RAZOR SHURIKENLIVING SHADOWSHADOW SLASHDEATH MARK
Utterly ruthless and without mercy, Zed is the leader of the Order of Shadow, an organization he created with the intent of militarizing Ionia's magical and martial traditions to drive out Noxian invaders. During the war, desperation led him to unlock the secret shadow form—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. Zed has mastered all of these forbidden techniques to destroy anything he sees as a threat to his nation, or his new order.
CHAMPION GUIDE / BUILD
Mid ZED Build
Recommended items, runes and spells for playing ZED in the Mid lane.
BUILD NOT AVAILABLE YET
No published build has been assigned to this lane.
Mid Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
START
+12 Attack Damage
500
CORE
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage
+15 Armor Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
+4% Move SpeedMomentum: 3 second(s) after leaving champion combat, gain 30 Move Speed (20 for ranged champions).
2900Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item combines high Attack Damage, Armor Penetration, and Ability Haste with increased mobility. Outside of combat with enemy champions, it grants additional Movement Speed, allowing you to rotate around the map faster, find better positions, and close the distance to targets. An excellent choice for assassins and other AD champions who value high burst damage and mobility.
Reduces ability cooldowns
+50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
1000Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots are designed for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They provide mana regeneration, Ability Haste, and further reduce the cooldown of Summoner Spells, allowing you to use key abilities more frequently while bringing back Flash, Smite, Ignite, and other Summoner Spells faster. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, fighters, and any champion who benefits from maximizing ability uptime.
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability HasteEver Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.BOOTS
Reduces ability cooldowns +50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
1000Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots are designed for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They provide mana regeneration, Ability Haste, and further reduce the cooldown of Summoner Spells, allowing you to use key abilities more frequently while bringing back Flash, Smite, Ignite, and other Summoner Spells faster. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, fighters, and any champion who benefits from maximizing ability uptime.
Reduces ability cooldown +75% Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldown by 20%.
Noxian Haste: Healing or shielding allied champions, casting a spell, or dealing damage to enemies with abilities grants Movement Speed (10% for melee champions / 8% for ranged champions) for 4 seconds.
This effect can only be triggered once every 4 seconds per ability.
2000Crimson Lucidity TIPS: These boots are ideal for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They greatly reduce the cooldown of both abilities and Summoner Spells while granting bonus movement speed whenever you heal or shield allies, cast spells, or damage enemies with abilities. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, and fighters who value high mobility and maximum ability uptime.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Youmuu's Ghostblade (Increases Movement Speed) as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Reduces ability cooldowns) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Eclipse (Gain a shield and deal bonus damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Crimson Lucidity (Reduces ability cooldown).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Armor Penetration +15 Ability Haste +4% Move SpeedMomentum: 3 second(s) after leaving champion combat, gain 30 Move Speed (20 for ranged champions).
2900Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item combines high Attack Damage, Armor Penetration, and Ability Haste with increased mobility. Outside of combat with enemy champions, it grants additional Movement Speed, allowing you to rotate around the map faster, find better positions, and close the distance to targets. An excellent choice for assassins and other AD champions who value high burst damage and mobility.Reduces ability cooldowns +50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste +45 Move SpeedSummoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
1000Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots are designed for champions who rely on casting abilities as often as possible. They provide mana regeneration, Ability Haste, and further reduce the cooldown of Summoner Spells, allowing you to use key abilities more frequently while bringing back Flash, Smite, Ignite, and other Summoner Spells faster. They are an excellent choice for mages, supports, fighters, and any champion who benefits from maximizing ability uptime.Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability HasteEver Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +50 Attack Damage +35% Armor Penetration +15 Ability HasteIcy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies below 60% current Health by 30% Movement Speed for 1 second.
3100Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item significantly increases physical damage through percentage Armor Penetration while allowing you to use abilities more frequently. Damaging wounded enemies with active abilities or empowered attacks also slows them, making it easier to chase or keep targets at a distance. An excellent choice for AD champions who rely on abilities and need effective Armor Penetration combined with additional control.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Serylda’s Grudge
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability HasteStab:
+15 Armor Penetration.Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack DamageGouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Edge of Night
Mid Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.), 
Chain Assault (Your attacks deal bonus adaptive damage after you hit an enemy champion with an ability.) and 
Eyeball Collection (Gain Adaptive Force after scoring champion or epic monster takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
ConquerorStacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).
PRIMARY PATHDomination
Sudden ImpactTriggers when in stealth or dashing
After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.
