What are the best Zed runes in patch 26.16?

The best Zed runes in patch 26.16 use the Inspiration tree with First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, and Jack Of All Trades, and the Sorcery tree with Transcendence and Scorch. This rune setup achieves a 68.4% win rate with a 0.8% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Zed's best rune page?

Zed's best rune page has a 68.4% win rate in patch 26.16, which is +19.8% compared to Zed's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.8% pick rate among Zed players.

What keystone should I use on Zed?

First Strike from the Inspiration tree is the best keystone rune for Zed in patch 26.16. This keystone synergizes well with Zed's kit and provides a 68.4% win rate.

What is Zed's primary rune tree?

Zed's primary rune tree is Inspiration. The optimal Inspiration runes for Zed are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, and Jack Of All Trades, with First Strike being the keystone of choice.

What is Zed's secondary rune tree?

Zed's best secondary rune tree is Sorcery. The recommended Sorcery runes are Transcendence and Scorch, which complement Zed's Inspiration primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Zed?

An alternative Zed rune setup uses First Strike from the Inspiration tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Zed's runes?

Zed's top rune page has a 0.8% pick rate in patch 26.16. This indicates that 0.8% of Zed players use the First Strike setup with Inspiration and Sorcery trees.

Zed Best Runes (68.4% WR) - LoL Patch 26.16

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Zed performs best with First Strike as the keystone rune from the Inspiration tree. Zed's optimal primary runes are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Jack Of All Trades. Zed's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Transcendence, Scorch. This rune setup achieves a 68.42% win rate (+19.8% win rate difference) with a 0.8% pick rate across 38 Zed games.

Primary Tree

Glacial Augment

68.4%Win Rate

+19.8%WR Diff

0.8%Pick Rate

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

Cash Back

Get 7.5% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

This alternative Zed rune build uses First Strike as the keystone from the Inspiration tree. The primary runes are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Jack Of All Trades. Zed's secondary rune tree is Precision with Legend: Haste, Cut Down. This setup achieves a 52.98% win rate (+4.4% win rate difference) with a 5.7% pick rate across 285 games.

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