Zed Build
The patch 25.23 Zed build uses Synchronized Souls, Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse, Axiom Arc, Edge of Night, Oracle Lens. This Zed build has a 6.6% pick rate and a 53.18% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Zed build choices below.
Contempt for the Weak
Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.
Razor Shuriken
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.
Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.Cost:- 75/
- 70/
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- 55
Cooldown:- 6
Range:- 900
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.Cost:- 40/
- 35/
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- 25/
- 20
Cooldown:- 20/
- 19/
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- 16
Range:- 650
Shadow Slash
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 5/
- 5/
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- 4/
- 3
Range:- 290
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.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 110/
- 100
Range:- 625
- Assassin
Zed's most effective build path includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, Edge of Night as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
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Best Zed Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Zed Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Zed build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Zed Core Items - Build These First
These are Zed's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000Click for detailed item information and stats
Attack Damage:5549.45%Win Rate52.65%Pick Rate
Eclipse
2,900Click for detailed item information and stats
Attack Damage:6047.56%Win Rate71.94%Pick Rate
Edge of Night
3,000Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Health:250 Attack Damage:5053.66%Win Rate25.52%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Zed
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Zed build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Zed
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Zed
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Zed Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Zed build.
Movement Speed:55- Attack Damage:275
- Health:250
Zed Counter Build Advice
When facing Zed's top counters like Viego, Leblanc, Kayn, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Axiom Arc or Serpent's Fang based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Zed performance.
Zed - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Zed. The build shown is Zed's current zed build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.8% | 6.5% | View Build → |
Zed Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Zed build?
The best Zed build in this patch includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, and Edge of Night. This build has a 52.72% win rate and is picked 4.18% of the time.
What are Zed's core items?
Zed's core items are Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, and Edge of Night. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Zed's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Zed?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Zed. Enhances Move Speed and reduces the effect of slows They are included in 4.2% of Zed builds.
What is the best trinket for Zed?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Zed. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Zed maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Zed builds?
Yes, alternative Zed builds include options like Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, and Eclipse. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Zed?
MetaBot sources its build data for Zed directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Zed builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Zed. From there, we aggregate the Zed builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