Chain AssaultTriggers on attack after hitting a target with an ability
Your attacks deal bonus adaptive damage after you hit an enemy champion with an ability.
Eyeball CollectionKills increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Gain Adaptive Force after scoring champion or epic monster takedowns.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
TranscendenceReduces ability cooldowns
Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.
Mid Ability Order
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Jungle Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
Jungle Expertise:On cast, Smite deals 600 true damage to minions and monsters and causes your attacks against a monster to deal 30 true damage(
) every second in an area around them for 2 seconds. This damage is increased by 10% bonus Attack Damage , 12% bonus Ability Power 
, 25% bonus Armor 
, 25% bonus Magic Resist 
, and 4% bonus Health .Deals 10% more damage against monsters.
Hunter's Resource:
- Gain Hunter's Resource stacks over time. After clearing a monster camp, 1 stack(s) are consumed for 40 bonus gold.
- Restore 5–35 Health
every second () when attacking monsters. Health restored is based on your missing Health.- When Smite is equipped, take only 50% damage from non-epic monsters.
Upgraded Smite:
- After consuming 8 and 20 stacks, Smite upgrades, increasing its damage to 1,000 and 1,400 respectively.
- When Smite is fully upgraded, gain Movement Speed while in the jungle or river: 10% Movement Speed out of combat, and 5% Movement Speed in combat.
- Upgraded Smite can be cast on champions to deal 40 true damage damage and steal 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 45s
START
+12 Attack Damage 500
CORE
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Armor Penetration +15 Ability Haste +4% Move SpeedMomentum: 3 second(s) after leaving champion combat, gain 30 Move Speed (20 for ranged champions).
2900Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item combines high Attack Damage, Armor Penetration, and Ability Haste with increased mobility. Outside of combat with enemy champions, it grants additional Movement Speed, allowing you to rotate around the map faster, find better positions, and close the distance to targets. An excellent choice for assassins and other AD champions who value high burst damage and mobility.
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +45 Move SpeedBalance of Power: Gain 12 Attack Damage
or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).Conversion: Gain 5% Omnivamp
. Champion takedowns grant an additional 0.5% Omnivamp , up to 5%. 1000Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots combine mobility, adaptive offensive power, and sustained healing. They increase your damage while Omnivamp restores health from all damage you deal. Champion takedowns further increase your Omnivamp, making them an excellent choice for champions who want to balance high damage output with strong sustain during extended fights.
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +36 Attack Damage
+30% Attack Speed +15 Ability HasteValor: On hit, attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Bonus Movement Speed does not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD
(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures. 3333Trinity Force TIPS: This item combines Health, Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and Ability Haste, providing a well-rounded boost to combat performance. Using an ability empowers your next attack with bonus physical damage, while landing attacks grants Movement Speed to help you stick to targets. An excellent choice for fighters and other AD champions who constantly weave abilities between basic attacks.BOOTS
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +45 Move SpeedBalance of Power: Gain 12 Attack Damage
or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).Conversion: Gain 5% Omnivamp
. Champion takedowns grant an additional 0.5% Omnivamp , up to 5%. 1000Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots combine mobility, adaptive offensive power, and sustained healing. They increase your damage while Omnivamp restores health from all damage you deal. Champion takedowns further increase your Omnivamp, making them an excellent choice for champions who want to balance high damage output with strong sustain during extended fights.
Deal bonus damage or gain increased healing and shielding +45 Move SpeedBalance of Power: Gain 12 Attack Damage
or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).Conversion: Gain 5% Omnivamp
. Champion takedowns grant an additional 0.5% Omnivamp , up to 5%.Now and Forever: When you have more than 50% Health, deal 5% bonus damage. When below 50% Health, gain 12% increased healing and shielding.
2000Immortal Treds TIPS: These boots combine adaptive offensive power, sustain, and increased combat effectiveness. While above 50% Health, you deal increased damage, and when below 50% Health, you benefit from stronger healing and shielding to improve your survivability. The additional Omnivamp further restores Health from all damage you deal. They are an excellent choice for fighters, AP bruisers, and champions who want to balance offensive power with sustained durability throughout extended fights.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Youmuu's Ghostblade (Increases Movement Speed) as your first item, followed by Gluttonous Greaves (Grants Attack Damage and Omnivamp) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Trinity Force (Well-Rounded).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Immortal Treds (Deal bonus damage or gain increased healing and shielding).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Armor Penetration +15 Ability Haste +4% Move SpeedMomentum: 3 second(s) after leaving champion combat, gain 30 Move Speed (20 for ranged champions).
