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Assassin

Zed 
Top Build 
25.S1.3 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin57.78%Role3.98%Pick0.27%Ban16.01%Games: 372KDA: 2.25Score: 55.83

Zed Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 57.78% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.3. We've analyzed 372 Zed Top Lane games to compile our statistical Zed Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Eclipse, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Edge of Night. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Conqueror (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 Top Lane matchups include Gangplank, Volibear, and Teemo. Zed's Best Top Lane counters are Jayce, Ambessa, and Fiora.

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Zed Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
52%
91%
50%
67%
Teleport
57%
40%
Exhaust
100%
0%
Barrier
100%
0%
Heal
100%
0%

Zed Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Long Sword
Health Potion
3
Stealth Ward
54%
32%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
51%
22%

Zed Runes

Win %
Pick %
50%
24%
50%
29%
61%
11%
64%
4%

Zed Items

Eclipse
55%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
55%
Voltaic Cyclosword
60%
Spear of Shojin
55%
Serylda's Grudge
64%
Edge of Night
67%
Stealth Ward
50%
Elixir of Wrath
47%

Zed Skill Order

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

Zed Item Purchase Order

Long Sword
Pickaxe
Caulfield's Warhammer
Eclipse
coin2900
Boots
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
coin900
The Brutalizer
Voltaic Cyclosword
coin3000
Pickaxe
Ruby Crystal
Tunneler
Spear of Shojin
coin3100
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper
Serylda's Grudge
coin3000
Tunneler
Edge of Night
coin3000
Crimson Lucidity
coin750

Zed Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
50%
85%
Oracle Lens
62%
31%
Farsight Alteration
56%
9%

Zed Boots

Win %
Buy %
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
55%
62%
Mercury's Treads
51%
13%
Plated Steelcaps
56%
9%
Boots of Swiftness
50%
2%
Sorcerer's Shoes
100%
1%
Symbiotic Soles
33%
2%

Zed Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Black Cleaver
52%
27%
Serpent's Fang
53%
13%
Profane Hydra
59%
10%
Youmuu's Ghostblade
60%
9%
Hubris
51%
10%
Axiom Arc
47%
9%

Best Bans for Zed Top Lane

Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
S
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
S
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
S
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
A
Olaf, the Berserker
A
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
A
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
A
Kayle, the Righteous
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Trundle, the Troll King
A
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
A
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
B
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
B
Yone, the Unforgotten
B
Riven, the Exile
B
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
B

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

Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+21.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+19.0
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+19.0
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+15.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+15.7
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+11.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+9.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+9.0
Viego, The Ruined King
+7.8
Wukong, the Monkey King
+7.8
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+7.3
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+6.1
Elise, the Spider Queen
+6.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+4.6
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+2.8
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+1.9

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

Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
Karthus, the Deathsinger
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia

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

Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-6.1
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-7.3
Rammus, the Armordillo
-9.0
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-11.5
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-15.7
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-15.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-15.7
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-18.2
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-21.7

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

Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-20.4
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-15.7
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-15.7
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
-15.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-15.7
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-13.3
Kayle, the Righteous
-9.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-9.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-6.1
Sett, the Boss
-4.6
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-3.5

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

Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+20.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+20.4
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+18.2
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+15.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
+15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+15.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+10.5
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+9.0
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+9.0
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+9.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+9.0
Riven, the Exile
+6.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+2.8
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+2.8
Yone, the Unforgotten
+2.8

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

Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Trundle, the Troll King
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