hello, my name is GeneralJohn27, I am currently in NA gold, I am also a Zed main. This is my first guild so all criticism and support are appreciated.

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With all the nerfs to Lethality and Youmuu`s GhostBlade, Zed has been in quite a weird spot in the meta.i recently found a new build which has been working for me despite the nerfs, because you no longer get the youmuu`s but instead, you get Deaths Dance. I know lethality buffs are coming and I will adjust the guild if I find that these buffs change anything.

for me these runes are pretty standard; 9 attack damage reds for the bonus AD it provides, 6 seals of armor for armor with 3 seals of scaling hp for hp in the late game, 9 glyphs or MR for magic based match-ups because most mid laners are Ap.

my masteries are standard with 1 change I take bounty hunter because I prefer to have a stronger late game and not get blown up super easily.I recommend sorcery because ability damage is very good on Zed because his main damage is in his combo and he really does not need ferocity (attack speed).take wanderer is you want to roam and savagery is you have trouble CSing.

-Pros
good laning phase
great 1 shot potential
can snowball very well
has few hard matchups (though some may be annoying)
very rewarding if you put time into him
slippery
can make amazing plays

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-Cons
weak to cc
hard to play correctly late game
can be blown up easily
exhaust hurts your 1 shot potential and overall kit
useless if behind
very few skins and most are not that great

zed plays a very important role in team fighting he has a great burst but not much after it so what you want to do is you should try to get on the back lane from the sides or behind but preferable not run straight up through the fight unless that is the only option.your goal is the kill their HIGHEST damage dealer, not just the adc. Let's say they have an 8-2 gangplank and a 3-2 ashe your target should be gangplank and not ashe because he will deal the most damage but after killing him diffidently turn on ashe to remove the next biggest threat.and as you do this their team may just turn on you but that is ok because your bronze team should go while everyone on you and its a free win. even if you die for it, you killed 2 and that means your KDA will still look good.

zed can make some great combos which lead to the most satisfying out plays his bread and butter is the W + E + Q this allows for some nearly undodgeable poke and great harass in lane. another combo is R + W + E + Q start by engaging with R then quickly throw out a W + E then they are slowed and finally end with a triple Q if they all hit it's nearly impossible to survive because the damage you will deal is unmatched. allowing Zed to almost 1v1 anyone

after patch 7.14 hit live lethality has returned to the meta which is amazing for Zed players. This will allow Zed to snowball so much harder than ever before this is why I recommend Youmuus first item because it gives out of combat movement speed so you can roam faster and engage better with the active plus is supplies lethality so it is a very spicy pick. next is the dusk blade because you gotta stack that lethality to just 1 shot people and now its passive is when you are out of sight and you AA some one it applies a 99% slow for a second which makes it that much easier to land your combos. Next get trinity force or black clever because each supply a decent amount of health and both have good passives get trinity force if you are very ahead it gives the same health as the new Edge of night but with the sheen prox you won't even need your full combo to kill people and the movement speed is nice. black cleaver is nice because it gives a decent amount of health and the armor break just helps your team more in team fighting.get boots somewhere in between this depending on the game.The last 2 items are totally based on the game need health? get Titanic hydra because its active will make your damage out of the roof. need MR? get a maw of malmortius because its passive shield is super helpful. and to finish off just get a guarding angel for the extra life because for the KDA and the cooldowns on your abilities will tick while you're reviving so you can kill them all as soon as you come back.