2900Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item combines high Attack Damage, Armor Penetration, and Ability Haste with increased mobility. Outside of combat with enemy champions, it grants additional Movement Speed, allowing you to rotate around the map faster, find better positions, and close the distance to targets. An excellent choice for assassins and other AD champions who value high burst damage and mobility.Attack Damage, Omnivamp +45 Move SpeedBalance of Power: Gain 12 Attack Damage
or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).Conversion: Gain 5% Omnivamp
. Champion takedowns grant an additional 0.5% Omnivamp , up to 5%. 1000Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots combine mobility, adaptive offensive power, and sustained healing. They increase your damage while Omnivamp restores health from all damage you deal. Champion takedowns further increase your Omnivamp, making them an excellent choice for champions who want to balance high damage output with strong sustain during extended fights.Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +36 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed +15 Ability HasteValor: On hit, attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Bonus Movement Speed does not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD
(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures. 3333Trinity Force TIPS: This item combines Health, Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and Ability Haste, providing a well-rounded boost to combat performance. Using an ability empowers your next attack with bonus physical damage, while landing attacks grants Movement Speed to help you stick to targets. An excellent choice for fighters and other AD champions who constantly weave abilities between basic attacks.Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +50 Attack Damage +35% Armor Penetration +15 Ability HasteIcy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies below 60% current Health by 30% Movement Speed for 1 second.
3100Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item significantly increases physical damage through percentage Armor Penetration while allowing you to use abilities more frequently. Damaging wounded enemies with active abilities or empowered attacks also slows them, making it easier to chase or keep targets at a distance. An excellent choice for AD champions who rely on abilities and need effective Armor Penetration combined with additional control.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Serylda’s Grudge
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability HasteStab:
+15 Armor Penetration.Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack DamageGouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Edge of Night
Jungle Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
First Strike (Gain gold and bonus damage by dealing damage in battle first.) as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.), Chain Assault (Your attacks deal bonus adaptive damage after you hit an enemy champion with an ability.) and Eyeball Collection (Gain Adaptive Force after scoring champion or epic monster takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
First StrikeInitiate, Damage Amplification, Bonus Gold
Gain gold and bonus damage by dealing damage in battle first.
PRIMARY PATHDomination
Sudden ImpactTriggers when in stealth or dashing
After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.
Chain AssaultTriggers on attack after hitting a target with an ability
Your attacks deal bonus adaptive damage after you hit an enemy champion with an ability.
Eyeball CollectionKills increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Gain Adaptive Force after scoring champion or epic monster takedowns.
SECONDARY PATHResolve
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
Jungle Ability Order
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COMMUNITY BUILDS
Mid ZED Community Builds
Explore published community builds for playing ZED in the Mid lane.
0 COMMUNITY BUILDSNo published community builds yet
Be the first to share a ZED build with the WR-META community.
CREATE BUILD| 64 (4.75) |  690 (120) |  9 (0.71) |
| 0.8 (0.016) |  0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 355 (0) | 40 (5) | 40 (2) |
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CHAMPION PROFILE / BASE STATISTICS
ZED Champion DNA
Explore the champion’s playstyle and base statistics. Select a level to preview how recorded starting values and growth change from level 1 to 15.
01 / BASE STATS / LEVEL SCALING
CHAMPION STATISTICS
Recorded attributes at the selected level. Numbers below the chart remain in their original units.
02 / CHAMPION IDENTITY / PLAYSTYLE
PLAYSTYLE PROFILE
Damage, toughness, utility and difficulty use the champion’s stored profile and do not change with level.
CHAMPION PROFILE / ABILITIES
ZED Ability and Tips
Explore each ability and its practical usage. Select a skill to view its description and available tips.
PASSIVE
CONTEMPT FOR THE WEAK
Zed's attacks against enemies below 50% Health deal bonus magic damage equal to 7% (+1% per 3-4 lvl max 11%) of their maximum Health. (10 second cooldown per unique enemy).
TIPS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Advice for this ability has not been added.
VIDEO
CONTEMPT FOR THE WEAK
ABILITY Q
RAZOR SHURIKEN
COOLDOWN:6s
ENERGY:60/55/50/45
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens, each dealing 70 physical damage (70/120/170/220 + 110% bonus ) to the first enemy they hit and 49 physical damage (49/84/119/154 + 77% bonus ) to other enemies in their path.
