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Choose Champion Build:
Recommended Items
Spells:
Ignite
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Contempt for the Weak (PASSIVE)
Zed Passive Ability
Introduction
Hey there. I am not a pro player, but I do have a lot of experience with






Assasin: This build is the way
Zed should be built, like an assasin. If you ever are doing bad, go for the sustain or fighter build.
Sustain: My least favorite build. It doesn't mean it sucks though. I hardly ever use this build, unless my lane enemy is dominating me or I have to keep recalling and they're getting the turrets.
Mix: This build is a mix or assasin and sustain. Use this build if you're doing ok. Like for example, if you're 1/2 or 2/2 or that sort.
Fighter: Not really the way
Zed should be built, but it's great if for example, the apc on the enemy team is getting fed, and so is the adc. This build gives you some sustain, armor, mr, and damage. I started out using this build on
Zed, and I still use it a lot.

Sustain: My least favorite build. It doesn't mean it sucks though. I hardly ever use this build, unless my lane enemy is dominating me or I have to keep recalling and they're getting the turrets.
Mix: This build is a mix or assasin and sustain. Use this build if you're doing ok. Like for example, if you're 1/2 or 2/2 or that sort.
Fighter: Not really the way





Living Shadow Bonus: A shuriken thrown by a shadow does 50% damage and restores energy.






Zed's shadow will mimic his spell casts. If both strike the same target, Zed regains some energy. The energy restore can only occur once per cast
This ability makes



His main skill in a fight. This skill is AMAZING. It is spammable, has good enough ad ratios, and helps PLENTY. This is why we max



...

In this chapter I will explain why I max which skills whenever. For example, I will also explain why I max
Zed's
Razor Shuriken before his
Shadow Slash.
...
Zed's main harass skill. Now, why do I max this first out of all 3 skills? His
Living Shadow's only use when maxing it is the passive of bonus AD. The passive hardly increases your ad however, so you shouldn't max it. His
Shadow Slash has a very low cooldown and good ad ratios, I know. You can use 4 of them in the time it takes to use 2
Razor Shuriken's. However, do you think you can always just walk up to your opponent and use
Shadow Slash? If you're top against a Darius, he can Q you and walk away, because to hit your
Shadow Slash you have to be EXTREMELY close. However, if you max your Q you can harass them like hell and farm like hell. Only max your E if you are against someone like, say,
Udyr, because
Udyr relies on his auto-attacks. I will also include top lane match-ups and which skill you should max against each opponent :).
Max this last. Why? I already went over why
Razor Shuriken is better, so now let's compare
Living Shadow and
Shadow Slash. Living Shadow's only use is the bonus AD, like I said, and it hardly gives you any AD. Shadow Slash definitely will help you survive and farm better.
Max this second. I already explained why all the other skills should be maxed before/after this one. Remember,
Shadow Slash has an extremely short range, so don't max it against someone like
Jayce.
Max this whenever you can, which is levels 6,11, and 16. Why max it whenever possible? It's your best skill, duh. It can be used as gap closer or initiater.





















At level 1, use your
Razor Shuriken to keep the enemy away from the creeps so you can farm. Keep harassing him with
Razor Shuriken until levels 4-6. At these levels, gaining a kill is extremely easy. First, throw out a
Living Shadow and use
Shadow Slash. Make sure you throw the shadow near him. After that, use
Razor Shuriken and once you catch up to him, continue to harass. Once he's low, ult him throw out a
Living Shadow. Use
Shadow Slash and
Razor Shuriken, and if he's not dead, land a few normal attacks and pop ignite and
Death Mark. A few seconds later,
Death Mark will detonate and combined with ignite, he'll die.
Basic Combos:
Harass:
Living Shadow-
Razor Shuriken
Ganking:
Death Mark-
Living Shadow-
Shadow Slash-
Razor Shuriken
Ganking 2:
Living Shadow-
Shadow Slash-
Razor Shuriken-
Death Mark-
Shadow Slash-
Razor Shuriken










Basic Combos:
Harass:


Ganking:




Ganking 2:










Core Items









Alternate Items












I prefer flat ad marks, and since all his skills scale with ad, this makes them even more useful. He already has his passive that deals extra magic damage, and now he has runes that give him more ad. :)

These are a must. With the flat ad marks already,



Again,



Great Quintessence of Strength +



*All credits go to Trixi for the picture!!*
Usually when jungling I start out at wolves, and then commence to Blue Buff. After wolves, I head to wraiths and then Red Buff. Around this time I should be level 3/4, and I usually start ganking at level 6, because of my ultimate. The combo for ganking is in the skill combo section, so there's no need for me to repeat it. But when ganking, make sure your teamates actually know you're coming. Sometimes I'm too busy focusing on myself to see my jungler coming, or hear him pinging. Make sure to always read chat and coordinate with your team. Good Luck!
Anyways, it's time to discuss summoner spells. =)
This spell is pretty much a finishing touch. Pop it on an enemy with
Death Mark, and BOOM. Insta-kill.
This is your escape and chase skill. So, you might be asking wait,
Zed already has a built in flash! Well son, its better to be safe than sorry. After using living shadow to get away, the enemy could always just flash over to get you. But, if you have 2 flashes, no one can touch you :D
Alternate Spells
This is also a very useful spell! Great on jungle
Zed when ganking. Just slow em with your
Living Shadow's
Shadow Slash and pop an exhaust! In terms of summoner spells, this is my favorite after
Flash and
Ignite.
Ghost. Better for chasing than flash, so you could get this if you were jungling. If you're gonna be top though, you probably shouldn't get this, unless you know you will dominate your opponent.
Heal is one of my favorite spells too. Very useful for tricking enemies and then beating the **** outa dem. Take it if you feel that you'll need it.
You can get this if you want, but I personally prefer to just get
Quicksilver Sash... It still is a very useful spell. Only get this if the enemy team contains heavy cc.
If you're solo top and you know you're gonna have to recall a lot, get this. Still, I don't recommend this spell. Since it has such a high cooldown, you'll end up not using it that much in game.
Forbidden Spells
Well, you know how
Zed says no technique is forbidden? **** that. Only get these for the lolz and trollz.
Leave this to the support, unless you're supporting.
Only get this if you're ap
Master Yi.
No.
You won't need this much. If you do, then you suck.
Zed uses energy you ****tard.
No. Just no. Unless you're jungling.




Alternate Spells











Forbidden Spells
Well, you know how








Well, you see,
Zed isn't that hard to master. Just follow my simple instructions :).
Top Lane: (About to add a video here, be patient guys! I will also include jungling, mid, and bot lane videos)

Top Lane: (About to add a video here, be patient guys! I will also include jungling, mid, and bot lane videos)













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