haste with Cut Down in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Blackfire Torch, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Riftmaker as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff and Cosmic Drive. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.7% win rate over 560 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Dark Harvest as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Luden's Companion as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Shadowflame as a third item. You want to finish the build with Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Lich Bane. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 53.0% win rate across 492 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Zoe Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Legend: Haste with Cut Down as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Archangel's Staff as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Horizon Focus as third item. The last 3 options are Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 50.7% win rate over 217 matches played.

Situational Zoe 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 Zoe 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.