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Assassin

Zed 
Top Build 
13.14 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin55.35%Role4.68%Pick0.56%Ban28.15%Games: 2690KDA: 2.18Score: 52.90

Zed Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 55.35% win rate in LoL Patch 13.14. We've analyzed 2690 Zed Top Lane games to compile our statistical Zed Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Ravenous Hydra, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Duskblade of Draktharr, Black Cleaver, Prowler's Claw, and Edge of Night. For runes, the strongest choice is Inspiration (Primary) with First Strike (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Long Sword, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Zed's Best Top Lane matchups include Tahm Kench, Kayle, and Ornn. Zed's Best Top Lane counters are Vayne, Vladimir, and Nasus.

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Zed Summoner Spells

Flash
Teleport
Win %
Pick %
52%
88%
53%
71%
Ignite
52%
40%
Exhaust
75%
0%
Ghost
25%
0%
Cleanse
100%
0%

Zed Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Long Sword
Health Potion
3
Oracle Lens
53%
74%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
45%
8%

Zed Runes

Win %
Pick %
55%
29%
50%
17%
55%
10%
53%
6%

Zed Items

Ravenous Hydra
54%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
54%
Duskblade of Draktharr
60%
Black Cleaver
57%
Prowler's Claw
55%
Edge of Night
60%
Stealth Ward
51%
Elixir of Wrath
56%

Zed Skill Order

Contempt for the Weak
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Razor Shuriken
QQQQQ
Living Shadow
WWWWW
Shadow Slash
EEEEE
Death Mark
RRR

Zed Item Purchase Order

Long Sword
Caulfield's Warhammer
Tiamat
Vampiric Scepter
Ravenous Hydra
coin3400
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
coin950
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Duskblade of Draktharr
coin3100
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Black Cleaver
coin3100
Caulfield's Warhammer
Prowler's Claw
coin3000
Edge of Night
coin2900

Zed Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
51%
80%
Oracle Lens
58%
53%
Farsight Alteration
53%
17%

Zed Boots

Win %
Buy %
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
54%
81%
Mercury's Treads
58%
8%
Plated Steelcaps
55%
6%
Mobility Boots
45%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
83%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
33%
0%

Zed Mythic Items

Win %
Buy %
Duskblade of Draktharr
60%
51%
Eclipse
48%
29%
Youmuu's Ghostblade
47%
2%
Goredrinker
56%
0%
Liandry's Anguish
100%
0%
Trinity Force
50%
0%

Best Bans for Zed Top Lane

Vayne, the Night Hunter
S+
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
S
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
S
Gnar, the Missing Link
S
Olaf, the Berserker
S
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
A
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
A
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
A
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
A
Urgot, the Dreadnought
A
Rengar, the Pridestalker
A
Riven, the Exile
A
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A

Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Zed Top Lane(over 51% win rate with Zed)

Elise, the Spider Queen
+17.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+17.4
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+11.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+10.8
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+10.5
Rammus, the Armordillo
+10.3
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+8.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+8.0
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+7.4
Ivern, the Green Father
+6.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+6.1
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+4.6
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+4.1
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+4.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+4.0
Karthus, the Deathsinger
+3.9
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+3.4
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+3.2
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+3.1
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+3.1
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+2.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+2.6
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.4
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+2.3
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+1.9
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+1.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+0.7

Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Zed Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Zed)

Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
Shaco, the Demon Jester
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Sylas, the Unshackled
Diana, Scorn of the Moon

Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Zed Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Zed)

Viego, The Ruined King
-0.3
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
-3.5
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-3.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-4.1
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-7.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-7.1
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-8.5
Trundle, the Troll King
-15.7
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-20.4
Wukong, the Monkey King
-21.2

Best Top Lane Champions to Counter Zed Top Lane(under 49% win rate for Zed)

Vayne, the Night Hunter
-22.3
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-17.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-13.9
Gnar, the Missing Link
-8.3
Olaf, the Berserker
-7.6
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-6.1
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-6.1
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-6.0
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-5.9
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-3.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-3.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-3.3
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-1.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-1.6
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-1.4
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.3
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-0.7

Best Top Lane Matchups for Zed Top Lane(over 51% win rate for Zed)

Tahm Kench, The River King
+20.4
Kayle, the Righteous
+19.6
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+17.3
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+17.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+16.3
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+15.7
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+15.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+14.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+13.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+12.3
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+11.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+9.5
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+9.0
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+7.8
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+7.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+6.6
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+6.4
Trundle, the Troll King
+6.1
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+5.2
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+5.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+4.6
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+3.9
Sett, the Boss
+3.7
Yone, the Unforgotten
+3.7
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+3.5
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+3.5
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+3.3
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.2
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+1.9
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+0.6
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+0.5
Riven, the Exile
+0.3

Even Top Lane Matchups for Zed Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Zed)

Yasuo, the Unforgiven
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
Wukong, the Monkey King
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
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