) to the first enemy they hit and 49 physical damage (49/84/119/154 + 77% bonus ) to other enemies in their path. TIPS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Advice for this ability has not been added.
VIDEO
RAZOR SHURIKEN
ABILITY W
LIVING SHADOW
COOLDOWN:17/16/15/14s
ENERGY:35/30/25/20
Passive: Zed gains 40/45/50/55 Energy whenever and ability strikes the same enemy twice. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability.
Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for 4.5 seconds.
Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to swap positions with his shadow.
Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for 4.5 seconds.
Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to swap positions with his shadow. TIPS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Advice for this ability has not been added.
VIDEO
LIVING SHADOW
ABILITY E
SHADOW SLASH
COOLDOWN:4.9/4.4/3.9/3.4s
ENERGY:40
Zed and his shadows slash, each dealing 65 physical damage (65/95/125/155 + 70% bonus ) to nearby enemies and slowing them by 25/30/35/40% for 1.5 seconds. Slashes beyond the first striking the same enemy deal 50% damage and increase the slow by 50%.
Each enemy champion hit by Zed's slash reduces Living Shadow's cooldown by 2 seconds.
) to nearby enemies and slowing them by 25/30/35/40% for 1.5 seconds. Slashes beyond the first striking the same enemy deal 50% damage and increase the slow by 50%.Each enemy champion hit by Zed's slash reduces Living Shadow's cooldown by 2 seconds.
TIPS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Advice for this ability has not been added.
VIDEO
SHADOW SLASH
ABILITY R
DEATH MARK
COOLDOWN:85/70/55s
Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to target enemy champion, marking them. After 3.5 seconds, the mark triggers, dealing physical damage equal to 64 (100% ) plus 30/42.5/55% of all damage dealt to the target by Zed while the mark was active.
The dash leaves a shadow behind for 6 seconds.
Zed can reactivate Death Mark to switch positions with this shadow.
) plus 30/42.5/55% of all damage dealt to the target by Zed while the mark was active.The dash leaves a shadow behind for 6 seconds.
Zed can reactivate Death Mark to switch positions with this shadow. TIPS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Advice for this ability has not been added.
VIDEO
DEATH MARK
CHAMPION PROFILE / BALANCE HISTORY
ZED Patch Changes
Explore the buffs, nerfs, adjustments and reworks recorded across previous Wild Rift patches. Expand a patch to see its detailed changes.
BUFFED 22 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.3)
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.651.
Base Attack Speed: 0.651.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.23.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.024.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
[Removed] 80% damage modifier against monsters.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
[Removed] 60% damage modifier against monsters.
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.651.
Base Attack Speed: 0.651.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.23.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.024.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
[Removed] 80% damage modifier against monsters.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
[Removed] 60% damage modifier against monsters.
NERFED 9 JUL 2026 (PATCH 7.2)
(R) DEATH MARK
After the ultimate lands, there is now a 0.5s window during which the return cast cannot be used.
Cooldown: 85/65/45 → 85/70/55.
(R) DEATH MARK
After the ultimate lands, there is now a 0.5s window during which the return cast cannot be used.
Cooldown: 85/65/45 → 85/70/55.
BUFFED 22 JAN 2026 (PATCH 7.0)
BASE STATS
Energy Regen: 10 per second → 12 per second.
BASE STATS
Energy Regen: 10 per second → 12 per second.
BUFFED 18 DEC 2025 (PATCH 6.3F)
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Energy Cost: 65/60/55/50 → 60/55/50/45.
(W) LIVING SHADOW
When Zed and the his shadows hit the same target with the same ability, Regen Energy: 35/40/45/50 → 40/45/50/55.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Energy Cost: 65/60/55/50 → 60/55/50/45.
(W) LIVING SHADOW
When Zed and the his shadows hit the same target with the same ability, Regen Energy: 35/40/45/50 → 40/45/50/55.
BUFFED 06 NOV 2025 (PATCH 6.3C)
BASE STATS
Base Armor: 35 → 40.
Base Magic Resistance: 38 → 40.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Damage Dealt to other enemies in the path: 42/72/102/132 + 66% Bonus Attack Damage → 49/84/119/154 + 77% Bonus Attack Damage.
BASE STATS
Base Armor: 35 → 40.
Base Magic Resistance: 38 → 40.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Damage Dealt to other enemies in the path: 42/72/102/132 + 66% Bonus Attack Damage → 49/84/119/154 + 77% Bonus Attack Damage.
