- Win Rate
- 50.8%
- Pick Rate
- 1.3%
- Ban Rate
- 1.3%
Zaahen Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 1,643
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Zaahen build is Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance, Trinity Force, Endless Hunger, Sundered Sky, Stridebreaker, Oracle Lens: 6.13% of games, 69% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Zaahen Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ignite66.3%Win Rate83.0%Pick Rate
Teleport + Flash84.6%Win Rate13.0%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Zaahen build focuses on physical damage and attack speed for sustained DPS. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Zaahen build are Death's Dance, Trinity Force, and Endless Hunger. This item combination achieves a 69.0% win rate across 100 matches analyzed.
At full build, Zaahen gains a total of 241 AD, 1183 Health, and 75 Armor, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.
Best Zaahen Runes
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Zaahen Abilities
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Zaahen build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.
The most popular starting items for Zaahen are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 68.2% win rate and 44.0% pick rate.
- Death's Dance S Tier
Death's Dance
3,30059.27%Win Rate+8.45%WR Diff34.81%Pick Rate - Trinity Force S Tier
Trinity Force
3,33352.72%Win Rate+1.90%WR Diff72.85%Pick Rate - Endless Hunger S Tier
Endless Hunger
3,10067.87%Win Rate+17.05%WR Diff15.16%Pick Rate
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- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Zaahen players complete Trinity Force first in 67% of games, winning 52.1% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:42 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:54 to 15:42).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 52.1% | 66.7% | 13:42 | 1,030 |
 | 53.6% | 19.1% | 13:36 | 295 |
 | 48.4% | 4.1% | 14:12 | 64 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75.0% | 2.8% | 22:24 | 36 |
 | 75.0% | 1.6% | 20:36 | 20 |
 | 64.4% | 5.7% | 22:42 | 73 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.1% | 5.3% | 26:12 | 38 |
| 59.5% | 21.2% | 27:42 | 153 |
 | 60.7% | 3.9% | 28:18 | 28 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Zaahen players max Q > E > W in 97% of games, winning 50.5% of the 1,548 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
E
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 2% of games, 47.1% win rate
- E > Q > W: 1% of games, 60.0% win rate
- Sundered Sky S Tier
Sundered Sky
3,10058.42%Win Rate+7.60%WR Diff11.56%Pick Rate - Stridebreaker S Tier
Stridebreaker
3,30055.99%Win Rate+5.17%WR Diff47.72%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20051.62%Win Rate+0.80%WR Diff58.37%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
057.24%Win Rate+6.42%WR Diff9.25%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Zaahen build.
Armor:75
Movement Speed:45
Attack Damage:241
Health:1183
Attack Speed:55%
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedADHealthAS
This Zaahen sustained physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 69.0% win rate comes from only 100 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 241 total attack damage from items, rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Zaahen build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 17,333, this Zaahen build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Trinity Force, and Endless Hunger power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Zaahen build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Exceptional physical damage output with 241 total attack damage from items
- Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Champions with Similar Builds to Zaahen
Zaahen Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
1,594 gamesMost Zaahen Top players rush Trinity Force first (67% of games), finished at a median of 13.7 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (60%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (75%). The game usually starts with Doran's Blade + Health Potion.
Zaahen boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 60.2% | 51.6% | 959 |
 Mercury's Treads | 25.6% | 54.4% | 408 |
 Gluttonous Greaves | 4.3% | 51.5% | 68 |
Zaahen starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Blade + Health PotionMost played | 34.6% | 50.8% | 551 |
 Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 29.2% | 53.9% | 466 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 11.2% | 46.4% | 179 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 8.7% | 45.7% | 138 |
Zaahen summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 74.5% | 50.6% | 1,188 |
 Flash + Teleport | 16.9% | 47.8% | 270 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 5.5% | 55.7% | 88 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Zaahen First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Zaahen players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trinity Force | 13.7 min 11.9-15.7 min | 66.7% | 52.1% | 1,030 |
 Stridebreaker | 13.6 min 12.0-15.8 min | 19.1% | 53.6% | 295 |
 Ravenous Hydra | 14.2 min 11.9-16.8 min | 4.1% | 48.4% | 64 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trinity Force → Stridebreaker → Death's Dance | 27.7 min 26.2-30.3 min | 21.2% | 59.5% | 153 |
Every Zaahen Top Item by Win Rate
The completed items Zaahen players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity ForceMost played | 75.1% | 52.7% | 1,197 |
| Stridebreaker | 49.2% | 56.0% | 784 |
| Death's Dance | 35.9% | 59.3% | 572 |
 Black Cleaver | 15.7% | 51.8% | 251 |
 Endless Hunger | 15.6% | 67.9% | 249 |
 Sundered Sky | 11.9% | 58.4% | 190 |
 Maw of Malmortius | 10.0% | 53.5% | 159 |
| Ravenous Hydra | 7.3% | 56.4% | 117 |
 Blade of The Ruined King | 3.3% | 45.3% | 53 |
 Sterak's Gage | 3.3% | 53.8% | 52 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 59.5% win rate over 153 games.
- Attack Damage
- 136
- Health
- 783
- Armor
- 75
- Ability Haste
- 30
- Attack Speed
- 55%
- Move Speed
- 45