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Zed Nexus Blitz Build 
Lane 13.23 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: SWin48.97%Role62.94%Pick9.97%Ban35.62%Games: 1003KDA: 3.10Score: 54.99

Zed Lane is ranked S Tier and has a 48.97% win rate in LoL Nexus Blitz Patch 13.23. We've analyzed 1003 Zed Lane games to compile our statistical Zed Nexus Blitz Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Duskblade of Draktharr, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Ravenous Hydra, Prowler's Claw, Serylda's Grudge, 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 Ignite. Starting items should include Long Sword, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Zed's Best Nexus Blitz Lane matchups include Gangplank, Kennen, and Naafiri. Zed's Best Nexus Blitz Lane counters are Lissandra, Syndra, and Heimerdinger.

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Zed Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
48%
100%
47%
90%
Ghost
62%
3%
Exhaust
55%
3%
Cleanse
61%
2%
Barrier
50%
1%

Zed Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Long Sword
Health Potion
3
Stealth Ward
48%
72%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
45%
12%

Zed Runes

Win %
Pick %
47%
34%
44%
20%
44%
19%
60%
6%

Zed Items

Duskblade of Draktharr
45%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
50%
Ravenous Hydra
52%
Prowler's Claw
48%
Serylda's Grudge
52%
Edge of Night
56%
Stealth Ward
48%
Elixir of Wrath
54%

Zed Skill Order

Contempt for the Weak
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Razor Shuriken
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Living Shadow
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Shadow Slash
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Death Mark
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Zed Item Purchase Order

Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Duskblade of Draktharr
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Ionian Boots of Lucidity
coin950
Tiamat
Caulfield's Warhammer
Vampiric Scepter
Ravenous Hydra
coin3400
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Prowler's Claw
coin3000
Caulfield's Warhammer
Serylda's Grudge
coin3200
Edge of Night
coin2900

Zed Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
48%
89%
Oracle Lens
43%
16%
Farsight Alteration
65%
5%

Zed Boots

Win %
Buy %
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
50%
78%
Mercury's Treads
35%
13%
Plated Steelcaps
43%
4%
Sorcerer's Shoes
67%
0%
Ghostcrawlers
33%
1%
Mobility Boots
0%
0%

Zed Mythic Items

Win %
Buy %
Duskblade of Draktharr
45%
63%
Eclipse
53%
35%
Youmuu's Ghostblade
50%
2%
Goredrinker
100%
0%

Best Bans for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz

Viego, The Ruined King
S+
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
S+
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
S+
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
S+
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
S+
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
S
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
S
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
S
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
S
Riven, the Exile
S
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
S
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
S
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
S
Yone, the Unforgotten
S
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
S
Samira, the Desert Rose
S
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
S
Ashe, the Frost Archer
S
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
S
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
A
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
A

Best Lane Duo Queue Champions for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(over 51% win rate with Zed)

Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+19.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+18.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+17.8
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+17.8
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+15.7
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+15.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+15.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+15.7
Vex, the Gloomist
+15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+15.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+13.3
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+13.3
Samira, the Desert Rose
+11.9
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+11.5
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+10.9
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+9.7
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+9.0
Graves, the Outlaw
+9.0
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+9.0
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+7.7
Morgana, the Fallen
+6.7
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+6.1
Tahm Kench, The River King
+6.1
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+6.1
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+5.2
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+4.6
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+4.6
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+3.5
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+3.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+3.0
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+2.8
Xayah, the Rebel
+1.9
Sett, the Boss
+1.6
Sylas, the Unshackled
+1.3
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+0.9

Average Lane Duo Queue Champions for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(49% - 51% win rate with Zed)

Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Galio, the Colossus
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
Riven, the Exile
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
Yone, the Unforgotten
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
Ashe, the Frost Archer

Below Average Lane Duo Queue Champions for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(under 49% win rate with Zed)

Lucian, the Purifier
-0.2
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-0.8
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-1.6
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-1.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-1.9
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-1.9
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-2.3
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-2.8
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
-3.5
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-4.1
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-5.0
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-5.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-5.9
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-6.1
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-6.1
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-6.1
Viego, The Ruined King
-6.1
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-6.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-7.6
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-7.8
Alistar, the Minotaur
-9.0
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-9.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-9.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-9.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-9.0
Senna, the Redeemer
-9.9
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-11.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-11.5
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-11.5
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-12.2
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-12.6
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-12.6
Annie, the Dark Child
-15.7
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-15.7
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-15.7
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-15.7
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-15.7
Soraka, the Starchild
-15.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-15.7
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-15.7
Viktor, the Machine Herald
-15.7
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-15.7
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-17.6
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-18.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-19.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-20.4