NERFED 02 APR 2025 (PATCH 6.0E)
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Damage to monsters: 100% → 80%.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage: 70/100/130/160 + 75% bonus Attack Damage → 65/95/125/155 + 70% bonus Attack Damage.
Subsequent damage from multiple slashes: 60% → 50%.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Damage to monsters: 100% → 80%.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage: 70/100/130/160 + 75% bonus Attack Damage → 65/95/125/155 + 70% bonus Attack Damage.
Subsequent damage from multiple slashes: 60% → 50%.
ADJUSTED 09 JAN 2025 (PATCH 6.0)
BASE STATS
Base Health: 650 → 690.
Health per level: 105 → 120.
Armor per level: 4.3 → 5.
Magic Resist per level: 1.6 → 2.
BASE STATS
Base Health: 650 → 690.
Health per level: 105 → 120.
Armor per level: 4.3 → 5.
Magic Resist per level: 1.6 → 2.
BUFFED 26 DEC 2024 (PATCH 5.3D)
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Energy consumption: 70/65/60/55 → 65/60/55/50.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Energy consumption: full level 50 → full level 40.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Energy consumption: 70/65/60/55 → 65/60/55/50.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Energy consumption: full level 50 → full level 40.
BUFFED 01 AUG 2024 (PATCH 5.2A)
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
On hit damage: 70/120/170/220 + 100% bonus Attack Damage → 70/120/170/220 + 110% bonus Attack Damage.
Damage to enemies in the path: 42/72/102/132 + 60% bonus Attack Damage → 42/72/102/132 + 66% bonus Attack Damage.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage: 70/100/130/160 + 70% bonus Attack Damage → 70/100/130/160 + 75% bonus Attack Damage.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
On hit damage: 70/120/170/220 + 100% bonus Attack Damage → 70/120/170/220 + 110% bonus Attack Damage.
Damage to enemies in the path: 42/72/102/132 + 60% bonus Attack Damage → 42/72/102/132 + 66% bonus Attack Damage.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage: 70/100/130/160 + 70% bonus Attack Damage → 70/100/130/160 + 75% bonus Attack Damage.
BUFFED 06 JUN 2024 (PATCH 5.1C)
(R) DEATH MARK
Damage of the mark: 25/40/55% damage dealt while the mark is active → 30%/42.5%/55% damage dealt while the mark is active.
(R) DEATH MARK
Damage of the mark: 25/40/55% damage dealt while the mark is active → 30%/42.5%/55% damage dealt while the mark is active.
BUFFED 24 AUG 2023 (PATCH 4.3B)
(W) LIVING SHADOW
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14s → 17/16/15/14s.
(W) LIVING SHADOW
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14s → 17/16/15/14s.
ADJUSTED 25 MAY 2023 (PATCH 4.2)
BASE STATS
Base movement speed +10.
Crit damage rate：200% → 175%.
BASE STATS
Base movement speed +10.
Crit damage rate：200% → 175%.
NERFED 15 FEB 2023 (PATCH 4.0B)
(E) SHADOW SLASH
[NEW] Now deals 60% damage to monsters.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
[NEW] Now deals 60% damage to monsters.
NERFED 23 MAR 2022 (PATCH 3.1)
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage dealt by subsequent slashes after the first: 100% → 60%.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Damage dealt by subsequent slashes after the first: 100% → 60%.
NERFED 02 DEC 2021 (PATCH 2.6)
BASE STATS
Armor: 40 → 35.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Base damage: 80/130/180/230 → 70/120/170/220.
BASE STATS
Armor: 40 → 35.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Base damage: 80/130/180/230 → 70/120/170/220.
NERFED 29 SEP 2021 (PATCH 2.4d)
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Base damage: 70/105/140/175 → 70/100/130/160.
Bonus AD ratio: 80% → 70%.
(E) SHADOW SLASH
Base damage: 70/105/140/175 → 70/100/130/160.
Bonus AD ratio: 80% → 70%.
NERFED 05 JAN 2021 (PATCH 2.0)
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Missile Width: 175 → 125.
(Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN
Missile Width: 175 → 125.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTERS
Mid ZED Counters
Explore champion matchups and synergies for ZED in the Mid lane.
THREATS
Champions that can make this matchup difficult.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTER ITEMS
Mid ZED Counter Items
Discover items that help counter ZED in the Mid lane.
ARMOR
Armor helps against basic attacks and physical damage.
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
Block: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
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+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Counters Critical Strike Damage
+400 Max Health
+75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks.
