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.

50.48% Win Rate 8.38% Pick Rate 135,598 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 6, 2026.

Middle 50.48% Win Rate 8.38% Pick Rate 135,598 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

Malphite Malphite Mid · Build 45.2% 1,718 games
Garen Garen Mid · Build 46.8% 391 games
Fizz Fizz Mid · Build 46.8% 3,168 games
Pantheon Pantheon Mid · Build 46.9% 493 games
Gangplank Gangplank Mid · Build 47.0% 328 games

Strong Against

Smolder Smolder Mid · Build 62.3% 146 games
Taliyah Taliyah Mid · Build 58.2% 553 games
Tristana Tristana Mid · Build 56.8% 271 games
Mel Mel Mid · Build 56.6% 874 games
Yone Yone Mid · Build 54.6% 2,991 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, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge as core items, with a 50.48% win rate across 135,598 games.