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

Zac, the Secret Weapon
+21.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+20.4
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+17.4
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+15.7
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+15.7
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+15.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+15.7
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+13.0
Karthus, the Deathsinger
+12.6
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+12.6
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+12.6
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+12.0
Sett, the Boss
+10.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+9.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+9.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+9.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+7.8
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+7.8
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+6.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+6.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+6.1
Morgana, the Fallen
+6.1
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+6.1
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+5.2
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+4.6
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+4.6
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+4.4
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+3.5
Wukong, the Monkey King
+3.5
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+2.8
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+2.8
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+2.3
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+1.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+1.0
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+0.7

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

Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Ivern, the Green Father
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
Kayle, the Righteous
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
Samira, the Desert Rose
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Twitch, the Plague Rat

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

Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-0.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-1.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-1.4
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-1.6
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-1.9
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-2.2
Riven, the Exile
-2.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
-2.3
Sylas, the Unshackled
-2.6
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-2.8
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-3.5
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-3.5
Graves, the Outlaw
-4.6
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-4.6
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-6.1
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-6.1
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-6.1
Trundle, the Troll King
-6.1
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-6.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-7.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-7.3
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-7.3
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-7.8
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-7.8
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-9.0
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-9.0
Lucian, the Purifier
-9.0
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-9.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-9.5
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-10.1
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-10.3
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-10.5
Senna, the Redeemer
-11.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-15.3
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-15.7
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
-15.7
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-17.2
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-17.4
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-18.2
Tahm Kench, The River King
-19.0
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-19.6
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-20.4
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-20.4

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

Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-20.4
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-20.4
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-18.2
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-18.2
Galio, the Colossus
-15.7
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-15.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-15.7
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-15.7
Samira, the Desert Rose
-14.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-12.6
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-12.6
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-12.5
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-12.3
Alistar, the Minotaur
-11.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-11.5
Riven, the Exile
-11.5
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-11.5
Sylas, the Unshackled
-11.1
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-10.9
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-10.5
Morgana, the Fallen
-9.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-9.0
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-8.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-8.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-8.1
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-8.1
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
-7.8
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-7.8
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-7.8
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-7.8
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-7.5
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-7.3
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-7.3
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-7.1
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-7.0
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-6.9
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-6.9
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-6.7
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-6.1
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-6.1
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-5.9
Yone, the Unforgotten
-5.9
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-5.7
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-5.7
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-5.7
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-5.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-4.6
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-4.6
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-4.6
Vex, the Gloomist
-4.6
Sett, the Boss
-3.8
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-3.5
Viego, The Ruined King
-2.8
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
-2.1
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-1.4
Senna, the Redeemer
-1.4
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-1.1

Best Lane Matchups for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(over 51% win rate for Zed)

Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+20.4
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+20.4
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+17.8
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+15.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+13.3
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+12.6
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+10.9
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+10.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+9.9
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+9.0
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+9.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+9.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+9.0
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+9.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+9.0
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+8.3
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+8.1
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+7.8
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+7.3
Kayle, the Righteous
+6.9
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+6.6
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+6.4
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+6.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+6.0
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+5.1
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+4.8
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+4.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+4.6
Lucian, the Purifier
+3.7
Tahm Kench, The River King
+3.5
Xayah, the Rebel
+3.5
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+2.8
Viktor, the Machine Herald
+2.8
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+2.3
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+1.9
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+1.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+0.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+0.3

Even Lane Matchups for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(49% - 51% win rate for Zed)

Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Annie, the Dark Child
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
Soraka, the Starchild
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
Teemo, the Swift Scout

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

Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-21.7
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-21.2
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-20.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-19.6
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-19.4
Riven, the Exile
-19.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-19.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-18.4
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-15.7
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-15.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-15.7
Morgana, the Fallen
-13.7
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-12.6
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-12.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-12.2
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-11.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-10.7
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-10.5
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-10.5
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-9.0
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-9.0
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
-6.9
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-6.9
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-6.1
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-6.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-5.2
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-5.2
Tahm Kench, The River King
-4.6
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-4.0
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-3.5
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
-3.5
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-3.2
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-2.8
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-2.8
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-2.7
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-1.9
Sylas, the Unshackled
-1.9
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-1.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-1.6

Best Jungle Matchups for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(over 51% win rate for Zed)

Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+21.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+20.4
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+19.0
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+18.2
Wukong, the Monkey King
+17.8
Ivern, the Green Father
+15.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+15.7
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+15.7
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+15.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+13.4
Trundle, the Troll King
+12.6
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+10.5
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+9.9
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+9.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+9.0
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+9.0
Lucian, the Purifier
+9.0
Samira, the Desert Rose
+9.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+9.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+6.9
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+6.1
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+6.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+6.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+6.1
Rammus, the Armordillo
+6.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+5.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+5.2
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+4.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+3.8
Kayle, the Righteous
+3.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+2.8
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+2.8
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+2.3
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+1.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+1.4
Sett, the Boss
+1.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+0.6
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.1

Even Jungle Matchups for Zed Lane in Nexus Blitz(49% - 51% win rate for Zed)

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
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