Zed build
Middle Patch 16.15.1 op.gg

Zed Build

Latest Zed build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.

50.21% Win Rate 8.92% Pick Rate 172,499 Games
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Zed Build Guide

Zed remains a heavily picked mid lane assassin, holding a 6.94% pickrate with a 49.93% winrate on patch 16.13.1 ranked data. He’s also flexible into the jungle role according to the lane data. First Strike suits his poke-then-burst pattern, rewarding damage dealt before the target can react.

The core build takes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, and Serylda’s Grudge, a path focused on burst damage, cooldown reduction, and armor penetration. Skill order runs Q, E, W, keeping Razor Shuriken maxed for poke and burst combos. The full item path, rune page, and counter picks are laid out in the guide below.

Zed Build

S Current tier: S Mid — view tier list

Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Aug 22, 2026.

Middle 50.21% Win Rate 8.92% Pick Rate 172,499 Games Patch 16.15.1

Starting Items

Core Items

Boots

Full Item Set

Zed Summoner Spells

FlashFlash IgniteIgnite

Zed Skill Order

Q E W

Ability Order by Level

1Q 2W 3E 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8E 9Q 10E 11E 12R 13E 14W 15W

Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.

Zed Counters

Weak Against

Nasus Nasus Mid · Build 39.8% 1,900 games
Garen Garen Mid · Build 44.0% 571 games
Malphite Malphite Mid · Build 46.1% 2,404 games
Gwen Gwen Mid · Build 46.7% 806 games
Riven Riven Mid · Build 47.6% 471 games

Strong Against

Smolder Smolder Mid · Build 67.0% 221 games
Mel Mel Mid · Build 55.3% 960 games
Tristana Tristana Mid · Build 55.1% 615 games
Kassadin Kassadin Mid · Build 54.7% 1,354 games
Taliyah Taliyah Mid · Build 54.6% 658 games

Win rates are Zed's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.

Zed Build FAQ

Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.15.1), the strongest recorded Zed build in Middle goes Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Serylda's Grudge as core items, with a 50.21% win rate across 172,499 games.