AZed Mid Build
the Master of Shadows · Patch 26.20
- Tier
- A Tier
- Win rate
- 50.5%
- Pick rate
- 6.5%
- Ban rate
- 18.4%
- Games
- 2,949
Stats updated Oct 20, 2026 · since patch on patch 26.20 · 45,071 ranked games (Emerald+, EUW, KR, NA)
Inspiration
Precision
Skill priority
Q›
E›
W | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 9 |
50.5% WR
2,919 Matches
Starter & spells
+
x2
50.7% WR
1,567 Matches
Core items
›
›
53.9% WR
362 Matches
Zed struggles most against these champions.
Fourth item
58.0%
257 matches
54.6%
240 matches
62.2%
164 matches
59.4%
128 matches
Fifth item
60.8%
102 matches
55.2%
96 matches
62.3%
61 matches
52.0%
50 matches
Sixth item
70.4%
27 matches
88.9%
18 matches
40.0%
15 matches
46.2%
13 matches
Zed Mid runes
Keystone
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
PrimaryPrecision
SecondaryZed item build
Starting items
Core build
Situational items
Zed skill order
QEW| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Razor Shuriken | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| W Living Shadow | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| E Shadow Slash | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 R Death Mark | R | R | R |
Matchups
Hardest matchups
How to play Zed Mid
- →Lethality falls off against tanks. Snowball early and end games before the enemy frontline gets armor.
- →Edge of Night is great into teams that rely on one big crowd-control spell to stop you.
- →Roam after pushing your wave. Your burst can win side lanes in a few seconds.
Utterly ruthless and without mercy, Zed is the leader of the Order of Shadow, an organization he created with the intent of militarizing Ionia's magical and martial traditions to drive out Noxian invaders. During the war, desperation led him to unlock...
Most common build from 2,949 ranked games for Zed Mid on patch 26.20.