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I do appreciate everyone's feedback as it seems that was the only negative comment about this build. I really think it has a lot of upside.
Zed cooldown on Shadow Slash is fast and powerful enough to where you do not need Smite to clear the jungle effectively. Not to mention, clearing the jungle "fast" isn't always the objective for an effective Jungler.
If you want to use Smite then that's fine, however, I've had much more success without it as I feel that it is a crutch mid-game for Zed and ganking is much better with Ghost and Ignite
And you always take Smite, no exceptions. Without it, you lose all objective control, cannot counterjungle and are vulnerable to counterjungling yourself, and your clear speed is slowed down significantly.