The Zed Thread!

[quote=Ubnoxius][center][img=http://i.imgur.com/TGxLuoo.png][/center] [center][size=5][color=#bdbdbd]Hello and welcome, to the Zed Thread![/center][/size] [color=#bdbdbd]This is a place to discuss my favorite champion..[[zed]]. I played him a lot in Season 3 and he became my favorite champion. I believe he is stronger than ever right now. I made this thread to be a fun little place to expand on tactics, builds and post your latest game scores on [[zed]] along with much more yet to come! I really hope this thread doesn't flop, as people might think that there is only a certain amount that you can discuss about a champion, so I am always open to suggestions to make this thread better along with anything else that is worthy of change or to be noted :) [i]If you don't know who I am, My name is Ubnoxius. I am Platinum 1 as of Season 3 and I am working my way back in Season 4, from Gold. I've been playing League for about 2 years now and it has easily made my number 1 favorite game of all time. My best role is Mid-Lane, I like playing Assassin style champions like [[zed]], [[talon]] and [[kha'zix]] as well as mages such as [[orianna]] and [[lissandra]]. Basically I like to make my impact in the game.[/i] Without further adiue, let us talk about [[zed]], The Master of Shadows. [list] [*][color=#bdbdbd]He doesn't have too many counters other than item, summoner spell, and the generic CC counters such as [[quicksilver sash]] and [[barrier]]. [*]He brings incredible burst and is a very good ganker. [*]He has insane outplay potential and is very slippery [/list] [color=#bdbdbd]What is worthy to be posted and discussed on this thread? [list] [*]End Game stats/scores [*]Videos (Outplays on Zed) [*]Builds [*]Zed future patches [*]Tips and Tricks [/list] [color=#bdbdbd]I will be refreshing this page with updates from future patches about [[zed]] and I will discuss them / go into detail about any of the changes (if he has a new play style, new item build etc..) Hope this thread becomes a fun place for people seeking to learn to play [[zed]] better. Have fun guys![/quote]

[quote=Ubnoxius]I would like to make the first post to show you what I am expecting :3 [center][img size=700]http://i.imgur.com/66gI0LR.png?1[/img][/center] Everygame you see a [[riven]], you should pretty much instalock in [[zed]]. Start with a [[doran's shield]] and farm with your Q till you get level 3, obtaining all 3 abilities [icon=razor shuriken] [icon=living shadow] [icon=shadow slash] then you can start some good harass. If you're enemy [[riven]] starts out with a [[doran's blade]] or [[long sword]] then it will be an easy lane. If she is smart then she will start with [[doran's shield]] as well as you. In this game I started out with a first blood with the help of my jungler. I then bought [[tiamat]] (which I think is incredibly strong on any AD melee assassin). I grabbed a few more kills in bot lane and then bought [[the brutalizer]] and decided that I could go for some more damage with [[blade of the ruined king]] (only due to the enemies being extremely behind in levels and items as well as having no armor). I probably should recommend buying [[blade of the ruined king]] over [[ravenous hydra]] in a [[riven]] matchup, as she has 4 gap closers and can fairly easily escape if you aren't too skilled. But if you prefer the wave clear and extra damage from [[ravenous hydra]], like I do, then buy it! Now, I wouldn't usually go straight into [[blade of the ruined king]] after [[tiamat]] but if you are 6 and 1 by 16 minutes, It is what I usually will end up doing :P. If not, then finish your [[ravenous hydra]] and pick up [[the brutalizer]] and a [[last whisper]]. The enemy team has won the Surrender vote 4-0. :)[/quote]

[quote=Vapora Dark]I don't think the lane would have been so easy if you hadn't got FB thanks to your jungler. Faker picks Riven as a counter-pick to Zed, and I see how she would win the match-up if both players are equal in skill. (Or how she would stomp it if she's Faker)[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard]It's a close enough matchup that the better player would win. Zed definitely does not counter riven but if you're a Zed main against a relatively inexperienced riven you'll probably just land more abilities and outplay her.[/quote]

[quote=Ubnoxius][quote=Vapora Dark] I don't think the lane would have been so easy if you hadn't got FB thanks to your jungler. Faker picks Riven as a counter-pick to Zed, and I see how she would win the match-up if both players are equal in skill. (Or how she would stomp it if she's Faker) [/quote] You'd be very surprised how many [[zed]] vs [[riven]] games i have played, and I have won nearly all of them (in lane any ways). The only reason the Faker won that game vs [[zed]] is because his team helped his ass. He was not doing good in lane that game, so he decide to go gank a shit ton to get back in the game. But when it comes down to duels, I do honestly think 7 times out of 10, [[zed]] will be winning them if you have learned to dodge [[blade of the exile]] (which isn't too hard to do, for me at least)[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD]Can I leave my guide here or what? :P[/quote]

[quote=Ubnoxius][quote=GrandmasterD] Can I leave my guide here or what? :P [/quote] Sure :P[/quote]

[quote=Hannul][[zed]] 800 AD. BOTRK is for noob scrubs ;)[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard][quote=GrandmasterD] Can I leave my guide here or what? :P [/quote] No.[/quote]

[quote=Ubnoxius][size=4]ENTRY #2[/size] Just played 2 games tonight, Ill talk about the first one today then the next tomorrow. [img=http://i.imgur.com/DfDcpRv.png?1] [color=#c9c9c9]Ok so this game, started off with a doozy. I started off with an [[elixir of fortitude]] because I felt like I could dominate [[twisted fate]]. I realized they had [[thresh]] so I warned my team to prepare for the invade. Unfortunately I didn't listen closely enough to my own words. I saw [[thresh]] walking towards me as if the team was behind them. Turned out, they were all infront of him. I had to start with [[living shadow]] and I flashed away to safety. Early-mid game I picked up a [[tiamat]] and [[the brutalizer]]. I tried my best to stop ganks and keep my lane pushed. (knowing that it is fairly hard for [[twisted fate]] to cs under tower) though I never really killed [[twisted fate]] in lane I did effectively gank and keep up my cs fairly well. As the game progressed on, [[twisted fate]] was getting a few kills by double ulting with [[shen]]. We were fairly behind in kills up until about 20 minutes. We had secured every dragon and [[teemo]] was consistently pushing top. We started grabbing our lead after we had some fairly extended dragon fights. Luckily the enemy [[kha'zix]] decided to build the tank jungler item and a [[tear of the goddess]] first, so he wasn't too much of a problem. We started really swinging the game as they were making a lot of mistakes and we took the lead. I picked up my [[last whisper]] as my 3rd item, after I built [[mercury's treads]] (being that [[twisted fate]] was a problem at the time and they had a lot of cc). I then progressed into [[blade of the ruined king]] and finished off [[the brutalizer]] with a [[youmuu's ghostblade]]. And that pretty much ends the game :)[/quote]