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Assassin

Zed 
Top Build 
14.3 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin50.87%Role4.09%Pick0.28%Ban24.40%Games: 1099KDA: 2.07Score: 50.97

Zed Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 50.87% win rate in LoL Patch 14.3. We've analyzed 1099 Zed Top Lane games to compile our statistical Zed Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Eclipse, Voltaic Cyclosword, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Serylda's Grudge. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Long Sword, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Zed's Best Top Lane matchups include Vladimir, Dr. Mundo, and Quinn. Zed's Best Top Lane counters are Urgot, Volibear, and Rumble.

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Zed Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
46%
96%
46%
63%
Teleport
48%
41%
Ghost
25%
0%
Smite
50%
0%
Exhaust
0%
0%

Zed Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Long Sword
Health Potion
3
Oracle Lens
46%
55%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
49%
22%

Zed Runes

Win %
Pick %
48%
27%
50%
24%
43%
11%
47%
4%

Zed Items

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
49%
Eclipse
47%
Voltaic Cyclosword
49%
Youmuu's Ghostblade
56%
Profane Hydra
49%
Serylda's Grudge
53%
Stealth Ward
46%
Elixir of Wrath
56%

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
RRR

Zed Item Purchase Order

Long Sword
Boots
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
coin900
Pickaxe
Caulfield's Warhammer
Eclipse
coin2800
Kircheis Shard
The Brutalizer
Voltaic Cyclosword
coin2900
Serrated Dirk
Rectrix
Youmuu's Ghostblade
coin2700
Tiamat
The Brutalizer
Profane Hydra
coin3300
Last Whisper
Serylda's Grudge
coin3200

Zed Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
46%
72%
Oracle Lens
48%
38%
Farsight Alteration
50%
12%

Zed Boots

Win %
Buy %
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
49%
81%
Mercury's Treads
37%
8%
Plated Steelcaps
39%
6%
Boots of Swiftness
50%
1%
Berserker's Greaves
75%
0%
Sorcerer's Shoes
100%
0%

Zed Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Hubris
55%
20%
Axiom Arc
61%
18%
Edge of Night
47%
21%
Opportunity
56%
9%
The Collector
59%
6%
Sundered Sky
45%
7%

Best Bans for Zed Top Lane

Urgot, the Dreadnought
S+
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
S
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
S
Riven, the Exile
S
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
A
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
A
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
A
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
A
Singed, the Mad Chemist
A
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
A
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
A
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Camille, the Steel Shadow
A
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Wukong, the Monkey King
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
A

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

Rammus, the Armordillo
+21.2
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+15.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+13.3
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+11.5
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+6.9
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+6.1
Ivern, the Green Father
+6.1
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+4.6
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+3.2
Graves, the Outlaw
+1.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+1.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+1.4
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+1.0
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+0.7
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+0.2

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

Briar, the Restrained Hunger
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
Trundle, the Troll King

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

Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-0.9
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-0.9
Viego, The Ruined King
-1.9
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-3.5
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-5.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-5.8
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-6.1
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-6.1
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-6.1
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-7.0
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-7.3
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-9.0
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-9.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-9.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-10.5
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-10.8
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-12.0
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-12.0
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-12.2
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-12.6
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-13.0
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-13.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-15.7

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

Urgot, the Dreadnought
-22.3
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-20.4
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-18.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-15.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7
Riven, the Exile
-14.2
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-13.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-11.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-10.4
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-7.8
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-6.8
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-6.1
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-6.1
Wukong, the Monkey King
-6.1
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-5.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-5.4
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-5.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-5.2
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-5.2
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-4.6
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-4.4
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-2.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-1.9
Trundle, the Troll King
-1.4
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-1.4
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-1.0

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

Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+20.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+13.3
Tahm Kench, The River King
+12.6
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+11.5
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+9.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+9.0
Sett, the Boss
+8.3
Gnar, the Missing Link
+7.8
Kayle, the Righteous
+6.9
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+6.1
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+4.6
Yone, the Unforgotten
+0.4
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+0.4

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Ryze, the Rune Mage
Vayne, the Night Hunter
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