ARAM · Patch 16.19ZedARAM build

the Master of Shadows

Win rate: 45.4%
Pick rate: 7.3%
KDA: 2.75
ARAM rank: #166 / 173
Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · ARAM (Howling Abyss) · all regions · ARAM tier list

Recommended Zed build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Spells

Skill priority

Start

Boots

Core

Runes

44.5% WR29.4% pick18,865 games

Domination

Precision

44.1% WR27.5% pick17,668 games

44.8% WR19.1% pick12,279 games

46.1% WR0.9% pick558 games

Skill order

47.9% WR62.6% pick30,339 games

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Summoner spells

45.6% WR80.5% pick50,252 games

45.3% WR12.2% pick7,586 games

Power curve

Scales into the late game

44.5<25 min

49.725–30

50.230–35

47.035–40

57.740+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items

44.1%

7.2% · 3,914 games

50.0%

6.8% · 3,708 games

45.2%

3.2% · 1,735 games

The Collector

Axiom Arc

Serylda's Grudge

41.8%

2.7% · 1,451 games

44.6%

2.6% · 1,431 games

Long Sword

Serrated Dirk

Start44.3%

32.7% · 20,531 games

Long Sword

Health Potion

Serrated Dirk

Start44.2%

14.8% · 9,269 games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Boots44.3%

71.0% · 37,850 games

Mercury's Treads

Boots44.5%

20.1% · 10,723 games

Gluttonous Greaves

Boots55.2%

5.0% · 2,663 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build

Axiom Arc62.3% · 46.3%

Hubris60.3% · 46.1%

The Collector54.3% · 43.3%

Voltaic Cyclosword46.8% · 49.5%

Eclipse44.6% · 45.5%

Serylda's Grudge33.0% · 48.2%

Edge of Night22.8% · 48.5%

Serrated Dirk11.8% · 43.3%

Serpent's Fang9.6% · 46.9%

Maw of Malmortius8.8% · 49.1%

Profane Hydra4.9% · 48.2%

Black Cleaver4.2% · 46.7%

Youmuu's Ghostblade2.9% · 47.4%

Lord Dominik's Regards2.9% · 52.3%

Endless Hunger2.4% · 55.7%

Death's Dance2.2% · 55.4%

Zed abilities

PassiveContempt for the Weak

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

QRazor Shuriken

Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

Cooldown: 6s · Cost: 75/70/65/60/55

WLiving Shadow

Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability. Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow.

Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16s · Cost: 40/35/30/25/20

EShadow Slash

Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.

Cooldown: 5/4.5/4/3.5/3s · Cost: 40

RDeath Mark

Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked.

Cooldown: 120/110/100s