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+400 Max Health +75 ArmorResilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks.
2800Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 1% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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+200 Max Health +75 ArmorThorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2850Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Increases Movement Speed
+350 Max Health
+70 Armor
+4% Movement Speed
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second.
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+350 Max Health +70 Armor +4% Movement SpeedMomentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second.
2800Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Reduces enemy Attack Speed
+80 Armor
+400 Max Mana
+20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Reduce the Attack Speed of enemy champions within 650 units of you by 25%.
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+80 Armor +400 Max Mana +20 Ability HasteWinter's Caress: Reduce the Attack Speed of enemy champions within 650 units of you by 25%.
2550Frozen Heart TIPS: This item combines a large amount of Armor, additional Mana, and Ability Haste, providing strong protection against physical damage. Nearby enemy champions have their Attack Speed reduced, making it especially effective against marksmen and other opponents who rely heavily on frequent basic attacks. An excellent choice for tanks and fighters against attack-focused team compositions.
CLEANSE OR BLOCK SPELLS
Items that cleanse or block negative spell effects.
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
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+20 Armor +35 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
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+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +12 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
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+250 Max Health +50 Attack DamageGouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
GAIN A SHIELD
Shields increase your chance of survival against this champion.
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
+20% Tenacity
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 5 seconds (70s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size and grants 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds.
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+400 Max Health +20% TenacityHeavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 5 seconds (70s Cooldown).Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size and grants 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds.
3200Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item combines a large amount of Health, crowd control resistance, and additional Attack Damage based on the champion's base Attack Damage. When your Health drops to a critical level, it grants a powerful shield that scales with bonus Health and temporarily provides even more Tenacity. An excellent choice for fighters and other AD champions who need additional survivability in extended and intense fights.
Team shield
+300 Max Health
+30 Armor
+30 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
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+300 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLocket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2500Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Shield
+200 Max Health
+45 Armor
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonusand gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown)
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+200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteStoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonus
and gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown) 2900Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COMBOS
ZED Skill Combos
Learn skill combinations from beginner to advanced. Choose a difficulty to explore execution steps, tips and videos.
SEVEREADVANCED EXECUTION
HARDADVANCED COMBOS
COMBO 1 / HARD
Zed Long Distance All-In
Zed Long Distance All-In
W1W2FR1EQ
AAR2Use this combo to assassinate an enemy from a very long range.
Quickly (W1) LIVING SHADOW, (W2) and FLASH to close the distance then (R1) DEATH MARK. Once you land, quickly (E) SHADOW SLASH, (Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN and AA for point blank damage. (R2) to disengage.
Quickly (W1) LIVING SHADOW, (W2) and FLASH to close the distance then (R1) DEATH MARK. Once you land, quickly (E) SHADOW SLASH, (Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN and AA for point blank damage. (R2) to disengage.
MEDIUMINTERMEDIATE COMBOS
EASYBEGINNER COMBOS
CHAMPION GUIDE / TIPS
Mid ZED Tips
Practical laning tips, matchup decisions and tactical advice for playing ZED in the Mid lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Mid ZED Strengths and Weaknesses
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of ZED in the Mid lane and prepare for favorable and difficult matchups.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / GAME PLAN
Mid ZED Strategy and Tactics
Plan your early, mid and late game decisions for ZED in the Mid lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / POWER SPIKES
Mid ZED Power Spikes
Learn when ZED is strongest in the Mid lane across early, mid and late game.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / JUNGLE PATH
ZED Jungle Path
Explore ZED jungle clear routes, camp orders and pathing tips for Wild Rift.
01 / JUNGLE CLEAR / PATHING
full clear with a Red Buff start
GANK
GANKThe Pro Zed Jungle Path is a full clear which has a start on the Red Brambleback. Start by killing the Red Buff with (E) SHADOW SLASH and unlocking (Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN at level two. Next up, kill the Krugs & Raptors as this grants you level three — allowing you to take (W) LIVING SHADOW as your third skill. Clear the Murk Wolves, Blue Sentinel and Gromp. These will give you level four, upgrading (Q) RAZOR SHURIKEN. After this you can head over to the river and kill the Rift Scuttler. Now you're ready to gank a lane, invade the enemy's jungle or recall.
This Zed Jungle route can also be modified to start with leashless Raptors instead, in that case go with this clear order Raptors → Krugs → Red Brambleback.
This Zed Jungle route can also be modified to start with leashless Raptors instead, in that case go with this clear order Raptors → Krugs → Red Brambleback.