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Zed Build
Latest Zed build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.
50.05% Win Rate 8.86% Pick Rate 162,187 Games
Zed Build Guide
Zed remains a heavily picked mid lane assassin, holding a 6.94% pickrate with a 49.93% winrate on patch 16.13.1 ranked data. He’s also flexible into the jungle role according to the lane data. First Strike suits his poke-then-burst pattern, rewarding damage dealt before the target can react.
The core build takes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, and Serylda’s Grudge, a path focused on burst damage, cooldown reduction, and armor penetration. Skill order runs Q, E, W, keeping Razor Shuriken maxed for poke and burst combos. The full item path, rune page, and counter picks are laid out in the guide below.
Zed Build
S Current tier: S Mid — view tier list
Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Sep 5, 2026.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Zed Runes — Inspiration + Precision
First Strike 
Cash Back 
Triple Tonic 
Jack Of All Trades 
Cut Down 
Legend: Haste 
Adaptive Force Adaptive Force 
Health Scaling Zed Summoner Spells
Flash 
IgniteZed Skill Order
Q › E › W
Ability Order by Level
1Q 2W 3E 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8E 9Q 10E 11E 12R 13E 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Zed Runes — Inspiration + Domination
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic 
Cosmic Insight 
Treasure Hunter 
Sudden Impact Adaptive Force Adaptive Force Health Scaling Zed Summoner Spells
Flash 
SmiteZed Skill Order
Q › E › W
Ability Order by Level
1Q 2E 3W 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8E 9Q 10E 11E 12R 13E 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Zed Counters
Weak Against
43.1% 1,891 games 
45.1% 408 games 
45.2% 504 games 
45.8% 2,426 games 
46.3% 1,594 games Strong Against
59.5% 625 games 
56.1% 155 games 
55.6% 538 games 
54.6% 932 games 
54.4% 513 games Win rates are Zed's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.
Zed Build FAQ
Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.17.1), the strongest recorded Zed build in Middle goes Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Serylda's Grudge as core items, with a 50.05% win rate across 162,187 games.
The most played rune page runs First Strike (Inspiration) with Precision as the secondary tree.
Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Serylda's Grudge.
Based on real matchup data, Zed struggles most against Nasus, Gangplank, Garen.
Build and counter data is refreshed automatically every 48 hours from ranked game statistics.
